SPRING 2012 CONTENTS

• Bringing Programs Together: Healthy Habitiats
• Plum Creek Watershed Partnership Update
• Commemorating Volunteers
• Volunteer Spotlight: Myra Winfield
• From Drought to Flood in Just A Few Hours
• Data Quality Reminder: How to ensure data quality

FALL 2011 CONTENTS

Recap 2011 Meeting of the Monitors
Welcome Erin McAuley, Volunteer Coordinator
Texarkana College Earth Club
Prevention Through Communication
Cypress Creek Project
Volunteers of the Month
A Message from the Volunteer Coordinator

SUMMER 2011 CONTENTS
Texas Stream Team Wish Jason Pinchback and Josh Oyer Farewell
Feral Hogs and Plum Creek Watershed
Addressing Bacteria Concerns in the Upper Guadalupe River
Grant Wring for Teachers
University Water Resources, Programs, and Research Institutions in Texas
Texas Stream Team Summer GIS Intern, Victoria Stengel
Volunteer Spotlight: Ken Barton, Lake Texana
Data Quality Reminder: Algae Cover
AND … a Special Meeting of the Monitors Insert – Have YOU Registered?

WINTER SPRING 2011 CONTENTS
Cunningham Middle School: Oso Creek
Upper Cibolo Watershed
Volunteer Spotlight: Pat Stroka
Getting Involved with the Clean Rivers Program
Help Stop the Zebra Mussel Invasion
Volunteers of the Month
Texas Stream Team Turns 20 & Meeting of the Monitors
Texas Stream Team on Facebook
Data Quality Reminder: Water Quality Monitoring on YouTube

FALL  2010 CONTENTS
Hey Monitors, We Have an Ap for That!
Household Hazardous Waste
Volunteer Spotlight: Karen Kinnison & Lynda Pehoski
Data Summary Report: Diurnal Sampling at Blue Hole
Wounded Warriors Scuba Dive Program
Meet the Newest Staff...
Volunteers of the Month
Data Quality Reminder: Check, check 1,2,3...

SUMMER 2010 CONTENTS
A Focus on Urbanizing Watersheds
Best Management Practices to Maintain Water Quality
Volunteer Spotlight: Ruben Saldaña Jr., Arroyo Colorado Watershed
Aquarena Center’s Coordination with Texas Stream Team
The Benefits of Citizen Monitoring
Bacteria Report: The San Marcos River
2010 Volunteer Recognition Event
Guidelines for Completing Monitoring Forms
Test Your Watershed IQ

WINTER/SPRING 2010 CONTENTS
Mark Your Calendar: Volunteer Monitor Recognition Event
Data Summary: Plum Creek in Hays and Caldwell Counties
Playing an Active Role in Water Monitoring
Volunteer Spotlight: Teri MacArthur, Master Naturalist
Gilleland Creek Update
Surf Your Watershed...
Volunteer Monitor Recognition Event RSVP
4th Annual Earth Day Celebration at Aquarena
Volunteers of the Month
New Spring Interns

FALL 2009 CONTENTS
Looking Ahead with an Eye on the Rearview Mirror
Texas Stream Team’s Role in the River Systems Institute
Volunteer Spotlight: Mark Carter, TSU Geography
Data Summary Report: Lake Palestine
Fall 2009 Stream Team Interns
Reducing E. coli in the San Marcos River
Aquarena: A New Life for the Glass Bottom Boats
News Reprint: Protecting Spring Creek
Volunteers of the Month
Data Quality Reminder: When We Knock, Do You Hear Us?

SUMMER 2009 CONTENTS
Monitors Recognized at Statewide Meeting of the Monitors
Landscaping to Prevent Water Pollution
Greetings from Our New Volunteer Coordinator Josh Oyer
Volunteer Spotlight: Sharon Slagle and Richard Ramke
2009 Outstanding Service Award Winners
Congratulations to Our New Water Quality Monitors

WINTER/SPRING 2009 CONTENTS
Meeting of the Monitors - July 17-19, 2009
Gilleland Creek TMDL Project
Volunteer Spotlight: David Boylan
Data Summary Report: Lake Creek
Surf Your Watershed
Aquarena Offers Glass Bottom Kayaking
Data Quality Reminder
Volunteers of the Month
E. coli Education at Hendrickson High School

FALL 2008 CONTENTS
Monitors Honored for Outstanding Service
Prevention Techniques for Sediment Pollution
Volunteer Spotlight: Ray Kamps
Aquarena Offers Service Learning
Initiative for Watershed Excellence
Volunteers of the Month
Texas Stream Team By The Numbers
Data Summary Report: Taylor Lake
Stream Team Welcomes Josh Oyer

SUMMER 2008 CONTENTS
Passing the Torch, Looking Ahead
Volunteer Spotlight: Lone Man Creek Group
Welcome, Jennifer Buratti
Volunteer Recognition Event on July 19
Renew Your Headwaters Subscription Today
Where Does All Your Data Go?
Volunteers of the Month
How to Become a Bacteria Monitor
Great North American Secchi Dip-in
Aquarena’s Second Annual Earth Day Celebration
TMDL Update

WINTER/SPRING 2008 CONTENTS
Texas Watch is Now Texas Stream Team!
NPS: The Problem of Sediment
River Systems Institute Launches Cypress Creek Study
Volunteer Spotlight on Woody Cox
Data Report: Guadalupe River Near Canyon Lake
Aquarena Center’s Summer Stewardship Academy
Special Projects: TMDL Update
Sediment Curriculum Under Development
New Texas Stream Team Website
Oso Creek/Oso Bay: Improving Water Quality

FALL 2007 CONTENTS
Nonpetroleum Sheens on Water
Tell Us What You Think!
Texas Watch TMDL Update
Gardening to Prevent NPS
Texas Watch Supports STEM Initiatives
“Aquarena Man” Lives
Data Report: Colorado River Near Wharton and Bay City
“Dos Laredos” Welcomes New Coordinator
Texas Watch Joins in EPA Student Forum
San Marcos River Bacteria Survey

SUMMER 2007 CONTENTS
NPS Pollution: Tools for Finding the Source and Solving the Problem
World Water Monitoring Day 2007
The Orange County TMDL Project
Welcome, Heidi Moltz!
New Arroyo Colorado Monitors
Field Trip on a Glass-Bottom Boat
The Water Planet: A River Runs Through Us
Mark Your Calendar: Fall Regional Meeting
Orange County TMDL and Texas Watch

WINTER/SPRING 2007 CONTENTS
Do You Know the Spanish Word for "Watershed"?
Water Quality...en Español
Petronila Creek: From Neglect to Recovery
TMDLs are Making a Difference ... and Texas Watch Can Help
Texas Watch TMDL Update
Volunteer Spotlight: Looking Out for Lake Palestine
Aquarena Earth Day Celebration
Water Monitoring Activities at Old Tunnel
Elementary Students Join Plum Creek Water Monitoring Effort
Did You See? That Man Just Threw a Cigarette Out the Car Window!
Monitors, Please Note

FALL 2006 CONTENTS
Texans Make Strong Showing During World Water Monitoring Day
Connecting the Dots 2006
The Freshwater News Bulletin from the River Systems Institute
The Arroyo Colorado Watershed Protection Plan
Making a Difference in East Texas
Texas Watch Welcomes Two New Staff Members
UCRA Celebrates Riverfest by the Concho
Monitoring Earns Respect for Texas Group
“Learning Urban Watersheds” to Culminate at Texas State
13 Teachers Selected for “Learning Urban Watersheds” Project
Test Your Water IQ!

SUMMER 2006 CONTENTS
Texas Watch Moves to the River Systems Institute
RSI Director Sansom Welcomes Texas Watch
The River Systems Institute
Partnerships are Key to New Texas Rivers Center
Aquarena Center Looks Forward to Collaboration with Texas Watch
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department: Freshwater Resources Program
The National Park Service Rivers & Trails Program: Making A Difference in Texas’ Rivers
Volunteer Spotlight: A Young Veteran Monitor from Austin
Texas Watch by the Numbers
The Great North American Secchi Dip-In: Ready to Dip In?
Texas Watch Named as Finalist in Texas EE Awards
Global Warming and Texas Water
Wimberley Watershed Group Purchases Jacob’s Well Spring
Mark Your Calendar: Austin Regional Meeting

WINTER/SPRING 2006 CONTENTS
Texas Watch and the Watershed Approach
Texas Watch Newsletter Now Available by E-mail
Volunteer Spotlight: A Guardian of Oso Bay
Grant Writing for Teachers
TES Courses to be Offered Statewide
Earth Day 2006
In Memoriam: Berta Stanukinos
In Memoriam: Karen Sue Johnson
The Importance of Writing Things Down
River Systems Institute Introduces New E-mail Bulletin
Teacher Summer Science Institute to be Held in Rio Grande Valley
Calendar of Events
Lake Texana Water Data Correction
Data Viewer “Out” on Hiatus

FALL 2005 CONTENTS
New Initiatives Target Local Scale Issues
Volunteer Spotlight: Caring for the Brazos
World Water Monitoring Day 2005
400 Students “Splash Into Learning” at Zilker Park in Austin
LCRA Hosts “Waste In Place” Workshop
Texas Watch Welcomes Four New Staff Members
Texas Watch Wins Award for Rio Grande Initiative
Data Report: Edna Jr. High at Lake Texana

SUMMER 2005 CONTENTS
Monitors Often Ask, "How Are You Using My Data?"
Volunteer Spotlight: Watch That Water, Please!
Grant Writing for Teachers
River Rangers Keep a Close Eye on the San Marcos River
A New Decade: Water for Life
Volunteer Monitoring Updates on Nueces River Basin Activities
The Great North American Secchi Dip-In
Welcome Julie Tuason
Lake Palestine Regional Meeting