SC Adopt-a-Stream is a statewide community science program that engages the public in monitoring water quality in streams and tidal waterways. Trained volunteers develop a greater awareness of water quality and nonpoint source pollution issues, and collect valuable data that can be shared with local agencies, organizations, and the public, encouraging partnerships that can lead to stream protection and preservation efforts.

The program is co-led by the Clemson Center for Watershed Excellence and SC DHEC, and is implemented with the help of certified volunteer Trainers, who host workshops and provide support for program participants around the state! Trainers are asked to: host two or more volunteer certification workshops each year; provide continued support for volunteers; monitor a site monthly; provide feedback to the State Team; and attend the Full Trainer Team Recertification event annually to complete the Trainer Recertification exam. ALL new and continuing Trainers are asked to attend this event, which will be held on the third Wednesday of February each year.

Trainer events will be held on the following dates in 2023:

NEW Freshwater Train-the-Trainer Event: January 18, 2023

NEW Tidal Saltwater Train-the-Trainer Event: January 25, 2023

Full Trainer Team Recertification: February 15, 2023

Please email Emily Anderson at esa2@clemson.edu for more information!