Improving Water Quality
// by Rachel McGuire
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
// by Rachel McGuire
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.
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.
// by Rachel McGuire
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.
// by Rachel McGuire
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.
// by Rachel McGuire
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
// by Rachel McGuire
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.
// by Rachel McGuire
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.
// by Rachel McGuire
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.
// by Rachel McGuire
May 2022 Alabama Water Watch Monitoring Training
Registration is required: https://auburn.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_42BtOaeeIuBNqrs
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 April 19th.
2. Select the monitoring type(s) for which you would like certification through this form.
On April 19th
By Midnight on May 3rd
On May 6th
Attend the in-person Field Day in Birmingham 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:
9:45 am Check-In for Bacteriological Monitoring Session
10:00 am Bacteriological Monitoring Session
12:00 pm Lunch Break (bring a sack lunch)
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.
// by Rachel McGuire
October 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 September 20th.
2. Select the monitoring type(s) for which you would like certification through this form.
On September 20th
By Midnight on October 4th
On October 7th
Attend the in-person Field Day at the Cheaha State Park Interpretive Center 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:
9:45 am Check-In for Bacteriological Monitoring Session
10:00 am Bacteriological Monitoring Session
12:00 pm Lunch Break (bring a sack lunch)
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.