Missouri Stream Team

Mission: To engage citizens in stream stewardship through activities such as monitoring water quality, organizing litter cleanups, and planting trees.

Missouri Stream Team is a working partnership of citizens who are concerned about Missouri Streams. The Stream Team Program provides an opportunity for all citizens to get involved in river conservation.

Attendees of the first Rivers and Streams Conference in 1988 set the following Stream Team goals: education, stewardship, and advocacy.

Stream Team provides training and information to better understand our stream systems and the problems and opportunities they face.

Hands-on projects such as litter control, streambank stabilization, streamside tree planting, water quality monitoring, and storm drain stenciling, are all possibilities.

Speaking on behalf of your adopted stream when development or harmful activities tamper with them is not as difficult as you might think. Those who have gained firsthand knowledge of problems, solutions, and needs are best equipped to speak out on behalf of Missouri’s stream resources. Writing letters, attending meetings, and contacting your elected officials can all be ways to get involved.