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How to Organize Community Outreach Events
Bonny Putney – Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper
Allison Hughes – Georgia Adopt-A-Stream
Tammy Bates - Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper
River protection begins with building a community that is aware
of local water quality issues
You may be asking yourself…
∗ So how do I get started?
∗ What type of program should I offer?
∗ How do I get the word out?
∗ Can I get grants, do I need to find partners?
It also begins with you!
∗ What are the goals of your organization or community group
∗ What are your community needs
∗ What resources do you have
How do I get started?
There are numerous resources to use
∗ Clean Water Campaign
∗ Guides and Brochures about improving water quality
∗ UGA Cooperative Extension
∗ Guides, training workshops on water quality
What type of program should I offer?
What type of program should I offer?
∗ Today we are going to focus on how to organize:
∗ Rain Barrel Workshops
∗ Rivers Alive Cleanups
∗ Adopt-A-Stream & Project WET workshops
∗ Paddle Trips
EPD’s Outreach Unit
Rivers AliveGeorgia’s Annual Waterway Cleanup
∗ Our rivers need YOU!
∗ Since the early 1990’s 250,00 Rivers Alive Volunteers have picked up 6.5 million pounds of trash
∗ Rivers Alive Cleanups have now moved to year around, not just in the fall
How to Organize a Rivers Alive Cleanup
∗ Organize a Planning Group
∗ Select a Cleanup Site
∗ Register your event
∗ Find partners
∗ Secure donations and funding
∗ Gather supplies
∗ Arrange for trash disposal/recycling
∗ Publicize Your Event/Recruit Volunteers
∗ Host Cleanup & Report Data
Rivers AliveGeorgia’s Annual Waterway Cleanup
Adopt-A-StreamGeorgia’s Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring Program
∗ Our program offers free training for
~ Chemical Monitoring ~ Macroinvertebrate Monitoring ~
~ Bacterial Monitoring ~ Amphibian Monitoring ~
~ Freshwater & Coastal Wetland Monitoring ~
Adopt-A-StreamGeorgia’s Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring Program
Getting Started:
∗ Contact your local coordinator
∗ Organize your group
∗ Determine your goals
∗ Choose a workshop type
∗ Schedule a workshop
∗ Promote the workshop
∗ Pick a monitoring site(s)
∗ Adopt your water body with AAS
∗ Collect & submit data
Georgia Project WETWater Education for Teachers
∗ Their mission is to bring water quality education to the world
∗ Designed for formal & non-formal K-12 educators
∗ Provides workshops for teachers
Georgia Project WETWater Education for Teachers
Bringing Water Education to your Community
∗ Contact your local WET facilitator to organize a workshop
∗ Locate a facility
∗ Get the word out
∗ Host the workshop
