April 6, 2023
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Alabama Watershed Stewards in Florence
Lauderdale County Extension Office, 802 Veterans Drive, Florence, AL 35630
Alabama Watershed Stewards (AWS) is a statewide science-based educational program that promotes healthy watersheds, increases understanding of water pollution, and provides the knowledge and tools needed to prevent and resolve local water quality problems.
REGISTER: http://aub.ie/florence
This one-day educational program is open to the general public and strives to educate citizens about watersheds and water issues, provide communities with the knowledge of how to protect and improve water quality and empower communities to help protecting the quality of their watersheds. The program is put on by Alabama Cooperative Extension System Water Program, in partnership with Alabama Water Watch, Auburn’s Water Resource Center, the Alabama Department of Environmental Management, and various local watershed partners. Learn about watershed management and protection and meet others in the region who are interested in making a difference.
Details:
8:30am-3:00pm CT
Lunch and handbook provided
Location: Lauderdale County Extension Office, 802 Veterans Drive, Florence AL
General Agenda (Subject to change):
8:30 Sign-in: Coffee and snacks
9:00 Welcome and taking a watershed approach
9:30 Regional examples of watershed planning
10:10Exercise: Get to know your watershed
10:30Break
10:45 Discussion: Regional projects and community vision
11:30 Catered lunch provided
12:30Water monitoring and citizen science
1:00 Finding funding for water improvement projects
1:30Break
1:45Discussion: Your Water, Your Role – What’s next?
2:45 Upcoming events & evaluation
3:00 Adjourn
For questions please contact Laura Bell at stewards@auburn.edu.
The training is part of the Alabama Watershed Steward Program funded by the Alabama Department of Environmental Management through a Performance Partnership grant provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency – Region 4.
Address:
Lauderdale County Extension Office, 802 Veterans Drive
Florence, AL 35630
Contact:
https://auburn.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0CBneZ5gyp3qGs6
laura.bell@auburn.edu
(334) 844-3809