WV Save Our Streams

Contents

• Stream Monitoring Workshops

  Need-to-know information about scheduling, studying for and what to expect during a stream monitoring workshop.

• Standard Operating Procedures

  Descriptions of program methods for conducting stream biosurveys and more.

• Survey Data Sheets

  Descriptions of the levels and types of survey data sheets available.

• Stream Calculations

  A variety of tools and resources to help volunteers evaluate and better understand stream integrity.

• Benthic Macroinvertebrates (BMI)

  Multiple resources to help volunteers familiarize themselves with these valuable indicators of stream health.

• Overview of Water Quality

  Overview of basic water chemistry with the most common constitutes described.

• Writing Your Monitoring Plan

  Information to help you organize your monitoring plan, or study design.

• Volunteer Assessment Database (VAD)

  The VAD provides tools to enter and access volunteer survey information.

• USEPA's Volunteer Monitoring Manual

  This was one of the original manuals written to provide a better understanding of the concepts and procedures needed to evaluate the conditions of streams and rivers. Although dated it still provides valuable inform​ation.

• Reports and Special Projects

  Listed here are select projects and reports where WV Save Our Streams Program played the lead or active role.

• West Virginia Watersheds

  What is a watershed? How is it defined? The answers to these questions and more are provided.

• Hands-On Acid Mine Drainage Experiments

  Each experiment includes a list of tools and things you will need and provides directions on what to do. You will also be asked to record what you see and what you conclude. The focus is acid mine drainage (AMD).

• Wetland Resources

  The purpose of this resource is to introduce wetland and riparian flora found in the region.

• Fishes of West Virginia

  An overview of the diversity of fish found within West Virginia waters.​