EPA Webcast on Volunteer Monitoring Nov. 19th

Volunteer Monitoring is Focus of Watershed Academy Webcast

The US Environmental Protection Agency will hold a Watershed Academy Webcast on November 19 from 1p.m. to 3 p.m. Eastern on "Re-engaging Your Volunteer Monitoring Organization." This Webcast is designed to help to reinvigorate volunteer water monitoring organizations. The webcast will

• review volunteer monitoring online forums and resources
• provide tips on volunteer recruitment and retention with lessons learned from the Alabama Water Watch 20-year assessment
• explore how the volunteer monitoring community is doing on a national level by looking at trends, successes, and outcomes

Through this interactive event, participants will learn about tools, resources, and strategies to re-engage their volunteer water monitoring program and celebrate our successes across the nation.