Stream Team
Learn how Stream Team is making an impact on local streams and rivers.
Conservation & Education
Formed in 1998 to combat the increasing concerns over the health of our local rivers, our award-winning Stream Team, supported by a group of driven volunteers is leading the way to cleaner water and healthier aquatic communities.
Did you know?
The Stream Team monitors about 160 AMD discharges and treatment sites in five counties, and provides technical assistance to local watershed groups and conservation districts.
Three-minute video of Stream Team mission and impact here.
Reviving Rivers
Clean water is vital for life and the Stream Team works everyday to revitalize polluted watersheds. To achieve our clean water goals, we rely on our most valuable asset – you! We promote environmental stewardship by engaging citizens like you to aid in the monitoring of dozens of Abandoned Mine Discharges (AMDs) within the 1,887 square-mile Kiski-Conemaugh River Basin.
Thanks to volunteers like you, once orange-rust rivers are becoming clearer and populations of fish, bald eagles, and aquatic mammals are rebounding throughout the region. Join Stream Team and see firsthand the difference people can make on their environment.
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What is AMD?
A result of the historic coal and steel industries that once thrived in our region, Abandoned Mine Drainage is a form of pollution that has impacted our waterways. AMD often lowers the pH of water and coats stream beds with metal-laden sludge, devastating the diversity and abundance of aquatic life and ruining the stream’s aesthetic features.
Water Monitoring & Technical Assistance
We utilize a variety of monitoring programs and conduct surveys to enhance our progress. Learn more about vital Stream Team programs.
Stream Team Documents
Environmental Education
A connection between people and Nature is necessary for all life. To spread that message, the Stream Team participates in community events to introduce students and families to the natural world around them.
Support Stream Team
We work with great effort to make sure every dollar counts! There are several ways that you can help the Stream Team. Do you love the outdoors? Help us collect water samples. Enjoy fishing or kayaking in local waterways? Consider joining CVC, giving a gift a few dollars a month, or adopting a site for AMD Water Monitoring.
Adopt-A-Site
For just $100 you can sponsor a water monitoring location for a whole year! Your name (or that of a loved one) will be listed in our annual report and you’ll be recognized on our Facebook page, unless you wish to remain anonymous.