Help TCTU Manage Local Trout Streams

We have launched a new pilot Streamkeepers program to monitor area streams.  The main purpose of the program will be to help our conservation efforts in protecting and improving our cold-water resources using data. 

Activities in our pilot program will include:​

Water Quality Data Gathering
​Water Quality measurements using WiseH2O, an app-based tool that allows measurement of several key water chemistry analytes, as well as reporting on overall stream conditions.

Stream Walks
​Stream walks to keep an eye on the stream, pick up small amounts of litter, and report any issues with habitat projects to the habitat coordinator.

Communications
​Communication to the TU community on stream conditions, issues, etiquette, etc. 

In addition to these activities, we also are assisting with an educational component in the Trout in the Classroom program.

​We hope to use the pilot to identify other potential activities for our Streamkeepers, such as communicating with landowners and working with the Habitat coordinator to organize habitat improvement projects.

Our initial efforts are focusing on three popular metro-area streams where we have conducted habitat projects:  Trout Brook, S Branch Vermillion, and Hay Creek.

Streamkeepers are being recruited and trained to use the WISEH2O app and will be monitoring streams starting in April and concluding every year in October.  If you are interested in becoming more involved, please complete this survey.

Become A Streamkeeper