Gwinnett Clean & BeautifulAdopt-A-Stream
Look after your backyard stream, lake, pond, or wetland and monitor it's health!
Families, co-workers, groups and anyone wishing to monitor a stream, lake, pond, or wetland · Free monthly classes; upcoming workshops include November 18 and December 1 and December 3 · Free
From gwinnettcb.org/programs/adopt-a-stream ↗About this program
As an integral element of our partnership with Gwinnett County's Department of Water Resources to protect and preserve our local watersheds, we are pleased to host a volunteer water quality program called Adopt-a-Stream.
Georgia Adopt-a-Stream is a state program that enables citizens to collect baseline water quality data to both observe the conditions of our local streams and become more aware of pollution and water quality issues. Unfortunately, many streams in Gwinnett do not currently meet established state water quality standards. That's why we need your help!
You and your family/co-workers/group could serve as "adopters" of a portion of a creek or stream by periodically monitoring its condition with supplies, training, and certifications in chemical, bacterial and macroinvertebrate testing provided by Gwinnett Clean & Beautiful and the Department of Water Resources.
There are 3 easy steps to adopting a stream, lake, pond, or wetland: Select a waterway and a site; take a training workshop and get certified; take action. Depending on the type of monitoring you wish to conduct, you may be required to obtain certification through one of our workshops before you can begin collecting data. We offer free monthly classes that anyone 14+ can register for!
Questions
How do I adopt a stream?
There are 3 easy steps to adopting a stream, lake, pond, or wetland: 1. Select a waterway and a site! 2. Take a training workshop and get certified! 3. Take action!
Who can register for the training classes?
We offer free monthly classes that anyone 14+ can register for!
Is a sampling kit available?
If you're a Gwinnett resident, we have offer a sampling kit lending program. We will help you get set-up with the correct tools so you can take action to protect our environment!
Details
- Who
- Families, co-workers, groups and anyone wishing to monitor a stream, lake, pond, or wetland
- When
- Free monthly classes; upcoming workshops include November 18 and December 1 and December 3
- Where
- Jones Bridge Park, Gwinnett Clean & Beautiful office, and Tribble Mill Park - Holly Pavilion
- Cost
- Free
- Ages
- 14+
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