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Below are a couple of updates relative to 1) reporting fish kills, and 2) advising on consumption of contaminated fish.

1. Reporting Fish Kills:

Please help the good folks in the Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division of DCNR (Department of Conservation and Natural Resources) in documenting and diagnosing fish kills in Alabama Waters by calling them ASAP when you witness a fish kill at:

Operation Game Watch line at 1-800-272-GAME(4263)       (http://www.outdooralabama.com/reporting-freshwater-fish-kills)

Continue reading “Fish Kills and Contaminated Fish Consumption”

2017 Alabama Water Watch Awards

Several individuals and groups were recognized during the AWW 25^th Anniversary Celebration. Continue reading “2017 AWW Awards”

Who could have imagined back in the early days of AWW how far-reaching the program’s impacts would be 25 years later. Read about some of AWW’s impressive achievements in Eric’s recent AWWareness Article:  AWW Celebrates 25 Years of Watching the Water.

Over the weekend of May 20^th, volunteers, supporters, and friends of AWW joined together at the Living River Retreat on the Cahaba near Montevallo to celebrate the achievements and importance of AWW over the last 25 years. Here are a few highlights from the celebration.

The day began with a welcome that included recognition of the AWW Association board members, volunteer trainers, and monitors by AWW Director, Eric Reutebuch. Each of the twelve trainers present received a poster of the America’s Amazon Infographic in recognition of his or her valuable contributions to AWW.

Continue reading “AWW 25th Anniversary Celebration Highlights”

On May 19^th, to kick off a fun-filled weekend of celebrating 25 years of “Loving Our Downstream Neighbor”, several AWW monitors and staff floated a short stretch of the Cahaba River on the Living River Retreat property. Along the way we found snakes, turtles, and mussels, laughs were shared, and near the end, the group had the pleasure of seeing a small stand of the famous Cahaba Lilies.

Continue reading “Canoeing and Celebrating on the Cahaba”

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.

 

Continue reading “Flo Peters, AWW trainer and monitor extraordinaire!”

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 a revival in the Mardi Gras City! Thanks to the efforts of Mobile Bay National Estuary Program and Dr. Mimi Fearn, former chair and faculty member in the Department of Earth Sciences  at University of South Alabama (retired), past president of the Dog River Clear Water Revival (DRCWR) and long-time water watcher and AWW water monitor trainer, the ranks of citizen monitors are growing as well as their watershed stewardship activities!

Continue reading “AWW monitor watches Mobile’s water”

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.

Continue reading “JRM celebrates their 3 year anniversary!”

I really like what the French say when they part.  They say “Au revoir”, which more or less means “until the next time we see each other.”

After more than eight wonderful years of being a member of the Alabama Water Watch staff, I’ve decided to step away from that official capacity and return to being a volunteer.  Volunteers are the bedrock foundation of this program, and without you, the Volunteer, there would be no Water Watch.  Thank you for your sacrifice and commitment.

Continue reading “Au Revoir, Keep It Flowing! A Message from Rita”

Each spring, the Auburn University Office of Sustainability recognizes individuals and groups that exemplify the Auburn spirit by making significant contributions toward sustainability on campus or in a community at any point along the Sustainability Compass: Nature, Economy, Society, and Wellbeing with the Spirit of Sustainability Awards.

Several of AWW’s supporters and volunteer monitors  were recognized with Spirit of Sustainability Awards in 2016: Dan Ballard, Michael Freeman, and Brian & Elizabeth Simpson. We are so proud to have these exceptional individuals as part of the AWW Family! Thanks and keep up the good work!

Click here to read more about the award and each recipient.

Continue reading “AWW Friends and Volunteers Recognized with Spirit of Sustainability Awards”

For the last couple of years, Alabama Water Watch (AWW) has been working in partnership with Alabama 4-H to expand opportunities for youth to get involved with volunteer water monitoring. Youth can play an important role in watershed stewardship, and youth need opportunities for fun, hands-on experiences with science.  The 4-H AWW partnership program contributes greatly to both of these needs.

Over the last few months, 4-H AWW activity has been blossoming in west Alabama. Anyone who was traveling on Hwy 56 near the small Washington County community of Hobson on July 22^nd were undoubtedly curious as to what a group of kids hanging out under the bridge were doing. Besides catching a bass or two in Bassetts Creek, which runs under the bridge, these 4-H members were conducting their first official AWW sampling event!

Continue reading “Washington County 4-H Watches the Water”