The IDAH2O Master Water Stewards program is a volunteer, citizen scientist effort to collect basic water quality data for Idaho streams. Participants attend a two-part workshop that combines about three hours of online instruction with about three hours of hands-on fieldwork.
Once a volunteer becomes a certified Master Water Steward, they can adopt a stream location to monitor regularly. Monitoring includes habitat, biological, and chemical/physical assessments.
All data collected is added to a public website. This data may help agencies determine water quality standards and priorities.