Watershed and Stream-quality Organizations in the U.S.

Here is a list of nationwide watershed and stream-quality organizations in the United States. A watershed is a body of water, such as a stream, and the area of land that feeds it.

Volunteer stream quality monitoring and Adopt-A-Stream programs

Stream quality monitoring involves sampling bugs (benthic macroinvertebrates) in streams. The Adopt-A-Stream programs involve cleaning trash from a stream area, and reporting problems.

Save Our Streams (SOS) Protocol and Study and Program for biological stream monitoring

The Izzak Walton League of America (IWLA)

Earth Team, volunteers for soil and water conservation

Natural Resource Conservation Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture

National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program

Water Resources Division of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) of the U.S. Department of the Interior

Monitoring and Assessment

River Network

Volunteer Monitoring Web Sites

Kentucky Water Watch

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

• Local watershed information
  • Surf your watershed; Locate, use, share.
  • Adopt Your Watershed; Find or add groups. (by OWOW)
  • Watershed Information Network (WIN) (by OWOW)
  • Watershed Atlas; See geo-spatial analyses. (by WIN)
  • Index of Watershed Indicators; Check status of quality [also] (by WIN)
  • Environmental Quality, Status, and Trends (by OEI)
• Watershed monitoring
  • Monitoring Water Quality, including Volunteer Monitoring [also] (by OWOW)
  • Biological Indicators of Watershed Health (by Office of Environmental Information)
  • Bioassessment and Biocriteria Program (by OST)
• Office of Water (OW) divisions
  • Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds (OWOW)
  • Office of Science & Technology (OST), Water Science
  • Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water [also]

Other organizations

• Center for Watershed Protection
• National Watershed Forum, of the Meridian Institute
• Groundwater Foundation
• American Rivers: Restore. Protect. Enjoy.
• Waterkeeper Alliance [also]

Reference information

• Water Quality and Aquatic Macroinvertebrates, by April Cleveland

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