Citizen Scientist Forms and Resources
Citizen Scientist Forms and Resources (Last updated 05.12.2022)
Citizen Scientist Trainings and Monitoring
Resources for future and current Texas Stream Team Citizen Scientists. Feel free to click on the collapsible sections below to explore the resources for each training.
Attention Core Citizen Scientists!
Texas Stream Team has officially released the Electronic Core Environmental Monitoring Form. If you monitor Standard Core or Probe Core you can now ditch the paper and start entering your data electronically. We have a few resources for you to make this transition easier:
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Pre-Training
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Post-Training
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General Monitoring
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Standard Core Monitoring
ANNOUNCEMENT: All Core field guides and the monitoring form have been updated so that the units being recorded for the Core Transparency Tube method are in meters and not centimeters.
NEW! Electronic Core Environmental Monitoring Form
Core Environmental Monitoring Form - Updated 05/12/2022
Standard Core Field Guide* - Updated 02/08/2022
Standard Core Salinity Field Guide - Updated 02/01/2022
NEW! Standard Core Equipment Maintenance Guide
Standard Core Water Quality Monitoring Equipment
2020 Texas Stream Team Core Water Quality Citizen Scientist Manual
*Texas Stream Team is working to upgrade old conductivity meters to the newest meter. If you have an old meter, please email us at TxStreamTeam@txstate.edu. -
Probe Core Monitoring
ANNOUNCEMENT: All Core field guides and the monitoring form have been updated so that the units being recorded for the Core Transparency Tube method are in meters and not centimeters.
NEW! Electronic Core Environmental Monitoring Form
Core Environmental Monitoring Form - Updated 05/12/2022
Probe Core Field Guide - Updated 05/10/2022
NEW! Probe Core Maintenance Guide - Updated 11/08/2021
Probe Core Water Quality Monitoring Equipment
2020 Texas Stream Team Core Water Quality Citizen Scientist Manual -
E. coli Bacteria Monitoring
E. coli Bacteria Environmental Monitoring Form - Updated 02/02/2022
E. coli Bacteria Field Guide - Updated 11/11/2021
E. coli Bacteria Monitoring Equipment
E.coli Bacteria Water Quality Citizen Scientist Manual (coming soon)
E. coli Bacteria YouTube Protocol Video -
Advanced Monitoring
Advanced Environmental Monitoring Form* - Updated 02/02/2022
Nitrate-Nitrogen and Turbidity Field Guide - Updated 11/22/2021
Orthophosphate Field Guide
NEW! Streamflow Field Guide
Advanced Water Quality Monitoring Equipment
Texas Stream Team Advanced Water Quality Citizen Scientist Manual
*Texas Stream Team has recently updated the Turbidity method to comply with State monitoring protocols. The Turbidity Field Guide explains the new method and required equipment. Additionally, we have created an instructional video here. Note turbidity measurements should be recorded in meters not centimeters. Please reach out to us with any questions or concerns. -
Macroinvertebrate Bioassessment Monitoring
Macroinvertebrate Bioassessment Monitoring Equipment
Macroinvertebrate Bioassessment Citizen Scientist Manual (coming soon)
Macroinvertebrate Bioassessment Field Guide (coming soon) -
Riparian Evaluation Monitoring
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Additional Resources