Adopt-a-stream, Vol. 8, no. 3 (May/June 2001)

GEORGIA
Adopt-A-Stream

Volume 8, Number 3, May / June 2001 Michele Droszcz and Harold Harbert, Editors

Department of Natural Resources Environmental Protection Division

Conference Highlights

Peter Gordon, President of Environmental Education Alliance of Georgia, presents a special recognition award to Frank Carubba, who supervises the Georgia Adopt-AStream and Project WET programs.

Ginny Brady conducts a session on the correlation between Adopt-A-Stream activities and the Quality Core Curriculum.

Corridors: Citizen Riparian Network
The mission of Corridors is to provide access to technical information, assistance, case studies and funding opportunities for citizens interested in preserving, enhancing or restoring the banks and vegetation along their waterways. This Network is a partnership among many government and non-government groups who are interested in combining their efforts to assist citizens who want to take a hands-on approach to addressing water and habitat quality in their communities. Please visit the website at www.gabuffers.org
Database Overhaul
Georgia Adopt-A-Stream will begin inputting all data into the new database in May! This is a relational database developed on Access. The information stored in the database will include the newsletter mailing list, QA/QC data collectors, QA/QC workshop trainers, AAS group information, monitoring site locations, chemical, physical and biological QA/QC data. In order to ensure complete and accurate information in the database, we will be contacting every group that has ever registered with AAS. This is a big project and we look forward to working with you to ensure that your data and site information is accurate.

Georgia Adopt-A-Lake
Georgia Adopt-A-Lake is a partnership between the Georgia Lake Society and Georgia Adopt-A-Stream. The program is designed to promote citizen involvement in learning about and protecting lakes, reservoirs and ponds. Georgia Adopt-A-Lake gives volunteers the tools to understand what affects the health of their lakes and how to protect their water resources.
The program is divided into 2 levels. Level I emphasizes watershed assessments, lake walks, public outreach, fish watch, local partnership and basic monitoring methods. Level II involves more advanced monitoring such as measuring chlorophyll a, depth profiles of temperature and DO, identifying fish and estimating sedimentation.
Training workshops are available through the Georgia Lake Society. For more information contact Marty Williams at 770-427-8794 or wilcom1@juno.com

Watershed Signage Program
The Georgia Department of Transportation will produce and place 102 watershed signs in priority one watersheds throughout the State of Georgia. Watershed groups and local governments, who want to place signs locally, can purchase additional signs from DOT for $36.45 each. ID tags may be placed below the signs to identify sponsors and must be purchased separately. If you are interested in purchasing signs, please contact Constance Alexander at 404562-9382 or alexander.constance@epa.gov.
Teacher's Adopt-A-Stream Website
Fort Discovery Educational Technology Training Center has developed a website for teachers who use the Georgia Adopt-A-Stream program. On this site, you will find the SDU paperwork, QCC connections, video of stream monitoring protocols and additional teacher links. Visit the site at http://tech.nscdiscovery.org/ee/aas.htm
Local News

Sample Watershed Sign

The Hiawassee River Watershed Coalition's coordinator, Gilbert Nicolson, has begun a three year tour with Habitat For Humanity in Jamaica. Now manning the office is executive director, Lucy Cole Gratton, and media relations director, Shannon Larsen. Fisheries biologist, Bob Wallus, is the field coordinator. For more information on the Hiawassee Watershed Coalition, e-mail cleanh2o@alltel.net.
Congratulations to North Hall High School's Science Club and Riverside Military Academy's Environmental Club. Both schools were recognized by Gainsville/Hall County Adopt-A-Stream for consistently collecting and reporting their data. To get involved in Gainesville/Hall County Adopt-A-Stream contact Susan Hurd at 770-532-7462.
Richard Starke, of Fannin County, has organized the landowners along Noontootla Creek and Toccoa River to protect these waterways. Richard has partnered with TVA, US NRCS and Trout Unlimited to restore sections of Noontoola Creek. Richard has also been persistent in monitoring the enforcement of activities affecting the creek.
Clayton County Water Authority has a full crew working with citizens. Kim Zimmerman works on watershed management issues and conducts Adopt-A-Stream workshops. Eric Osborne with Water Production provides technical assistance to citizens and Carol Lambert with the Wetland Center offers unique educational opportunities. For Adopt-A-Stream workshops in Clayton County, call Kim Zimmerman at 678-422-2838.

Adopt-A-Stream Calendar of Events

The following workshops, taught by certified AAS trainers, provide training in visual, biological and chemical monitoring of streams. Please call to register.

What
Chemical Biological Getting Started w/ AAS Biological/Chemical Chemical Biological Chemical Chemical Adopt-A-Wetland Chemical Biological

Who
Floyd/Rome AAS & CRBI Gainesville/Hall AAS Peavine Watershed Alliance Peavine Watershed Alliance Fulton County AAS City of Atlanta AAS Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper City of Atlanta AAS Fulton County AAS/ GA AAS Gainesville/Hall AAS Fulton County AAS

When
May 5 May 5 May 5 May 12 May 12 May 12 May 19 May 26 June 3 June 23 June 23

Where
Rome, Heritage Hall Wilshire Trails DeKalb County DeKalb County North Fulton Proctor Creek Wilson Park Peachtree/Nancy Creek South Fulton Wilshire Trails North Fulton

NOTE: Workshop times vary. Please call to get exact times and locations.

To Register
706-802-5322 770-532-7462 404-508-7603 404-508-7603 404-730-8006 404-330-6980 404-352-9828 404-330-6980 404-730-8006 770-532-7462 404-730-8006

There's more! AAS workshops are conducted throughout the State. Call one of these numbers to learn about upcoming workshops in your region of the State.

Where
Coastal GA West GA Central GA Southwest GA South GA

Who
Dr. Joe Richardson Dr. Becky Champion Beth Hohnadel Dr. William Tietjen Dr. David Hedgepeth

To Register
912-356-2809 706-687-4090 706-444-9820 912-931-2253 912-333-5611

E-mail
richards@tigerpaw.ssu.peachnet.edu champion_becky@colstate.edu ejhohnadel@hotmail.com wlt@canes.gsw.edu dhedgepe@valdosta.edu

Chattahoochee River: Muddied Waters, Clear Solutions
The Chattahoochee River: Muddied Waters, Clear Solution is a video that depicts the beauty, power and importance of this fragile river system and explores real hands-on solutions for protecting and restoring the entire river basin. Solutions addressed are supporting local watershed groups, basing land management decisions on a regional perspective, restoring vegetation on stream banks and acquiring and protecting greenways. Copies of this video can be ordered from the Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper at www.ucriverkeeper.org or 404-352-9828 ext. 14. Produced and directed by Fran Burst-Terranella.

Upcoming Conferences
Stream Repair and Restoration: A Focus on the Urban Environment October 16-19, 2001 in Raleigh, NC www5.bae.ncsu.edu/programs/extension/wqg/sri/

Vulnerability of Water Quality in Intensively Developing Urban Watersheds: Making the Case for High-Performance Integrated Control May 14-16, 2001, Georgia Center for Continuing Education, Athens http://hilbert.forestry.uga.edu/beck/workshop.htm 706-542-4643 to register

Community Watershed Workshop May 8, 2001
6:00 8:00 p.m. Southface Energy Institute, 241 Pine Street
The workshop will provide an opportunity for people to meet and share information, recruit volunteers, and obtain resources to start up and/or sustain watershed activities.

6:00 p.m. Refreshments

6:30 p.m. Highlighted Watershed: Tri-County Community Association, Inc.

6:45 p.m. Corridors: Citizen Riparian Network by Michele Droszcz , GA AAS

7:15 p.m. Assessing Urban Watersheds by Tom Stanko, Environmental Scientist with

Golder Associates

Clayton County Water Authority, Fulton County AAS, Gwinnett County AAS hosted this presentation with

the generous support of Southface Energy Institute

This

is the

second workshop of 2001 in a series of four to promote and support community and watershed activities.

The series will continue on September 11 and December 4.

The workshops are sponsored by: Georgia Adopt-A-Stream, Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper, DeKalb County Parks and Recreation, Peavine Watershed Alliance, City of Atlanta Department of Public Works, Fulton County Adopt-A-Stream, Gwinnett County Adopt-A-Stream, Clayton County Water Authority and National Wildlife Federation.

Directions: From Interstate 75/85 northbound Take exit #249B "Pine Street", go through 3 lights, Southface is on the right. By Interstate 75/85 southbound Take exit #249D "North Avenue", take left at top of ramp and cross over interstate, go 4 blocks and take right on Juniper/Courtland Ave., go 3 blocks and take left on Pine St., Southface is 1 blocks on the right. By MARTA, exit Civic Center Station and walk north 2 blocks.

The Georgia Adopt-A-Stream Newsletter is published six times per year. For more information about the Georgia Adopt-AStream program or to contribute to the newsletter, call or write to:
Georgia Adopt-A-Stream Environmental Protection Division 4220 International Parkway, Suite 101 Atlanta, GA 30354 (404) 675-1639 www.riversalive.org/aas.htm

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