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About Georgia Adopt-A-Stream
Georgia Adopt-A-Stream (AAS) is housed in the NonPoint Source Program in the Water Protection Branch of the Georgia Environmental Protection Division. The program is funded by a Section 319(h) Grant.
Office
Georgia Adopt-A-Stream has five program goals that we encourage you to ADOPT!
- Increase public Awareness of the State's nonpoint source pollution and water quality issues
- Collect quality baseline water quality Data
- Gather Observations
- Encourage Partnerships between citizens and their local government
- Provide citizens with the Tools and Training to evaluate and protect their local waterways
To accomplish these goals, Georgia Adopt-A-Stream encourages individuals and communities to monitor and/or improve sections of streams, wetlands, lakes or estuaries through several levels of involvement. Manuals, training, and technical support are provided through Georgia EPD and more than 70 established Community/Watershed Adopt-A-Stream organizers.
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Adopt-A-Stream Advisory Board
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- Katherine Atteberry, Atlanta Regional Commision
- David Bell, Jacobs
- Steve Blackburn, EPA; Wetlands, Coastal & Ocean Branch
- Bob Bourne, Cobb County Water Quality Laboratory
- Jean Brown, Georgia Power Company
- Amanda Buice, Georgia Department of Education
- Lynn Cobb
- Dr. Stephen Golladay, Jones Ecological Research Center
- Shelly Krueger, Florida Sea Grant Agent
- Erin Lincoln, Tetra Tech
- Jan Mackinnon, GA DNR Coastal Resources Division
- Ruth Mead, Phinizy Center for Water Sciences
- James Moore, Georgia Association of Water Professionals
- Tara Muenz, Stroud Water Research Center
- Katie Owens, The Nature Conservancy
- Jessica Sterling, Chattahoochee Riverkeeper
- Sarah Sweat, Tennessee Aquarium Conservation Institute
- Jessica Warren, Cooperative Extension,Camden County
- Tony Wasilewski, GTRI / EOSL
- Dr. Tom Weiland, Georgia Southwestern State University
Adopt-A-Stream Staff
![Harold Harbert](https://adoptastream.georgia.gov/sites/adoptastream.georgia.gov/files/styles/flexheight/public/2020-04/harold_resized.jpg?itok=NCTEkVkr)
Harold Harbert
Program Manager
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Bailey Crapps
State Coordinator
![Jenna Dodson](https://adoptastream.georgia.gov/sites/adoptastream.georgia.gov/files/styles/flexheight/public/2020-04/jenna_pic_resized.jpg?itok=_XBqXxrh)
Jenna Dodson
State Coordinator
![Jackie Encinas](https://adoptastream.georgia.gov/sites/adoptastream.georgia.gov/files/styles/flexheight/public/2020-04/jackie_resized2.jpg?itok=YlWH1NC7)
Jackie Encinas
Program Assistant
![Cecilia Nachtmann](https://adoptastream.georgia.gov/sites/adoptastream.georgia.gov/files/styles/flexheight/public/2020-04/cecilia_resized2.jpg?itok=zn3J_iHA)
Cecilia Nachtmann
Program Assistant
![Kate Carson](https://adoptastream.georgia.gov/sites/adoptastream.georgia.gov/files/styles/flexheight/public/2020-04/kate.jpg?itok=RNIbcadl)
Kate Carson
Program Assistant