Alabama Water Watch

Bankhead National Forest Water Monitoring Workshop
2020-01-22 - 2020-01-23 | Double Springs Municipal Building, 23415 Highway 195 S, Double Springs, AL, 35553, United States
Alabama Water Watch, in partnership with the USDA Forest Service, is excited to announce the launch of a new water monitoring project in the National Forests in Alabama!
This project’s goal is to promote citizens to discover the national forests in Alabama…by monitoring their waters! Volunteer citizens will gather water chemistry and bacteriological monitoring data on select stream locations within the National Forests in Alabama.
Three, 2-day water quality monitoring workshops will be held in January through February 2020 for the Tuskegee, Bankhead, and Conecuh National Forests.
Each workshop will cover information related to the water environment, forests and watershed health, pollution, water quality standards, and data management. Workshop participants will be trained and certified in AWW Water Chemistry and Bacteriological Monitoring.
During Day 2 of each workshop, participants will head outdoors to conduct monitoring practices and visit pre-selected monitoring sites on the National Forests.

Tuskegee National Forest Water Monitoring Workshop
2020-02-07 - 2020-02-08 | CASIC Building, 559 Devall Drive, Auburn, AL, 36849, United States

Conecuh National Forest Water Monitoring Workshop
2020-02-19 - 2020-02-20 | Covington County Extension Office, 23952 AL-55, Andalusia, AL, 36420, United States

Bacteriological Monitoring Workshop - Winston County
2020-03-13 11:00 - 14:00 (America/Chicago) | AL, United States
THE TIME AND LOCATION FOR THIS WORKSHOP HAS CHANGED. PLEASE CONTACT ALABAMA WATER WATCH AT 334-844-4785 OR awwprog@auburn.edu FOR DETAILS.
Trainers: Sergio RuizCordova and Sydney Smith
Workshop Contact Email: awwprog@auburn.edu
Workshop Contact Phone: 334-844-4785
Workshop Location:
Smith Lake Civic Association
2155 County Road 43
Jasper, AL 35504
Workshop Description: Become a certified volunteer water quality monitor! Learn how to detect levels of E.coli and other coliform bacteria in water as indicators of contamination. Determine if water meets water quality standards for drinking, swimming, and aquatic life.
All activities will take place indoors.

Alabama Rivers Educator Workshop - Lee Co. (Social Studies Focus)
2020-04-20 09:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago) | Lee County Historical Society, 6500 Stage Road, Loachapoka, AL, 36865, United States
Alabama Rivers Book Workshops, funded by MidSouth RC&D and based on Dr. Bill Deutsch’s book Alabama Rivers, A Celebration & Challenge, are ideal for educators, outreach specialists, classroom teachers, and volunteers who work with 4th-12th grades.
Morning instruction will take place predominately in the classroom. Workshop facilitators will provide:

An overview of the Alabama Rivers book
Instruction in how to use the curriculum
Demonstrations of how to conduct several of the lessons

In the afternoon, participants will tour Auburn University’s Museum of Natural History and engage in social science-related programming as it pertains to Alabama Rivers.
Participants who complete this Alabama Rivers Book Workshop will receive:

Certification as an Alabama Rivers Educator
Copy of Alabama Rivers, A Celebration and Challenge by Dr. Bill Deutsch
Copy of An Educator’s Guide to Alabama Rivers
Access to online digital resources
Continuing Education Units from Auburn University and Professional Development Units from PowerSchool

The Workshop Registration Fee is $25. Refunds will be given up to two weeks before the workshop. Your registration is not complete until your fee is received. You can pay online in the pages that follow, or mail a check to:
Alabama Water Watch
559 Devall Dr.
Auburn, AL 36849
Please contact the AWW Office with any questions.
awwprog@auburn.edu
334-844-4785
This workshop is sponsored by MidSouth RC&D.

Alabama Rivers Educator Workshop - Lee Co (Science Focus)
2020-04-20 09:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago) | Lee County Historical Society, 6500 Stage Road, Loachapoka, AL, 36865, United States
Alabama Rivers Book Workshops, funded by MidSouth RC&D and based on Dr. Bill Deutsch’s book Alabama Rivers, A Celebration & Challenge, are ideal for educators, outreach specialists, classroom teachers, and volunteers who work with 4th-12th grades.
Morning instruction will take place predominately in the classroom. Workshop facilitators will provide:

An overview of the Alabama Rivers book
Instruction in how to use the curriculum
Demonstrations of how to conduct several of the lessons

In the afternoon, participants will tour Auburn University’s E.W. Shell Fisheries Station and engage in science-related programming.
Participants who complete this Alabama Rivers Book Workshop will receive:

Certification as an Alabama Rivers Educator
Copy of Alabama Rivers, A Celebration and Challenge by Dr. Bill Deutsch
Copy of An Educator’s Guide to Alabama Rivers
Access to online digital resources
Continuing Education Units from Auburn University and Professional Development Units from PowerSchool
Lunch (provided by Legacy, Inc.)

The Workshop Registration Fee is $25. Refunds will be given up to two weeks before the workshop. Your registration is not complete until your fee is received. You can pay online in the pages that follow, or mail a check to:
Alabama Water Watch
559 Devall Dr.
Auburn, AL 36849
Please contact the AWW Office with any questions.
awwprog@auburn.edu
334-844-4785
This workshop is sponsored by MidSouth RC&D and Legacy, Inc.

Alabama Rivers Educator Workshop - Lee Co (Art Focus)
2020-04-20 09:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago) | Lee County Historical Society, 6500 Stage Road, Loachapoka, AL, 36865, United States
Alabama Rivers Book Workshops, funded by MidSouth RC&D and based on Dr. Bill Deutsch’s book Alabama Rivers, A Celebration & Challenge, are ideal for educators, outreach specialists, classroom teachers, and volunteers who work with 4th-12th grades.
Morning instruction will take place predominately in the classroom. Workshop facilitators will provide:

An overview of the Alabama Rivers book
Instruction in how to use the curriculum
Demonstrations of how to conduct several of the lessons

In the afternoon, participants will tour Auburn University’s Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art and engage in art-related programming as it pertains to Alabama Rivers.
Participants who complete this Alabama Rivers Book Workshop will receive:

Certification as an Alabama Rivers Educator
Copy of Alabama Rivers, A Celebration and Challenge by Dr. Bill Deutsch
Copy of An Educator’s Guide to Alabama Rivers
Access to online digital resources
Continuing Education Units from Auburn University and Professional Development Units from PowerSchool

The Workshop Registration Fee is $25. Refunds will be given up to two weeks before the workshop. Your registration is not complete until your fee is received. You can pay online in the pages that follow, or mail a check to:
Alabama Water Watch
559 Devall Dr.
Auburn, AL 36849
Please contact the AWW Office with any questions.
awwprog@auburn.edu
334-844-4785
This workshop is sponsored by MidSouth RC&D.

ARA Water is Life Webinar: On the Black Warrior River
2020-04-21 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago) | Via Zoom, Teleconference or Phone
*This event is hosted by Alabama Rivers Alliance*
Learn more about the Black Warrior River and the organizations working to protect it for generations to come.
Join in on Tuesday, April 21 from Noon – 1 PM for an interactive Zoom discussion with the Alabama River’s Alliance and their partners with the Black Warrior Riverkeeper and Friends of the Locust Fork River! The discussion will feature Charles Scribner, Black Warrior Riverkeeper & Stephen Guesman, Friends of the Locust Fork River.
For more information, visit the Alabama River’s Alliance website: https://alabamarivers.org/
You can join by video or by simply calling in!
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER!

2020 Alabama Water Watch Virtual Annual Meeting
2020-06-13 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Chicago) | Via Zoom, Teleconference or Phone
The Alabama Water Watch Annual Meeting is going virtual! Join us on the morning of Saturday, June 13 for a virtual celebration of the AWWesome achievements of our Volunteer Monitors and Trainers, partners, and projects! If you are unfamiliar with the Alabama Water Watch (AWW) Program, the Annual Meeting is great way to learn more.
You must register through Zoom to participate. Registration is free!
Saturday, June 13, 2020
Via Zoom

Please note that the demographics portion of this registration is optional, anonymous, and used only for reporting purposes to the Alabama Cooperative Extension System. Your contact information is kept confidential and is never shared without your consent.

Data Tools Webinar Series - Beginner
2020-08-05 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago) | Via Zoom, Teleconference or Phone
Join us for the first session of the AWW Data Tools Webinar Series on August 5th from 12-1pm!
The webinar series will feature basic, intermediate, and advanced video tutorials in a live webinar format to help volunteer monitors and the public navigate the various water quality data tools available on the AWW website.
This beginner-level session will cover the following topics:

How to find a monitoring site through maps and tables
How to graph bacteriological data and interpret related water quality standards
How to graph each water chemistry variable
How to graph bacteriological data

Registration is free, but required. The webinars will be held on the teleconference platform Zoom. You do not need a Zoom account to participate.

Data Tools Webinar Series - Intermediate
2020-08-19 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago) | Via Zoom, Teleconference or Phone
Join us for the intermediate session of the AWW Data Tools Webinar Series on August 19th from 12-1pm!
The webinar series will feature basic, intermediate, and advanced video tutorials in a live webinar format to help volunteer monitors and the public navigate the various water quality data tools available on the AWW website.
This intermediate- level session will cover the following topics:

How to compare water chemistry variables on graphs

Temperature and Dissolved Oxygen
Dissolved Oxygen Saturation
pH, Alkalinity, and Hardness
Turbidity and Secchi Disk Depth

Overlapping Chemistry Data over E.coli Data

Registration is free, but required. The webinars will be held on the teleconference platform Zoom. You do not need a Zoom account to participate.

Data Tools Webinar Series - Advanced
2020-09-02 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago) | Via Zoom, Teleconference or Phone
Join us for the advanced session of the AWW Data Tools Webinar Series on September 2nd from 12-1pm!
The webinar series will feature basic, intermediate, and advanced video tutorials in a live webinar format to help volunteer monitors and the public navigate the various water quality data tools available on the AWW website.
This advanced-level session will cover the following topics:

How to use the radial search function
How to compare data from multiple sites
How to find sites with atypical values

Registration is free, but required. The webinars will be held on the teleconference platform Zoom. You do not need a Zoom account to participate.

Data Tools Webinar Series - Advanced Map Tools and Layers
2020-09-16 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago) | Via Zoom, Teleconference or Phone
Join us for the advanced map tools session of the AWW Data Tools Webinar Series on September 16th from 12-1pm!
The webinar series will feature basic, intermediate, and advanced video tutorials in a live webinar format to help volunteer monitors and the public navigate the various water quality data tools available on the AWW website.
This advanced-level session will cover the following topics:

How to view basic map layers
How to view hydrologic unit code (HUC) watersheds
How to view the National Hydrography Dataset
How to view the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) 303(d) listed waterbodies
How to view the U.S. Geological Survey geology layer for Alabama

Registration is free, but required. The webinars will be held on the teleconference platform Zoom. You do not need a Zoom account to participate.

Basin Banter with Bill - Cahaba
2021-04-28 12:00 - 13:00 UTC | Zoom (Video Webinar), AL, United States
A monthly series on the major river basins of Alabama featuring Dr. Bill Deutsch, author of Alabama Rivers: A Celebration & Challenge. This Basin Talk will explore the Cahaba River Basin.

Basin Banter with Bill - Coosa
2021-05-19 12:00 - 13:00 UTC | Zoom (Video Webinar), AL, United States
A monthly series on the major river basins of Alabama featuring Dr. Bill Deutsch, author of Alabama Rivers: A Celebration & Challenge. This Basin Talk will explore the Coosa River Basin.

AWW Annual Meeting
2021-06-26 10:00 - 12:00 UTC | Zoom (Video Webinar), AL, United States
Join us for the 29th Alabama Water Watch Annual Meeting!
This year’s celebration will include program updates, volunteer stories, our annual Awards Ceremony, and more!

Basin Banter with Bill - Tallapoosa
2021-06-30 12:00 - 13:00 UTC | Zoom (Video Webinar), AL, United States
A monthly series on the major river basins of Alabama featuring Dr. Bill Deutsch, author of Alabama Rivers: A Celebration & Challenge. This Basin Talk will explore the Tallapoosa Basin.

Alabama Watershed Stewards - Installing Permeable Pavers Training
2021-07-07 08:30 - 16:00 UTC | CASIC Building, 559 Devall Drive, Auburn, AL, 36849, United States
This workshop is hosted by Alabama Watershed Stewards Staff. Follow the link for registration and more information.
REGISTRATION OPEN
1-Day In Person Workshop
Calling all engineers, planners and designers! Do you want to know more about installing permeable pavement as a low impact development practice? Don’t miss your opportunity to participate in this professional development training offered by Alabama Watershed Stewards.
Catered lunch is provided.
A student discount code is available, email laura.bell@auburn.edu for details.

Alabama Watershed Stewards - Enterprise
2021-07-16 09:00 - 16:00 UTC | Enterprise Farmers Market, 525 N Main St, Enterprise, Alabama, 36330
This workshop is hosted by Alabama Watershed Stewards Staff. Follow the link for registration and more information.
REGISTRATION OPEN
1-Day In Person Workshop – Open to the public!
Contact Laura Bell at laura.bell@auburn.edu for questions
Educational program to help you learn how you can improve Alabama’s water resources. Learn how watershed systems work, how activities on land impact water quality, what causes water impairments, and how communities can make a difference!
Lunch will be provided.

Basin Banter with Bill - Alabama River Basin
2021-07-21 12:00 - 13:00 UTC | Zoom (Video Webinar), AL, United States
A monthly series on the major river basins of Alabama featuring Dr. Bill Deutsch, author of Alabama Rivers: A Celebration & Challenge. This Basin Talk will explore the Alabama River Basin.

Basin Banter with Bill - Coastal Plain Streams & Chattahoochee River Basins
2021-08-18 12:00 - 13:00 UTC | Zoom (Video Webinar), AL, United States
A monthly series on the major river basins of Alabama featuring Dr. Bill Deutsch, author of Alabama Rivers: A Celebration & Challenge. This Basin Talk will explore the Coastal Plain Streams and Chattahoochee River Basins.

WRC Water Webinar - Patrick Thompson - Alabama Canebrake Pitcher Plant Bogs: Natural Heritage on the Brink
2021-08-25 12:00 - 13:00 UTC | Zoom (Video Webinar), AL, United States
Alabama Canebrake Pitcher Plant Bogs: Natural Heritage on the Brink featuring Patrick Thompson, special collections curator for the Donald E. Davis Arboretum, part of the Auburn University College of Sciences and Mathematics.
The Alabama Canebrake Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia rubra ssp. alabamensis) is Alabama-endemic carnivorous plant that grows in wet sandy clay soils of seepage bogs.
Free Registration: https://auburn.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZctf-irpjgsGtV5xcDhMSKPcPXseCPLSuiX

Basin Banter with Bill - Mobile, Tensaw & Tombigbee River Basins
2021-09-22 12:00 - 13:00 UTC | Zoom (Video Webinar), AL, United States
A monthly series on the major river basins of Alabama featuring Dr. Bill Deutsch, author of Alabama Rivers: A Celebration & Challenge. This Basin Talk will explore the Mobile, Tensaw, and Tombigbee River Basins.

Free Registration: https://auburn.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEudeyprD4vGNLwaeUfgs761cA2bY8aaJs1

WRC Water Webinar - Brenda Ortiz - Putting Smart Irrigation Tools in the Hands of Alabama Stakeholders
2021-09-29 12:00 - 13:00 UTC | Zoom (Video Webinar), AL, United States
Putting Smart Irrigation Tools in the Hands of Alabama Stakeholders featuring Dr. Brenda Ortiz.
Dr. Ortiz is a Professor in the Auburn University College of Agriculture’s Department of Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences and an Extension Specialist for the Alabama Cooperative Extension System. Her research includes impacts of weather and climate on agriculture especially corn and wheat crops, identification of adaptation strategies to reduce climate-related risk in agriculture, evaluation of irrigation scheduling strategies (sensor-based) for corn and soybean production, and evaluation of crop sensing technologies for variable rate application of nitrogen.
Free Registration: https://auburn.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZApde-vrz0jE9Xkg8oP1LrxKnDA-XIf-Drp

Talladega National Forest Water Monitoring Workshop
2021-10-01 09:00 - 16:00 UTC | Cheaha State Park, 19644 AL-281, Delta, AL, 36258, United States
Alabama Water Watch, in partnership with the USDA Forest Service, is excited to expand our water monitoring project in National Forests in Alabama by conducting a workshop in the Talladega National Forest.
This project’s goal is to promote citizens to discover the National Forests in Alabama by monitoring their waters. Volunteer monitors will gather water chemistry and bacteriological monitoring data on select stream locations within the National Forests in Alabama.

This workshop will have virtual and in-person components and will cover information related to the water environment, forests and watershed health, pollution, water quality standards, and data management. Workshop participants will be trained and certified in AWW Water Chemistry and Bacteriological Monitoring.

This workshop will consist of:

1. A 1-hour Kickoff Virtual Meeting (via Zoom) on Thursday, September 16, 2021 – 5-6PM
2. Self-paced, online coursework for AWW Bacteriological Monitoring and AWW Water Chemistry Monitoring (to be completed during the 2 weeks prior to the Field Day)
3. A Field Day at Cheaha State Park on Friday, October 1, 2021 from 9am – 4pm.

*You must complete all three components to receive your AWW monitoring certifications.

During the in-person Field Day (10/1/21) of the workshop, participants will head outdoors to conduct Bacteriological and Water Chemistry monitoring practices and visit pre-selected monitoring sites in the Talladega National Forest.

REGISTRATION CLOSED

Alabama Rivers Educator Workshop - Cheaha State Park
2021-10-02 10:00 - 17:00 UTC | Cheaha State Park, 19644 AL-281, Delta, AL, 36258, United States
REGISTRATION OPEN NOW
Registration Fee: $35
Trainers: AWW Staff
Contact Email: awwprog@auburn.edu
Phone: 334-844-4785
Workshop Location: Cheaha State Park, Delta, AL
Workshop Description: MidSouth RC&D is supporting the continuation of the Alabama Rivers Educator Workshops based on An Educator’s Guide to Alabama Rivers Curriculum. The curriculum will assist educators to impart Alabama rivers related knowledge, inspiration, and challenges to young students throughout the state.
The curriculum correlates to the Alabama Course of Study Standards for Social Studies, Science, Social Science, Arts and more for grades 4-7, but is adaptable for any grade!
During the one-day workshop, participants will receive instruction on how to use the curriculum with their students.
With registration fee, participants will receive:

Certification as an Alabama Rivers Educator
Copy of Alabama Rivers: A Celebration & Challenge by Dr. Bill Deutsch
Copy of An Educator’s Guide to Alabama Rivers Curriculum
Access to online Digital Resources
Continuing Education Units from Auburn University and Professional Development Credits through PowerSchool
Lunch during the workshop

Participants will be expected to COVID-19 guidelines outlined by the CDC during the workshop.

Basin Banter with Bill - Tennessee River Basin
2021-10-20 13:00 - 14:00 UTC | Zoom (Video Webinar), AL, United States
A monthly series on the major river basins of Alabama featuring Dr. Bill Deutsch, author of Alabama Rivers: A Celebration & Challenge. This Basin Talk will explore the Tennessee River Basin.

WRC Water Webinar - Wesley Anderson - Catching Frogs and Trapping Hogs - A Story of Water and Wildlife
2021-10-27 12:00 - 13:00 UTC | Zoom (Video Webinar), AL, United States
Catching Frogs and Trapping Hogs – A Story of Water and Wildlife featuring Dr. Wesley Anderson.
Dr. Anderson is an Assistant Professor in the Auburn University School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences and Extension Specialist with the Alabama Cooperative Extension System (ACES) Forestry and Wildlife Sciences Unit. He is an expert in wildlife damage management, invasive species control, and non-game species ecology and conservation – particularly in agroecosystems and wetlands.
Free Registration: https://auburn.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYpduyvrTsuGNxyBpHMIRJa1-edHmekHrNB

WRC Water Webinar - Ann Ojeda - Perceptions, Risk, and Reality of Septic System Impacts on Water Resources
2021-11-10 12:00 - 13:00 UTC | Zoom (Video Webinar), AL, United States
Perceptions, Risk, and Reality of Septic System Impacts on Water Resources featuring Dr. Ann Ojeda.
Dr. Ojeda is an Assistant Professor in the Auburn University College of Science and Mathematics’ Department of Geosciences. Ojeda’s research is the intersection of geology, environmental science, and human health, particularly, concerning the nature of toxic organic contaminants in the environment.
Free Registration: https://auburn.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYpdumrrTwqHN07zRxryCHfwB_uvsvB_oj_

AWW Monitoring Training - Auburn
2022-02-18 09:00 - 16:00 UTC | CASIC Building, 559 Devall Drive, Auburn, AL, 36849, United States
February 2022 Alabama Water Watch Monitoring Training
Registration is required: https://auburn.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2aChDxf7DLyhLuu
Training Description: Become a certified Volunteer Monitor through this hybrid (online and in-person) training opportunity! Available certifications include AWW Water Chemistry Monitoring and Bacteriological Monitoring. You must complete each of the steps outlined below to receive your monitoring certification.

Follow these steps to get started:
1. Register for training through this form by February 1st.
2. Select the monitoring type(s) for which you would like certification through this form.
On February 1st

Participate in the Kick-Off Zoom from 12-1 pm. This is not required for certification but will help you navigate the training process and meet AWW Staff.
Use the link and instructions you receive via email following the Kick-Off Zoom to enroll in the Online Courses required for the certification type(s) you requested.

By Midnight on February 15th

Complete the self-paced, online coursework for the monitoring type(s) of interest.

Introduction to AL Water Watch – This course is required for all monitoring types and must be completed to unlock all other AWW Online Courses. (1 hour)
Bacteriological Monitoring Course (90 minutes)
Water Chemistry Monitoring Course (2 hours)

On February 18th
Attend the in-person Field Day in Auburn where you will demonstrate your ability to conduct monitoring tests under the observation of an AWW Trainer. Participants will be expected to follow CDC guidelines regarding in-person gatherings during the trainings.
Field Day Schedule:
8:45 am Check-In for Bacteriological Monitoring Session
9:00 am Bacteriological Monitoring Session
11:00 am Lunch Break (lunch provided by the City of Auburn)
12:45 pm Check-In for Water Chemistry Monitoring Session
1:00 pm Water Chemistry Monitoring Session
4:00 pm Adjourn
You will receive additional details for each of these steps once you register.
Contact AWW with any questions: 1-888-844-4785 or awwprog@auburn.edu.
