Project leader: Chapter members Annette Holdeman, Terry Rooney, and Nita Tieman participate in this program. Please contact one of them for information on the project and for contact information for the project leader Daniel Jacob Apodaca.
VMS opportunity: Colorado River Watch
The Colorado River Watch Network (CRWN) supports community-based environmental stewardship by providing volunteers with the information, resources, and training necessary to monitor and protect the waterways of the lower Colorado River watershed.
CRWN is the first and largest regional volunteer network of water quality monitors in Texas. The success of the program is due in large part to the uncommon commitment of the volunteers.
Trained volunteers submit water quality data that is reviewed and analyzed by CRWN staff, creating an early warning system that alerts LCRA to potential water quality threats. Though CRWN only requires a two-year commitment to the monthly monitoring, many volunteers have been participating for 5 to 10 years.