Help Galveston Bay thrive one drop at a time
As a Water Monitoring Team volunteer, you become a member of a community-powered effort to protect the waters of Galveston Bay.
Each month, you’ll gather essential data (e.g. temperature, dissolved oxygen levels, salinity) that helps scientists, neighbors, and decision-makers understand how our Bay is doing. Your hands-on role contributes to real-time tools like SwimGuide.org. By making invisible water quality issues visible through concrete data collection, your work can inform collective action that builds a resilient, thriving Bay for generations to come.
Below are the steps towards becoming a GBF Water Quality Monitor:
- Agree to make a 2-year commitment to sample one a month at your assigned site.
- Attend a one-day training session with GBF or attend a training with a Texas Stream Team partner (e.g., Texas Stream Team, HGAC, Bayou Preservation Association).
- Before registering for a training session, make sure that there is a sample location you would be interested in sampling. See available sites below or at the Texas Stream Teams Data Map.
- Complete a one-on-one certification session with the Water Protection Team. The time of this training event varies between 2-4 hours.
Upcoming Water Monitor Workshops
Water Monitor Training: Standard Core
We aren't offering certification workshops at this time. Volunteers can start training through any Texas Stream Team core workshop, then certify with GBF to monitor at a GBF site.
- Texas Stream Team Calendar on teamup.com ↗
- Houston Stream Team on h-gac.com ↗
- Bayou Preservation Association on bayoupreservation.org ↗
Open Sites
| Site ID | Site Description | GPS Location | Google Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30012 | Clear Lake at Marina Del Sol | 29.55207 -95.052056 | View Map |
| 80961 | East Bay at Frozen Point 3 (Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge) | 29.540939 -94.520594 | View Map |
| 81045 | Clear Lake at Kemah Boardwalk Aquarium | 29.548575 -95.021002 | View Map |
| 81041 | Swan Lake at 257J Boat Ramp | 28.979729 -95.268679 | View Map |
| 81035 | Christmas Bay at 257S County Boat Ramp | 29.04855 -95.165262 | View Map |
| 80949 | East Bay at Stingaree Restaurant Bar | 29.482082 -94.605146 | View Map |
| 80954 | West Bay at Sportsman Road | 29.255152 -94.918154 | View Map |
| 80956 | Clear Lake at Blue Dolphin Yachting Center | 29.558397 -95.028258 | View Map |
| 81280 | East Bay at Frenchtown Road | 29.371335 -94.777401 | View Map |
| 81042 | Galveston Bay at Pier 19 | 29.310333 -94.79159 | View Map |
| 81502 | Galveston Bay at Seawolf Park | 29.334821 -94.778295 | View Map |
| 81181 | Christmas Bay at Drum Bay | 29.012322 -95.218178 | View Map |
| 80418 | Galveston Bay at Seascape Pier | 29.584541 -94.996785 | View Map |
| 81044 | Galveston Bay at Shoreacres Pier | 29.62203 -95.004664 | View Map |
| 30007 | Offatt's Bayou at Camarone's Coastal Tex Mex | 29.279244 -94.834784 | View Map |
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| 81304 | Galveston Bay at Smiths Point Boat Ramp | 29.54666 -94.78755 | View Map |
| 80961 | East Bay at Frozen Point 3 (Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge) | 29.540939 -94.520594 | View Map |
| 80467 | Clear Lake at Lakewood Yacht Club | 29.554589 -95.03102 | View Map |
| 30010 | Clear Lake at Nassau Bay Upper Bay Road | 29.544286 -95.085907 | View Map |
| 81160 | Galveston Bay at Texas Corinthian Yacht Club | 29.529184 -95.003288 | View Map |
| 81162 | Galveston Bay at Houston Yacht Club | 29.619189 -94.999144 | View Map |
| 81284 | Galveston Bay at Morgan's Point | 29.678535 -94.982404 | View Map |
| 81305 | East Bay at East Bay Boat Ramp | 29.575048 -94.555659 | View Map |
