Flo Peters and her husband Bill have monitored lots of water and influenced many, many others to do the same! Both have been recognized over the past several years for their outstanding efforts in watershed stewardship and environmental education. Bill, along...
AWW Infographic welcomes all to Alabama
Last summer, through the creative work of Information Technology Specialist, Jennie Powers (College of Business/College of Agriculture), Alabama Water Watch (AWW) developed an infographic poster depicting Alabama’s world-class aquatic biodiversity. Did you know that...
AWW monitor watches Mobile’s water
by Eric Reutebuch Contributed article by: By: Dr. Mimi Fearn – Co. Chair, 2017 Citizens Action Committee; Chair, DRCR Water Quality Monitoring Coordinator Jason Kudulis – Monitoring and Science Coordinator, Mobile Bay National Estuary Program Water watching is seeing...
JRM celebrates their 3 year anniversary!
by Whitney Henson The Jacksonville River Monitors met last Saturday to test their local streams and celebrate three years of dedicated students working to make a positive impact on their community. Since January, 2014, The Jacksonville River Monitors have met every...
Alabama Water Watch 2016 Annual Report
Alabama Water Watch had a busy year in 2016, with several accomplishments and transitions, as we all continue along the path to fulfill our mission of improving both water quality and water policy through citizen monitoring and action. Read all about it in our 2016...
AU grad student spreading the word – Watershed Stewardship!
Rasika Ramesh is a doctoral student in the School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences at Auburn University. Her research focuses on modeling hydrology and water quality of headwater wetlands in Alabama's Coastal Plain to understand how they function. In her spare time,...
Stephen Tsikalas, AWW trainer & monitor extraordinaire!
Stephen Tsikalas attended his first AWW workshops in 2014. He got certified as both a water chemistry and bacteriological monitor, then, in 2015, advanced to become an AWW trainer. He has integrated AWW water monitoring into his Geography curriculum at Jacksonville...