Nature Journaling with BraveHeart Center for Place and Purpose

By: Amy Zvonar

BraveHeart Center for Place and Purpose (BCPP) and Alabama Water Watch (AWW) journeyed to nearby Kreher Preserve and Nature Center (KPNC) on a warm, fall day in November to practice the art of nature journaling.  Read on to discover how we used the journaling prompts “I notice”, “I wonder”, “It reminds me of”, to engage with the natural world!

Noticing fall color against a blue sky. Photo credit: Laney from BCPP
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Recap: 4-H AWW Professional Development Workshop

By: Amy Zvonar

Alabama Cooperative Extension Agents make a splash with 4-H AWW training!

Making a Splash: Water Education Made Easy with 4-H Alabama Water Watch is an initiative to engage extension agents across the state in teaching AWW’s water resources programming. 14 extension agents (and a classroom teacher!) took advantage of this new workshop and discovered how easy and valuable it is to incorporate water lessons into their outreach efforts.  

Workshop participants with AWW Staff. Photo credit: Carolina Ruiz
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2026 Volunteer Awards: Call for Nominations

Alabama Water Watch is seeking nominations from program participants and partners to recognize outstanding volunteers.

Nominations will be open through March 6th. Winners will be notified on March 31st and will be presented with their award at the 2026 AWW Annual Meeting in Auburn, AL on Saturday, June 27.

2025 Annual Meeting Award Winners! Photo credit: Mona Dominguez
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Celebrating Cedar Creek

Watershed stewardship is not all in the “big” wins and success stories. Stewardship can be practiced daily through appreciation and the simple act of noticing and sharing what is around you. 

Cedar Creek, Butler County, Alabama. Photo credit: Mona Dominguez

Celebrating Water is an effort to encourage us to share the wonders that water brings to us through photos, poems, art, writing, or however you like to share the waters you cherish. If you have a Celebrating Water moment to share, email us at awwprog@auburn.edu!

Enjoy this story about Cedar Creek in Butler County, Alabama!

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Celebrating Clean Water with the Girl Scouts

Watershed stewardship is not all in the “big” wins and success stories. Stewardship can be practiced daily through appreciation and the simple act of noticing and sharing what is around you. 

Celebrating Water is an effort to encourage us to share the wonders that water brings to us through photos, poems, art, writing, or however you like to share the waters you cherish. If you have a Celebrating Water moment to share, email us at awwprog@auburn.edu!

Enjoy this story about a Girl Scout troop practicing watershed stewardship!

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