By Sydney Zinner
2025 was another busy year for AWW Staff, Volunteer Trainers, and Monitors! We appreciate the time and effort our Volunteer Trainers, Monitors, workshop participants, and program partners dedicated to making this another successful year of monitoring trainings and professional development opportunities.
Take a look at the brief recap below, and be on the lookout for more details in our 2025 AWW Annual Reporting coming in February 2026!
Monitoring Certification Trainings
Monitoring Training Sessions for Water Chemistry, Bacteriological, and Stream Biomonitoring were held in 13 Alabama Counties in 2025. Over 260 Volunteer Monitors were certified or recertified through 3 Stream Biomonitoring Sessions, 36 Water Chemistry Monitoring Sessions, and 30 Bacteriological Monitoring Sessions (led by Volunteer Trainers and AWW Staff) throughout the state.
Click through the image carousel to check out a few snapshots from our 2025 Monitoring Trainings:
Professional Development Workshops for Educators
AWW Staff also conducted educator professional development trainings through the FARM Project (read more here) and the 4-H AWW Making a Splash! Workshop (read more here), and Alabama Rivers Educator Workshop, with around 50 participating classroom teachers and 4-H educators participating.
Alabama Rivers Educator Workshop – January 2025, Auburn, AL
Project FARM Educator Workshops – June & July 2025, Auburn, AL
4-H AWW Making a Splash! Professional Development Workshop – December 2025, Auburn, AL
Our 2026 schedule for monitoring trainings and other events is already filling up! The majority of our monitoring trainings are from January to May of each year, so if you are interested in participating, make sure you reserve your spot!
Jan 24, 2026 | Auburn, AL
Stream Biomonitoring Training
Feb 27, 2026 | Fort Payne, AL
Bacteriological & Water Chemistry Monitoring Training
Mar 19, 2026 | Montgomery, AL
Bacteriological & Water Chemistry Monitoring Training
Mar 20, 2026 | Foley, AL
Bacteriological & Water Chemistry Monitoring Training
Apr 9, 2026 | Huntsville, AL
Bacteriological & Water Chemistry Monitoring Training
Apr 30, 2026 | Cullman, AL
Water Chemistry & Stream Biomonitoring Training
Aug 22, 2026 | Foley, AL
Bacteriological & Water Chemistry Monitoring Training
There is always a possibility that additional dates and locations will be added to the calendar, so be on the lookout!