Volunteer for Stream Monitoring

All across Michigan, organizations conduct aquatic insect water monitoring! There is likely an organization looking at your home waters, and volunteers are always needed!

Try Cntrl-F to search for Waterbodies, Watersheds, or Counties you may be interested in monitoring, and then check out that organization's website to figure out how to get involved.

Organization: Alger Conservation District
Waterbody(ies) Monitored: Whitefish River, Anna Creek, Slapneck Creek, Baker Creek, Werner Creek
Counties: Alger
Quality Assurance Plan and Site list: QAPP 2022
Link to Website: Website

Organization: AuSable Institute
Waterbody(ies) Monitored: Upper Manistee River Watershed
County: Kalkaska
Quality Assurance Plan and Site list: QAPP 2024
Link to Website: Website

Organization: Barry Conservation District
Waterbody(ies) Monitored: Thornapple River Watershed
County: Barry
Quality Assurance Plan and Site list: QAPP 2024
Link to Website: Website

Organization: Benzie Conservation District
Waterbody(ies) Monitored: Platte River, Betsie River, Herring Lake Watersheds
County: Benzie
Quality Assurance Plan and Site list: QAPP 2021 (expired)
Link to Website: Website

Organization: Berrien Conservation District
Waterbody(ies) Monitored: Hickory Creek Watershed
County: Berrien
Quality Assurance Plan and Site list: QAPP 2024
Link to Website: Website

Organization: Clinton River Watershed Council
Waterbody(ies) Monitored: Clinton River,Lake St. Clair direct drainage, Anchor Bay (Macomb Co.) Watersheds
County: Oakland & Macomb
Quality Assurance Plan and Site list: QAPP 2024
Link to Website: Website

Organization: Flint River Watershed Coalition
Waterbody(ies) Monitored: Flint River Watershed
County: Genesee & Lapeer
Quality Assurance Plan and Site list: QAPP 2021 (expired)
Link to Website: Website

Organization: Friends of the Rouge River
Waterbody(ies) Monitored: Rouge River Watershed
County: Oakland, Washtenaw, Wayne
Quality Assurance Plan and Site list: QAPP 2023
Link to Website: Website

Organization: Friends of the St. Clair River
Waterbody(ies) Monitored: St. Clair River Watershed
County: St. Clair
Quality Assurance Plan and Site list: QAPP 2021 (expired)
Link to Website:Website

Organization: Friends of the Shiawassee River
Waterbody(ies) Monitored: Shiawassee River Watershed
County: Shiawassee
Quality Assurance Plan and Site list: QAPP 2020 (expired)
Link to Website: Website

Organization: Gogebic Conservation District
Waterbody(ies) Monitored: Black River & Tribs
County: Gogebic
Quality Assurance Plan and Site list: QAPP 2022
Link to Website: Website

Organization: Grass River Natural Area
Waterbody(ies) Monitored: Elk River Chain of Lakes (specifically, Finch Creek, Cold Creek, and Shanty Creek)
County: Antrim
Quality Assurance Plan and Site list: QAPP 2022
Link to Website: Website

Organization: Huron River Watershed Council
Waterbody(ies) Monitored: Huron River Watershed (Lower Peninsula)
County: Oakland, Livingston, Wayne, Washtenaw
Quality Assurance Plan and Site list: QAPP 2024
Link to Website: Website

Organization: Jackson County Conservation District
Waterbody(ies) Monitored: Upper Grand River
County: Jackson
Quality Assurance Plan and Site list: QAPP 2021 (expired)
Link to Website: Website

Organization: Kalamazoo Nature Center
Waterbody(ies) Monitored: Kalamazoo River Watershed
County: Kalamazoo
Quality Assurance Plan and Site list: QAPP 2024
Link to Website: Website

Organization: Little Forks Land Conservancy
Waterbody(ies) Monitored: Cedar Rver / Tittabawasee River Watershed
County: Gladwin & Claire
Quality Assurance Plan and Site list: QAPP 2024
Link to Website: Website

Organization: Lower Grand River Organization of Watersheds (LGROW)
Waterbody(ies) Monitored: Rogue River
County: Kent
Quality Assurance Plan and Site list: QAPP 2024
Link to Website: Website

Organization: Macatawa Area Coordinating Council
Waterbody(ies) Monitored: Macatawa Lake Watershed
County: Allegan & Ottawa
Quality Assurance Plan and Site list: QAPP 2021 (expired)
Link to Website: Website

Organization: Manistee Conservation District
Waterbody(ies) Monitored: Lower Manistee River Watershed
County: Manistee, Wexford, Lake, Mason
Quality Assurance Plan and Site list: QAPP 2024
Link to Website: Website

Organization: Mason-Lake Conservation District
Waterbody(ies) Monitored: The Little Manistee Watershed
County: Lake, Mason
Quality Assurance Plan and Site list: QAPP 2022
Link to Website: Website

Organization: Missaukee Conservation District
Waterbody(ies) Monitored: Upper Manistee Watershed, Upper-Central Muskegon
County: Missaukee
Quality Assurance Plan and Site list: QAPP 2023
Link to Website: Website

Organization: Muskegon Conservation District
Waterbody(ies) Monitored: Mona Lake Watershed
County: Muskegon
Quality Assurance Plan and Site list: QAPP 2023
Link to Website: Website

Organization: Muskegon River Watershed Assembly
Waterbody(ies) Monitored: Houghton Lake, Little Muskegon River
County: Newaygo, Montcalm, Roscommon
Quality Assurance Plan and Site list: QAPP 2024
Link to Website: Website

Organization: The University of Olivet & Eaton County Conservation District
Waterbody(ies) Monitored: The Thornapple River watershed
County: Eaton
Quality Assurance Plan and Site list: QAPP 2025
Link to Website: Website

Organization: St. Joseph Conservation District
Waterbody(ies) Monitored: St. Joseph River Watershed
County: St. Joseph
Quality Assurance Plan and Site list: QAPP 2024
Link to Website: Website

Organization: The Grand Traverse Bay Watershed Center
Waterbody(ies) Monitored: Grand Traverse Bay Watershed
County: Leelanau, Grand Traverse, Antrim, Kalkaska
Quality Assurance Plan and Site list: QAPP 2024
Link to Website: Website

Organization: The Refuge Christian Reformed Church
Waterbody(ies) Monitored: Rush Creek
County: Kent, Ottawa
Quality Assurance Plan and Site list: Expired
Link to Website: Website

Organization: Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council
Waterbody(ies) Monitored: Watersheds of: Cheboygan River, Elk River Chain of Lakes, Lake Charlevoix, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron
County: Emmet, Charlevoix, Antrim, Cheboygan, Montmorency
Quality Assurance Plan and Site list: QAPP 2024
Link to Website: Website

Organization: Van Buren Conservation District
Waterbody(ies) Monitored: Paw Paw River, Black River
County: Van Buren
Quality Assurance Plan and Site list: QAPP 2023
Link to Website: Website

Organization: West Michigan Environmental Action Council
Waterbody(ies) Monitored: Plaster Creek, Buck Creek
County: Kent
Quality Assurance Plan and Site list: QAPP 2022
Link to Website: Website

Organization: White River Watershed Partnership
Waterbody(ies) Monitored: White River Watershed
County: Oceana, Newaygo
Quality Assurance Plan and Site list: QAPP 2021
Link to Website: Website

Organization: Yellow Dog Watershed Partnership
Waterbody(ies) Monitored: Salmon Trout, Yellow Dog River Watershed
County: Baraga, Marquette
Quality Assurance Plan and Site list: QAPP 2022
Link to Website: Website