1. River Monitoring Forms

2. Student River Surveys (PRE & POST)

3. Evaluations for Teachers

4. Link to River Database

All forms listed on this page for the Adopt A River Schools program including monitoring forms, evaluations, and grant applications should be sent to our education staff.

River Monitoring Forms

Please fill out and turn in one of each of the following monitoring forms each time your school visits the Chicago River. The chemistry values should represent the average values found by all groups, and the macroinvertebrate survey should include all types macroinvertebrates found throughout the entire day.

Whenever you monitor chemistry or macros, please make sure to always fill out a habitat assessment data sheet. The habitat information helps give context to your chemistry or macroinvertebrate data. Data can be directly uploaded to EarthEcho's Water Quality Database, or send it to us and we'll do it for you.

Water Chemistry Data Sheet
Macroinvertebrate Data Sheet
Habitat Assessment Data Sheet
Q-value Analysis

Student River Surveys

PRE

To be completed in the beginning of the year (Fall or Winter 2025) - before the students’ first trip to the river
Printable PDF | Take this survey online

POST

To be completed after the students’ last trip to the river and before June 2026
Printable PDF | Take this survey online

Evaluations for Teachers

Annual Planning Document

Please complete this document before Dec. 2025 (one per school)
Printable PDF

Teacher River Survey

Please complete this survey after each in-class presentation or field trip (one per teacher)
Take this survey online

“Our students feel they have something that they can control in this world, where most things are out of their control.  They are taking control over their environment, by protecting our natural resources.”

Pat Parsons, Gage Park High School (retired)