What’s in your water?

IOWATER volunteers have become extremely important for measuring the health of your favorite stream or river. See www.iowater.net to learn how you can become trained to monitor a stream near your home.

Join or start stream clean-ups.

The trash in Iowa’s rivers is a shame, and a barometer of how our culture values rivers. Do you part to help clean up a nearby river. A wealth of clean-ups have sprung up! See http://www.keepersoftheland.org/ for its calendar of volunteer opportunities.
See www.iowater.net for clean-up resources, including Iowa StreamKeepers manuals.

Report spills, illegal dumping, and ATVs in channels of navigable rivers, all of which are law-enforcement violotations.

Quickly reporting a fish kill or algae bloom to your region’s DNR Field Office can make a big difference in how severely a stream will be impacted by the problem’s source.  Report illegal dumping or illegal ATV riding by following the link, clicking on your area, and calling the Iowa DNR law-enforcement agent in your area.

Join a rivers group!!