SC Adopt-a-Stream

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Learn how to monitor the health and quality of South Carolina’s waterways at free workshops. Choose to sample freshwater streams, tidal saltwaters, lakes, or macroinvertebrates. Work with local partners to protect and restore our waterways.
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Freshwater Stream

Monitor monthly for temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen, transparency, and bacteria.

Tidal Saltwater

Monitor monthly for temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen, salinity, and transparency.

Macroinvertebrates

Monitor twice a year by collecting and identifying macroinvertebrates.

Lake Monitoring

Monitor monthly for transparency, hue, lake level, and temperature.