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Water Quality Division

Blue Thumb Education and Volunteer Monitoring Program

Stream Protection Through Education

The Blue Thumb Water Quality Education Program is the educational arm of the OCC Water Quality Division. Blue Thumb trains volunteers to monitor streams in their communities, conduct groundwater screenings, and to share their knowledge of water quality with others. Volunteers include an array of student groups, Girl and Boy Scout troops, families, couples, and individual citizens monitoring 100 streams across Oklahoma. Click on the links below to learn more.

Monitoring

Blue Thumb teaches volunteers to monitor streams to learn about stream health. Volunteers gather data on:

Water chemistry
Stream life
Physical characteristics

When combined, these different data tell the complete story about a stream's health.

Volunteers monitor over 300 streams across Oklahoma. Some volunteers also give presentations to schools and civic groups.

Click here to learn more about our monitoring.

Stream Experiences

Getting outside and experiencing nature
is an important part of education.
Click here for more information on field activities.

Outreach

Click here to learn how we get our message
into the community and how you can help.

Contact Blue Thumb Staff

Calendar of Events

Stream Monitoring Sites

February 17, 2012
Leopold Education Project Workshop
Owasso Mid-High
Owasso, OK 74055
Details

March 9 & 10
Blue Thumb Training for New Volunteers
Antlers Community Center Building
Antlers, OK 74523
Details

Watch for more events!

Last Modified on 02/02/2012