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This article was written by Laura Cooley and originally appeared in the Alabama Municipal Journal, you can find the full article here. Alabama communities are creatively using local waterways to bring in recreation and tourism. Thinking ahead about protecting local...
Written By: Laura Cooley, Jera Dills, Rachel McGuire and Sydney Zinner The Alabama River is considered the heart river of the state. The Alabama is the state’s longest river, flowing for 315 miles and draining 22,800 square miles (11% of the state via 18 counties)....
WE SAT DOWN WITH JERA DILLS TO LEARN ABOUT HER BACKGROUND AND NEW ROLE WITH THE AUWRCJera Dills testing water quality with an Alabama Water Watch testing kitTell us about your background and current position. Current Position: My current role with AWW/AUWRC is...
Grant Funding Workshop Held in Auburn, September 22Alabama Watershed Stewards(AWS) held its first workshop on grant writing this fall. Responding to a need identified by AWS members, the grant funding workshop was intended to help small environmental groups, watershed...
Alabama Watershed Stewards Spring HappeningsAlabama Watershed Stewards(AWS) is an outreach program at the Auburn University Water Resources Center (AUWRC) intended to bring citizens, agencies, and city governments together in learning about water quality issues and...
by Rachel McGuireTHE AUBURN UNIVERSITY WATER RESOURCES CENTER (AUWRC) TEAM WISHES YOU A HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY! WE'D LIKE TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE A LITTLE LOVE TO ONE OF OUR ALABAMA FRESHWATER TREASURES: DARTERS! Darters are a group of small, slender...
We are still on track for an in-person event at the Perdido Beach Resort from September 8-10, 2021. We will not change to a hybrid or virtual model for this event.Please note the following expectations for ALL attendees: You must wear a mask indoors unless actively...
Meet Dr. Latif KalinWe sat down with Auburn University's Dr. Latif Kalin, a Professor in the School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences.Tell us about your background and current position.I am a professor in the School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences. I have been at...
Please remember to check your certification status on your AWW Welcome Page periodically. We place a great importance on the credibility of AWW data, and one way to ensure credible results is to keep all of our monitor's certifications up to date! Q: How often do you...
Thank you to all of our dedicated Alabama Water Watch Volunteer Monitors and Trainers, both current and over the years for helping us surpass the 95,000 data record mark! Next stop: 100,000! Check Out the Data Stats!
UPDATE: SE Drought is Slowly Receding (more info below) What is a “Flash” Drought? A flash drought is the rapid onset of drought. While conventional drought is mainly driven by a lack of precipitation, flash drought is often caused by a combination of abnormally high...
UPDATE: Free stakeholder meeting during 10th US Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) symposium on November 6th. (More info below) Dr. Alan Wilson is a professor in Auburn University's School of Fisheries, Aquaculture, and Aquatic Sciences in the College of Agriculture. Dr....
We would like to thank everyone who attended the 2019 Alabama Water Watch Annual Meeting on June 22, 2019. As always, it was a pleasure to be able to catch up and chat with each of you about the great work you’ve been doing. Below, you will find a quick recap of the...
Thanks to everyone who was able to gather for the 2019 AWW Annual Meeting at Blakeley State Park in Spanish Fort, AL! As always, it was a great opportunity to fellowship and hear about all of the great work AWW Volunteers are doing throughout the state. Here are a few...
Auburn University Water Resources Center
ALFA Agricultural Services & Research Building
961 S Donahue Drive
Auburn, AL 36840
1-888-844-4785
wrc@auburn.edu