Alabama Water Watch Annual Picnic will be held June 9, 2012 in Auburn, AL (click above to Register)
AWWareness Newsletter Spring 2012
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Dedicated to Community-Based Watershed Stewardship through Citizen Volunteer Monitoring
Alabama Water Watch (AWW) is a citizen volunteer, water quality monitoring program covering all of the major river basins in Alabama. AWW is a part of the Global Water Watch network.
The AWW vision is to have a citizen monitor on every stream, river, lake and coast in Alabama. The goal of AWW is to foster the development of statewide water quality monitoring by:
- Educating citizens on water issues in Alabama and the world
- Training citizens to use standardized equipment and techniques to gather credible water information using quality assurance protocols.
- Empowering citizens to make a positive impact by using their water monitoring data for environmental education, waterbody restoration and protection, and involvement in watershed stewardship.
The success of AWW depends on the volunteerism and commitment of Monitoring Groups. Volunteers may participate in AWW by becoming certified and regularly monitoring their waterbodies. They may also identify problems by analyzing data and taking action steps to resolve water quality problems. Support to monitoring groups, the program and the association is funded, in part, through membership dues, gifts and services.
Click on the map to learn more about Alabama's rivers
AWWareness Blog
AWW Water Watchers inspire water conservation beyond Alabama
Pat and Tom Lynch moved to their home on Lake Martin seven years ago, drawn by its beauty and high water quality. They quickly gravitated to Lake Watch of Lake Martin, the volunteer monitor group that has been watching over the lake for the past two decades. Click here to read more about how AWW has influenced water conservation.
S.O.S. celebrates 15 years of Saugahatchee Stewardship
Save Our Saugahatchee (S.O.S.) celebrated the 15th anniversary of its founding at its April 19, 2012 bi-monthly meeting. Click to read more.
Are you smarter (and more environmentally conscious) than a 5th grader?
And, can YOU make a difference in protecting and preserving the world, or at least a piece of it? I recently got a lesson in what individuals can do to make our world a better place. Click to read more.
Mountains to the Gulf Expedition II
Want a Dream Workshop this summer? The Mountains to the Gulf Teacher Expedition of 2011 was the adventure of a lifetime for twenty lucky teachers! They traveled across the state of Alabama for a week with these three amazing experts in their field. Click to read more.
