Black Warrior River

Black Warrior River

The Locust Fork River, Tributary to Black Warrior River. Photo Credit: Ginger Perkins, Friends of the Locust Fork River Photo Contest.   Written By: Laura Cooley, Rachel McGuire, Emily Ward, and Sydney Zinner The Black Warrior River, the primary tributary of the...

Alabama River Basin

Alabama River Basin

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)....

Meet Dr. Jose G. Vasconcelos

PROFESSOR OF WATER RESOURCES IN AUBURN UNIVERSITY'S CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENTTell us about your background and current position. I was born in Brasilia, Brazil. I started my work in water resources via my undergraduate studies in Civil Engineering...

100 Global Water Watch Monitors in Chile

Written By: Laura Cooley and Sergio Ruiz Cordova, AUWRCSergio Ruiz-Cordova and Global Water Watch partners in Chile train 100 water monitors over the course of 2 years. Photo credit: Filipe Zanotti. Global Water Watch is celebrating having 100 trained water monitors...

Meet Jera Dills, the Newest Member of the AUWRC Team

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...

Meet Carolina Ruiz

WE SAT DOWN WITH AUWRC'S CAROLINA RUIZ ALABAMA WATER WATCH'S ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTCarolina with Cahaba Lilies, one of the most iconic plants on the Cahaba River. Photo Credits: Sydney ZinnerTell us about your background and current position.I have a Bachelor of...

AUWRC Teaches Youth About Water Quality

AUWRC TEACHES YOUTH ABOUT LOCAL WATER QUALITYBy: Adam NewbyAuburn University Water Resources Center (AUWRC) staff recently participated in two events aimed at educating kids about Alabama’s water resources and ecosystems.   The Barbour County Extension Office hosted...