Our Mission: To improve the stewardship of Scott County watersheds through education, technical guidance, and volunteer opportunities.
Join us on Tuesday, October 3rd from 8am-12pm for our Fall Snapshot Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring Event! This is a great opportunity to become a citizen scientist for the day and gather important data […]
Let’s talk conservation. We all know there are plenty of barriers to implementing conservation practices on the farm, whether it be the time, money, or knowledge of where to start. […]
Learn more about benthic macroinvertebrates using the links below: It’s the Little Things: Learning to Identify Aquatic Macroinvertebrates Indicators: Benthic Macroinvertebrates Flowchart Key to Stream Macroinvertebrates
Retain the Rain With stormwater runoff fees and increased concern about contamination of water supplies and flooding, it makes sense to seek ways to reduce rainfall runoff from residential lots […]
Watersheds: Think Global, Act Local That’s Miss Scott County 2022, Brittany Costello’s motto. Join Brittany and Partners of Scott County Watersheds on Saturday, June 17th from 9-11:30 am to live […]
Rain Garden Fundamentals Rain gardens are landscaping features that take advantage of topography and gravity to intercept and collect stormwater runoff. Unlike ponds, rain gardens are typically expected to drain of […]
New year, new name, new format. Join us for the 2023 forums, new and improved! This year, we’ll be offering the educational, lunch-time presentation both in-person and online on a […]
On October 18, 1972, Congress passed the Clean Water Act to protect the surface waters of America. This act regulates point-source pollution and discharge into navigable waters, outlines water quality standards, and […]
A big congratulations is in order to our very own Vice Chair, Steve Gustafson! Steve recently was announced as a 2022 New Voices in Water Quality in Iowa award recipient […]
In addition to our series of invasive species removal events at Robin Creek Park, PSCW has teamed up with local communities to host trash cleanups! Check out some of our […]