Water Protection

The GBF Water Protection team brings together trained volunteers, community members, and passionate partners to keep Galveston Bay fishable, swimmable, and healthy.

• Water Quality Monitoring: Certified and trained volunteers collect monthly data on temperature, dissolved oxygen, pH, salinity, water clarity, and more at multiple sites around the Bay. Learn more about certification here.
• Rain Barrel Workshops: With support from GBF Dedicated Volunteers, we teach participants how to build and maintain rain barrels. Each barrel is capable of saving around 1,050 gallons of water annually. These workshops reduce stormwater runoff and bacterial pollution entering the Bay.
• Community Outreach & Engagement: GBF Dedicated Volunteers help us empower residents to take action for a healthier Bay through citizen reporting, public awareness campaigns, and educational events that promote pollution prevention and environmental stewardship.
• Marine Debris & Litter Reduction: From shoreline cleanups to bi-monthly marine debris surveys, there are many ways for community members to get involved. General volunteer opportunities focus on both removing litter before it enters the Bay and studying plastics and other debris through our surveys, but becoming a GBF Dedicated Volunteer provides additional opportunities to help with these efforts.