AT: Texas Stream Team Training

Texas Stream Team

A Texas Stream Team Standard Core Water Quality Citizen Scientist Training for new volunteers will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Friday, September 9, 2022, at the Recreation Center at Bear Branch Park, 5310 Research Forest Drive, The Woodlands.

This training is hosted by the Houston-Galveston Area Council, in partnership with The Woodlands Township Environmental Services, and is open to volunteers interested in conducting water quality monitoring in the greater Houston-Galveston area.

This training is limited to 10 participants, so register below to reserve your spot.

Both Phase I and Phase II of the training will be completed in this one-day training session.

Phase I (morning session): Hands-on training in a classroom setting.

Lunch: 30-minute lunch. Please bring a sack lunch and drinks. To make the most of the training time, we will not be leaving for lunch.

Phase II (afternoon session): Conduct monitoring procedures in the field under supervised conditions. Dress appropriately for the weather as this phase is done outdoors.

The Texas Stream Team program is a statewide network of trained volunteers and partners working together to collect quality-assured data about Texas surface water bodies and to ensure information is available to all Texans. There are more than 400 volunteers collecting water quality data from lakes, rivers, and streams in programs across the state.

Please contact Stream.Team@h-gac.com or 713-993-2469 for more information.

The Texas Stream Team is a network of trained volunteers and supportive partners working together to monitor and promote stewardship of Texas waterways, and ensure the information is available to all Texans. Volunteers are trained to collect quality-assured information that can be used to make environmentally sound decisions. Established in 1991 as Texas Watch, Texas Stream Team is administered through a cooperative partnership between the Meadows Center for Water and the Environment at Texas State University, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Since its inception, the Texas Stream Team has trained over 11,000 volunteers to collect water quality data on lakes, rivers, and streams with programs across the state. Volunteers complete three phases of training using a test kit that measures physical and chemical parameters in water.

H-GAC has been a Texas Stream Team Partner from the beginning and coordinates a Texas Stream Team Monitoring Group and holds Standard Core Water Quality Monitoring Trainings within the H-GAC region.
If you are interested in the H-GAC Texas Stream Team program to become a certified Water Quality Monitor in the H-GAC Region, please contact us at stream.team@h-gac.com.

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H-GAC Texas Stream Team Certified Water Monitoring Trainings

H-GAC and local partners offer the Texas Stream Team Standard Core Water Quality Citizen Scientist Training at different locations across the region each year in cooperation with local partners. Core trainings are typically limited in size, and combine Phase I and II into a one-day training followed by an individually scheduled Phase III. See the Training Requirements section below for more information.

H-GAC and partners plan to hold several trainings each year. Please check back for more information or email stream.team@h-gac.com with questions.