The AWW family mourns the loss of Bill Peters, AWW monitor, citizen trainer, mentor and friend. Bill completed his earthly work on Thursday, October 2nd, 2014. In addition to his work with AWW and the Living River Center on the Cahaba River, Bill also encouraged...
AWW Names New Director
Dr. Bill Deutsch provided a few other AWW Program Updates, the centerpiece of his talk being his announcement that he is stepping down as Director of the AWW Program after about 22 years. Bill officially retired from Auburn University last June, and received Research...
2014 AWW Awards
AWW recognized the following Award Winners for 2014. Mike Mullen Award This award recognizes the individual who turned in more data records than any other monitor during the past year. A few years back, AWW decided to name the award after Michael Mullen, who...
Meet the fine folks that keep AWW growing statewide!
by Rita Grub I bet you’re enjoying the warmer temps and signs of spring – soft greens and colors we haven’t seen for several months. And maybe you’re like me – amazed that over 25% of 2014 is in the past. It’s been a BUSY time for AWW: There have been over 30...
AWW Data Makes Swimming at Your Favorite Water Hole Safer
Want to keep yourself and your loved ones from getting sick from exposure to contaminated water while recreating? Well, now, there’s an app for that! It’s called the SWIM Guide. Here's a description of the Swim Guide and how it came to be, source: www.theswimguide.org...
AWW Program Updates and Important Announcements Shared During the 2013 Annual Meeting
On May 10th, the 2013 AWW Annual Get-Together took place in Auburn, AL at the Louise Kreher Forest Ecology Preserve. The evening began with a lovely Social Hour during which old friends had a chance to catch up, and folks had a chance to start new water watch...
Water Watchers catch industrial sludge release into creek
Emails and phone calls were abuzz last week among Auburn-area water watchers and creek residents who detected something amiss with their beloved Saugahatchee Creek. They reported to the Alabama Water Watch program office that the creek was running black, and that it...