Category: Volunteer
Interacting with Landowners as a VA SOS Monitor
This guide provided VA SOS volunteers with tips for monitoring on private property and building positive relationships with local landowners.
National Save Our Streams Monitoring Manual
An essential for SOS monitors – this manual contains information about establishing a site, monitoring protocols, filling out data sheets, submitting data, and more.
Salt Watch Annual Report 2024-2025
A summary of the data collected and progress made by IWLA’s Salt Watch Program in 2024-2025.
SOS Equipment Lists
A list supplies needed to conduct a Save Our Streams chemical or biological survey, including links to purchase.
SOS Car Sign
Place this sign on your car dashboard or window to let curious people passing by know that you are parked there in order to conduct stream monitoring.
Success Stories
View examples of times when Save Our Streams volunteers used their monitoring data to successfully advocate for cleaner water.
Increasing Chapter Visibility with a Paint the Plow Community Event (Webinar)
In the fall of 2023, League staff led a “Paint the Plow” program in partnership with the Montgomery County Department of Transportation – students, partner organizations, and even our staff…
Salt Watch Is Changing: Meet the Clean Water Hub (Webinar)
Join us for this Clean Water Webinar to learn how Salt Watch is changing! We will be going over our new data submission process, how to get started with Salt…
SOS Biological Data Form
The datasheet to fill out while conducting Save Our Streams biological monitoring.
Your kit will include a bottle containing 25 nitrate test strips which you can use to test your water source(s) throughout the year. You’ll also receive postcards explaining how to use your nitrate test strips and how to share your Nitrate Watch results on the Clean Water Hub.
Your kit will include four test strips so you can test your waterway throughout the season. You’ll also receive a chart to help you interpret your results and a postcard with instructions for completing a Salt Watch test and reporting your findings.