Sign Up to Volunteer
WATR, at it’s heart, is a volunteer organization. We depend on each other to keep informed about problems and to work towards solutions.
WATR is looking for volunteers
Citizen Scientists
Learn cool things about mountain streams and collect critical data for assessing stream health and monitoring change among our streams and change over time.
Biomonitoring
Join a team and collect samples of macro-invertebrates (aquatic bugs) that indicate the health of stream and the abundance of food for fish. Commit to one day of training, then collect samples on one day in the spring and one in the fall going forward.
Fish monitoring opportunities. Species are identified and counted. Great fun for young and old.
Other Opportunities
Visual Stream Assessment Protocol — with a some training, walk the streams, in waders or shorts, and assess the condition of stream banks and stream bed. Water Quality sampling — collect samples for chemical and physical analysis.
Watch our Water (WoW) – Streamkeepers
Not for the faint-hearted. Inspect streams during storms and locate sources of MUD (erosion). Gather samples and take pictures. Work with us to follow up. Encourage landowners to use best management practices for erosion prevention.
Help the Association
Events and Public Meetings Everything from planning, publicity, and implementation – many hands make work light. Contact the us via email info@watrnc.org or phone 828-226-8023
Web site Development & Social Media
Supply ideas, and even contribute brief articles and pictures.
Board Support, Fundraising and Leadership
Contribute efforts to WATR’s Planning & Fundraising – and join the Board.
JOIN WATR teams
Consider becoming a Citizen Scientist!