Adopt-A-Stream Mississippi

At NatureFEST April 14th I met Debra Veeder, coordinator of Adopt-A-Stream Mississippi. Welcome Debra to our Friends! Also, welcome John Henry Anderson, Public Relations Director of the Mississippi Soil & Water Conservation Commission.

Debra Veeder offered to conduct a one-day water quality for Friends of the Sunflower. What a great opportunity! Good training, and we will receive a water quality test kit. So let's get together and pick a good day in June or July, August at the latest. I have a baby coming in June, I vote for mid-August. How does that sound to y'all?

What is Adopt-A-Stream Mississippi?

Adopt-A-Stream Mississippi is a cooperative effort between the Mississippi Wildlife Federation and the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) to involve citizens, like you, in stream stewardship and water quality monitoring. The common theme of the Adopt-A-Stream program is caring for and learning to conserve our water resources. Adopt-A-Stream promotes environmental stewardship through training workshops, outdoor field activities and by introducing participants to watershed action projects.

Mississippi is fortunate to have abundant water resources. Streams, lakes and marshes provde a home for aquatic life and help maintain the sensitive balance of nature. Mississippi's waters are excellent resources for fishing, swimming, and canoeing. Rivers are a vital source for drinking water, agriculture and industry. The quality of that water affects all of these uses. Everyone needs to play his part in protecting these resources for the future.

You can get involved with Adopt-A-Stream simply by contacting the Mississippi Wildlife Federation and expressing an interest in the program and becoming a Stream Steward!

Adopt-A-Stream Goals:

1. Educate citizens about the value of clean streams, rivers, and estuaries and how pollution from point and nonpoint sources affects water quality, wildlife, and fisheries and ultimately humans

2. Collect baseline data on all streams and rivers in Mississippi for use as indicators of stream health

3. Use data to promote cleanup of polluted streams and to maintain the health of clean streams for our children

Click Here to Download Adopt-A-Stream Brochure