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As a volunteer, you can extend your efforts beyond monitoring by organizing an outreach event to help raise awareness of water quality issues within your watershed. Community outreach can take many forms, from a small river cleanup to starting a community rain garden. The list below includes some outreach ideas, along with links to help prepare and plan for an event.
Share your monitoring project with your community! Adopt-A-Stream's workshop presentations are useful tools for public outreach and media presentations.
Rivers Alive is Georgia's annual volunteer waterway cleanup program that targets all waterways in the state including streams, rivers, likes, beaches, and wetlands.
Environscape models allow learners to see various aspects of water in our environment. These models are available for loan from Georgia Project WET. To request an Enviroscape model, fill out this form (PDF, 232.48 KB) and send it via email to [email protected].
Rain barrels capture runoff rainwater from a roof and store it in a tank for later use. Using collected rainwater to water lawns, gardens, or indoor plants is both cost effective and beneficial for the environment. Check out our Rain Barrel Details page for more information on their function and learn how to make one at home!
Rain gardens are designed to slow the flow of runoff rainwater and allow filtration into the soil. Check out our Rain Garden Details page to learn more about their function and how to implement this method at home!
The public is generally unaware that storm drains flow directly into waterbodies. Educate others on keeping harmful pollutants out of storm drains by stenciling precautionary messages or designs on storm drains in your community. Almetek Industries Inc. and das Curb Markers offer options to buy and create your own markers.