Citizen Scientist Forms and Resources

Citizen Scientist Forms and Resources (Last updated 10.12.2022)

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

Training Request Form
Quality Assurance Project Plan
Post-Training

Citizen Scientist Participation Release Form
Funding Guidance
ID Card Request Form (upon request)
Measures of Success Survey
TEEAC Credit Request From
YouTube Quality Control and Parameter Videos
General Monitoring

Dataviewer and Datamap
Equipment Form
Group Citizen Science Monitoring Plan
New Monitoring Site Request Form
Private Property Access Form
Supply Order Form
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 08/29/2022
NEW! Streamflow and Turbidity Field Guide - Updated 09/07/2022
NEW! Nitrates and Phosphate Field Guide - Updated 08/30/2022
Advanced Water Quality Monitoring Equipment
Texas Stream Team Advanced Water Quality Citizen Scientist Manual

*Texas Stream Team has recently updated the Turbidity and Phosphate methods to comply with State monitoring protocols. The field guides explain the new method and required equipment. Additionally, we have created an instructional videos here. Please reach out to us with any questions or concerns at TxStreamTeam@txstate.edu.
Macroinvertebrate Bioassessment Monitoring

Macroinvertebrate Bioassessment Monitoring Equipment
Macroinvertebrate Bioassessment Citizen Scientist Manual (coming soon)
Macroinvertebrate Bioassessment Field Guide (coming soon)
Riparian Evaluation Monitoring

Riparian Evaluation Environmental Monitoring Form - Updated 02/02/2022
Riparian Evaluation Monitoring Equipment
2022 Texas Stream Team Riparian Evaluation Citizen Scientist Manual
Additional Resources

Dataviewer Account Request Form
Event Request Form
Kit Checkout Form
Monofilament Monitoring Form
Funding Guidance