Join Charleston Waterkeeper, Mount Pleasant Waterworks, and DHEC for a SC Adopt-A-Stream Volunteer Workshop for Tidal Saltwater Monitoring. This workshop will certify individuals to become SC AAS volunteers who choose to adopt a tidal saltwater site (waterway with a salinity of over 0.5 ppt).

Attendees will learn how to collect water samples and test six basic core parameters: dissolved oxygen, air temperature, water temperature, pH, salinity, and transparency. Volunteers are encouraged to sample a tidal saltwater site, monthly, to establish valuable data on baseline conditions of your waterbody. Individuals must pass an open book exam to become a certified volunteer and be able to enter data into the publicly accessible database at www.scadoptastream.org. The field part of the workshops happen rain or shine. Please bring rain boots/old shoes, a reusable water bottle and snacks if desired.

Registration is required and spots are limited--please sign up in advance to reserve your seat! Day 1 (Thursday, Oct 26) is a Virtual Workshop; Day 2 (Friday, Oct. 27)  is in-the-field hands on training!