​Dallas citizens are encouraged to make a real difference in sustaining our natural resources by getting involved in these volunteer programs:​

Texas Stream Team
Estimated Hours: 15-20

Want a chance to really get involved by taking pride and responsibility in your neighborhood creek or lake? Then the Texas Stream Team may be for you. Volunteer monitors throughout Texas collect and test water samples from bodies of water, just like the ones you find in your backyard. The results are then added to a statewide database for all Texans to see and use. If you want to be an official monitor, you’ll attend a training seminar and select an area to monitor monthly. For more information, call the City of Dallas Stormwater Management at (214) 948-4022. ​

Storm Drain Marking 
Estimated Hours: 5-10

The Storm Drain Marking Program is an easy way for people of all ages to get directly involved in reducing pollution in our streams and lakes. Current volunteers in the program include: individuals, families, students, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, garden clubs, civic organizations, homeowners, and neighborhood associations, to name a few. Volunteers can spend as much time as they wish marking drains.

 Instructions and a storm drain marking kit will be provided. You will be able to choose the area within the City of Dallas you (or your group) want to mark. You'll need to do at least 15 drains, but you can choose to do as many as you want. Hours depend on the number of people participating and the number of drains you choose to mark. For more information or to participate in storm drain marking,  see the Green Dallas website.

Household Chemical Collection Center of Dallas (HC3)
Estimated Hours: Varies by project

You can partner with the Household Chemical Collection Center to properly dispose of hazardous household waste. Find out about volunteer opportunities at the Center, or during a collection day in your neighborhood. You'll gain a real-life look into the right way to dispose of household chemicals so they stay out of our stormwater.​ For more information, contact the Household Chemical Collection Center at (214) 553-1765 or visit the HC3 website.

Second Saturday Shoreline Spruce Up 
Estimated Hours: 3

You can help clean up White Rock Lake by participating in a Saturday morning program. Participants usually meet at 8:00 am to register and eat a free breakfast, then spend two hours working on cleanup. A volunteer coordinator provides supplies and will be happy to sign your volunteer sheet when you finish. For more information, contact: For the Love of the Lake organization at (972) 622-SAVE (7283) or visit their website at  www.whiterocklake.org. ​

Adopt-A-Shoreline 
Estimated Hours: 20

Choose a stretch of White Rock Lake to call your own! This is a great project for a group of 15-20 members. It requires at least six group members to attend the twice-monthly clean-up sessions and maintain “your” stretch of shoreline. For more information, contact: For the Love of the Lake organization at (972) 622-SAVE (7283) or visit their website at  www.whiterocklake.org. ​​