HOW TO GET INVOLVED

The Arroyo Colorado Partnership is as successful as its members and continually relies on volunteers and others to help improve and restore the Arroyo Colorado Watershed.

Are you interested in hosting a neighborhood clean-up or a Texas Waterway clean-up event? Or perhaps you are involved in a local organization that is looking for a community volunteer activity such as a storm drain marking campaign. The Partnership is always interested in your suggestions and help as we implement the watershed protection plan. E-mail Jaime Flores with your ideas or interests.

Education and outreach to the public are a key part of restoring the Arroyo Colorado Watershed. In addition to media outlets such as the newspaper or TV and our own publications, the Partnership relies on individual (one-on-one) contact by you and your neighbor to spread the word about protecting the local watershed. Are you interested in presenting information on the Arroyo Colorado at your next meeting or would you like someone to speak on behalf of the partnership?

To request a speaker, have an event or suggest a venue for a talk on protecting the environment, contact Jaime Flores.

The Texas Stream Team program is part of The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment at Texas State University and is a joint partnership with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) and U.S. EPA Region 6. Texas Stream Team is a statewide volunteer water quality monitoring and watershed education program that focuses on nonpoint source pollution prevention, and the program has been active since 1991. Efforts began in the Arroyo Colorado in the early 1990s and were revitalized later.

The volunteer monitoring program not only provides valuable water quality data for use in planning but also provides an opportunity for local citizens to participate in the implementation process. Many individuals have been trained to assess stream health and monitor E. coli at  sites across the watershed. Additional volunteer training events will be scheduled as needed.

If you are interested in becoming a water quality monitor, then please contact Jaime Flores, program coordinator, or Victor Gutierrez, Extension associate.