Attend county Water Quality Coordinating Committee meetings (contact the county Soil and Water Conservation district); to find out about issues in your community.
Testing: what can be done locally to help preserve and protect your water resources.
Become a volunteer water quality monitor. Attend a training Workshop or schedule a presenter to come to your school to learn the techniques for collecting quality data on your waterway.
Work with a DEC regional fisheries biologist to improve fish habitat or restock desirable species.Click for a list of Regional offices in New York State.