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WELCOME TO TEXAS STREAM TEAM, 
"Caring For Our Waters"
Texas Stream Team is a network of trained volunteers and supportive partners working together
to gather information about the natural resources of Texas and to ensure the information is available to all Texans. Established in 1991, Texas Stream Team is administered through
a cooperative partnership between Texas State University, the Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality (TCEQ), and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Currently, hundreds of Texas Stream Team volunteers collect water quality data on lakes, rivers, streams, wetlands, bays, bayous, and estuaries in Texas.
Texas Stream Team is a program of the River Systems Institute at Texas State University-San Marcos.
UPDATES
Texas Stream Team was mentioned in the WFAA, Channel 8 News, in Dallas. See the article at http://www.wfaa.com/home/related/K-5th-Grade-Category-Winner-Kirk-Evans-from-Olson-Elementary-School-150805335.html.
Program Information
Click here for a list of upcoming Texas Stream Team events.
NEW! Monitoring Procedures Videos! Found under the Monitors Tab, our new Monitoring Procedures Videos can offer a refresher for existing Texas Stream Team Monitors as well as more details for those seeking more information about water quality monitoring.
Our Most Recent e-Newsletter: A PDF copy of the current Headwaters Newsletter is available for download here and past newsletters are available for download as well. You can be added to our mailing list by filling out a newletter request form.
Check out the Volunteer Spotlight Page: Updated monthly, the Volunteer Spotlight page is a way to see some of the most active Texas Stream Team volunteers and read about the various other activites they are involved in around the state - Click here
Success Stories
February 2012 - Residents in Denton County are using Texas Stream Team water quality monitoring methods to collect data, which can be used by the city to find and fix problems. David Hunter, Watershed Protection Manager for the City of Denton, is teaching Denton, Lewisville and Flower Mound residents how to monitor creeks and streams in their neighborhoods. Watch Video here.
February 2012 - Community volunteers participate in the Texas Stream Team program by testing the water quality and collecting data of local waterways in the City of Irving. Karen Siddall, Drainage Program Coordinator, provides training, support, and equipment to the volunteers. Watch an informative video here.
April 2012 - Austin Youth RiverWatch was featured on KUT, the University of Texas public radio station. Austin Youth River Watch is a multi-year, after-school and summer program for high school students, combining peer monitoring with intensive environmental education. Support for this program is provided by the Lower Colorado River Authority, Colorado River Watch Network, (and others), one of our longest-standing and most pro-active partners.
Do you have a success story? We would love to hear from you!! Email story, photos and/or video to terrywendland@txstate.edu
Photos and Podcasts
Texas Stream Team Photos Available On Line: Photos from Texas Stream Team trainings and other events are now available to view online through our Flickr website.To view them Click here>
Aquarena Center Wetlands Walk Podcast: Texas Parks and Wildlife, in conjunction with Texas State University-San Marcos and Texas Stream Team, developed two podcasts for you: the Aquarena Center Wetlands Walk and a more general Texas Wetlands Walk. There is also an introduction and link to the podcasts by Cecilia Nasti of Texas Parks and Wildlife's Passport to Texas Radio Series. It is possible to read, play or download the podcast (see bottom of linked page).
We know many of you have seen this graphic before. Well, we now have a reason to display it on our website. Texas Stream Team is now on Facebook. We hope this will help us share more information with you on a daily/weekly basis. Let us know what you think.
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