Join us for the 2024 Alabama Water Watch Annual Meeting on Saturday, June 8 at the Kreher Preserve and Nature Center in Auburn, AL! Please refer to this page for details and updates.
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WE ARE CURRENTLY RECEIVING APPLICATIONS FOR THE AWW TIGER GIVING PROJECT MINI-GRANT PROGRAM!!
2024 Application: https://auburn.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_daIXmygs0Vctd4O
If you are a certified AWW monitor and need some help to get started monitoring at an orphaned site or a new site, in the form of a water chemistry test kit, water chemistry reagents to refill an existing kit, or bacteria supplies, this mini-grant program is for you!
Please note: Funding is limited and demands are high for monitoring supplies among our volunteers. Please, only request materials if you are serious about your plans to monitor.
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Oakmulgee Monitoring Training Recap
By Jera Dills
In early May, Mona, Sergio, and Jera, accompanied by Jonathan Kelly with Wild Alabama, drove up to the Oakmulgee National Forest to meet with a diverse group interested in becoming bacteria and water chemistry monitors! Each attendee offered an interesting perspective on their journey to wanting to become volunteer water monitors exemplifying how watershed stewardship is an all-encompassing effort.
Continue reading “Oakmulgee Monitoring Training Recap”2023 Alabama Water Watch Annual Report
Check out the 2023 Alabama Water Watch Annual Report to see all of the AWWesome achievements of AWW’s Volunteer Monitors, Trainers, Association, and program partners.
VIEW 2023 ANNUAL REPORT
If you would like a text-only accessible PDF version of the report, please contact awwprog@auburn.edu
Volunteer Spotlight: Jeff Scott
By Jera Dills
Jeff Scott is a Volunteer Monitor in the Guntersville Lake area. Read more about Jeff in his interview below!
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April 22-26, 2024 is Volunteer Appreciation Week, but we love to show appreciation for our volunteers all year long! Throughout the year, we will continue to gather stories from our Volunteers statewide, and share their insights with you.
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By Jera Dills
Kyle Azevedo is a Volunteer Monitor on Alabama’s Coast. Read more about Kyle in his interview below!
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By Jera Dills
Gabby Dunham is a Volunteer Monitor in the Auburn area. Read more about Gabby in her interview below!
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By Jera Dills
Dee is a Volunteer Monitor in the Guntersville Lake area. Read more about Dee in her interview below!
Bankhead National Forest Training Recap
Its always a treat to be at the Wonderful, Wonderful Camp McDowell!
Sergio, Carolina, and Sydney headed back up to the beautiful Camp McDowell for a monitoring training part of the US Forest Service and Wild Alabama sponsored project to support monitoring on the National Forests of Alabama (NFALs).
Special thanks to Andrew Shea with Camp McDowell Staff for coordinating our workshop location, and for making coffee!
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