The Official Blog of Alabama Water Watch
The AWW Tiger Giving Project Mini-Grant Program was established back in 2017 (through AU’s Tiger Giving Day) to assist AWW certified monitors and monitoring groups with purchasing water quality testing supplies.
So far, thanks to the mini-grant program, we’ve loaned out 11 water chemistry test kits to monitors across Alabama, and one of those AWWesome monitors is Anne Mathews! Let’s get to know a little more about Anne…
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Former AWW Program Director Eric Reutebuch was one of several honored as a RIVER HERO at the Alabama River’s Alliance (ARA) Water Rally Awards Banquet in Montgomery in March. ARA’s annual awards ceremony is an opportunity to honor individuals who have dedicated their lives to river stewardship and protection.
It has been a busy first months of 2018 for AWW’s Volunteer Trainers and Staff. Over 20 training workshops have been held across the state since January, certifying over 80 new volunteer monitors! AWWesome work, Trainers!
March 22 is World Water Day!
World Water Day was first celebrated on March 22, 1993. The purpose of the day is to draw attention on freshwater resource stewardship around the world.
Read more about why World Water Day is celebrated on the United Nation’s website here.
AWW Program Staffers Mona and Sydney had an AWWesome few days learning and exploring at the 2018 Environmental Education Association of Alabama Conference in Dauphin Island, AL back in February.
The EEAA Conference was a great opportunity to meet and network with amazing environmental educators across Alabama, and to learn new and exciting ways to teach kids (and adults!) about environmental stewardship. Take a look at a few of the conference highlights below!
The AWW Office is moving to make more environmentally-conscious decisions about how we use materials, and finding ways to eliminate waste.
The Auburn University College of Agriculture has been asked to partner with Alabama Public Television (APT) to develop a series of four one-hour-long episodes that highlight various projects and research related to natural resources and agriculture in Alabama. AWW will be featured during a 15-minute segment in the first episode of the series that is focused on environmental stewardship and water. We are excited to have the opportunity to share what our volunteers do with a broader audience and we hope it will generate some new interest in the AWW Program!
https://agriculture.auburn.edu/theseason/apt-documentary-series-on-agriculture-to-highlight-auburn-research/
Tis the season for giving thanks, and the AWW Program Staff would like to thank all of our volunteer monitors, trainers, board members and partners for their lasting dedication to Alabama Water Watch.
AWW Staff and other Auburn University colleagues held a reception to celebrate recently retired AWW Director, Eric Reutebuch, his significant career achievements and his 28 years of service with Auburn University.
AWW Founder and former Director Dr. Bill Deutsch perfectly summed up everyone’s reflections on Eric when he said, “We call Water Watch a community-based, science-based program. Eric’s contributions to Water Watch are many, and he clearly brought both the community and the science aspects to his work on a daily basis.”
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Interested in becoming an AWW Volunteer Citizen Trainer?
AWW Citizen Trainers conduct about 75-80% of the workshops and recertification sessions held for hundreds of Alabamians annually. The AWW Program depends upon Trainers to meet the demand for workshops, and experienced monitors are encouraged to consider becoming Trainers.
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