The Official Blog of Alabama Water Watch
By: Amy Zvonar
What do our volunteers do with all that data they collect? Our new Data Lightning Rounds get the conversation flowing around “data-to-action.” This year, we heard from groups and individuals monitoring throughout our coastal region.
Alabama Water Watch was excited to participate in the Family STEM Career Connect Day at the Opelika Public Library, hosted by Quanthub and the East Alabama STEM Ecosystem! The fair brought together STEM-focused organizations from Auburn University and across Alabama, offering families a chance to discover exciting careers in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).
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 our first Celebrating Water feature by AWW Staffer Amy Zvonar.
Continue reading “Celebrating Pepperell Branch Creek with Amy Zvonar”By Emily Brown and Amy Zvonar
Earlier this summer, you met AWW’s 2025 Alabama Cooperative Extension System (ACES) intern, Emily Brown (read Meet Emily Brown here). Emily accomplished numerous projects for Alabama Water Watch this summer, from gathering workshop supplies to helping design educational materials. She also captured many of the beautiful photos we shared on social media and through our blogs! We are extremely grateful for Emily’s dedication to our mission and her willingness to support our outreach programs.
Read on to find out what Emily had to say about her internship experience with Alabama Water Watch and the impact it had on her educational and career path:
Continue reading “Recap: Emily’s Experience as an ACES Summer Intern”Project FARM (Fostering Agricultural Research and Mentoring) Professional Development: June 10-11 and July 15-16, 2025
By Amy Zvonar
When students return to their classrooms this fall, in addition to the typical new pencils, paper, and three-ring binders in their classrooms they will also find nets, buckets, and water chemistry test kits. These shiny new school supplies are currently being housed in classrooms in Elmore, Pike and Lee counties. 11 teachers are prepared to facilitate their use by hundreds of 7th and 8th grade science students during the 2025-2026 school year.
By Emily Brown
AWW Staff were invited to do a water resources demonstration for the attendees at Auburn University’s World Affairs Youth Seminar (WAYS). The Seminar is an opportunity for 10th-12th grade high school students to “examine global issues in a ‘real world’ context.”
By: Amy Zvonar and Sydney Zinner
We were thrilled to host the 2025 AWW Annual Meeting at the lovely Graham Creek Nature Center in Foley, AL! We gathered with Volunteer Monitors and Trainers, Board Members, program partners, and new friends to celebrate the accomplishments of our AWWesome Volunteers throughout the last year. Read on for a recap of the day!
Congratulations to our 2024-2025 AWWard Winners! Thank you all for your dedication, enthusiasm, and incredible contributions to the AWW Program. You are an integral part of our team!
By: Carolina Ruiz, Amy Zvonar, and Jessie Curl
On a warm, humid, and overcast morning in April, the AWW staff and members of the BraveHeart Center for Place and Purpose met at the Parkerson Mill Creek Greenway on Auburn University’s campus ready for an exciting morning of stream biomonitoring. Rain clouds in the distance were no deterrent; the entire group was eager to see what aquatic mysteries could be found in this shaded section of the creek!
