We had a very good board meeting.Mary Ann had some questions about the last bacteria blitz done on the lake. Suggested she call AWW for answers,she has,has recieved answers to part of her Questions.Tom is working on ways to put up the signs, if you live on one of the named sloughs on the lake map,in Winston County, please call us, we need your help in maintaining and care of these signs after there erected in your slough.
)n Sept. 14th and 15th we are having another clean-up, hopefully remove all existing white styrofoam still floating on the lake from Duncan Bridge north.We will be using the old yellow creek marina.Go to Houston,turn on Co.Rd. 61 go to the end of the road, you will find us working there.
Beasley Poker Run presented us with another monatary gift. Al. Power also presented us with a monatary gift.We thank both parties for their generous gift and will use these monies for the benifit of Smith Lake. We also voted to give Winston County Natural resources council a 1,000.00 to assist with having the Fawn Program this fall for all 6th graders,(400 +) in Winston County Schools. This is a great program, if you are not familiar with it ,check it out!!!
Linda has the coloring books from Al.Power(bottle in the Water). These are great coloring books teaching kids how to take care of water in rivers and lakes.We will be giving a coloring book to all elementary schools for there kids from kindergarden through 3rd grade.Approximately 1400 coloring books!!
The Grant money for the Rock Creek water Management plan still has not been approved,expect approval momentarily.
Saturday, September 11, 2010
Monday, August 23, 2010
coloring books
Kitty Chance met Doug Powell at his office, and picked up 1600 Alabama Power coloring books,teacher guides and a disk, for each teacher.allowing her to show the coloring books to anyone and also make copies of the coloring book. We will once again be giving a coloring book to all kids from kindergarden thru 3rd grade in all 5 elementary schools in Winston County. These books will be delivered to each school in September. These books hopefully will help these youngsters, learn how to take care of water, in creeks,rivers and lakes.
Monday, August 16, 2010
board meeting
september 7th @ 10:00 AM @ Traders and Farmers Bank, Arley
We will be discussing many subjects/projects. The immediate
project is the 3 day lake clean-up, September 14th,15th, 16th.
We will be discussing location for this clean-up.The clean-up
will be at kings Boat Docks, on Rock Creek 1 day, the other 2 day
location will be decided, by where the greatest amount of styrofoam
to pick up, is presently located. With Al. Powers Boat assisting
we are planning to remove all white styrofoam, floating or laying
on the shoreline, on Smith Lake, in Winston County.Once again we
will not be accepting any boathouses or platforms. We need your
help or you and your boat.Check this blog on September 8th for more
info about the 2 day location.
Our meetings are open to the public. Help us take care of the lake!!
We will be discussing many subjects/projects. The immediate
project is the 3 day lake clean-up, September 14th,15th, 16th.
We will be discussing location for this clean-up.The clean-up
will be at kings Boat Docks, on Rock Creek 1 day, the other 2 day
location will be decided, by where the greatest amount of styrofoam
to pick up, is presently located. With Al. Powers Boat assisting
we are planning to remove all white styrofoam, floating or laying
on the shoreline, on Smith Lake, in Winston County.Once again we
will not be accepting any boathouses or platforms. We need your
help or you and your boat.Check this blog on September 8th for more
info about the 2 day location.
Our meetings are open to the public. Help us take care of the lake!!
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Chemistry Water Monitoring Training Workshop Conducted on Smith Lake
Alabama Water Watch Staff and volunteer instructors conducted a Chemistry Water Monitoring Training Workshop at the Smith Lake Civic Association Building and Duncan Bridge Marina. Special thanks to volunteer instructors Larry Barkey with Winston County Smith Lake Advocacy Inc. and John Kulbitskas with the Smith Lake Civic Association. Nine volunteers were certified and seven additional volunteers were re-certified. Certified Chemistry Water Monitoring volunteers can submit water testing data to the Alabama Water Watch database so that water quality trends can be tracked over time. Volunteers were trained to test water pH, total hardness, total alkalinity, turbidity, dissolved oxygen, and temperature. Thanks to everyone that took part to make the training a success.
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
board meeting
next meeting is Tuesday July 13th, 6:30 P.M. Traders nd Farmers Bank in Arley.
Our meetings are open to the public. Agenda has not been published. June cleanup removed over 15 tons of styrofoam plus debris in dumpster.Attaching a letter about some activities in July.
Dear Rock Creek Stakeholders,
I hope that all of you are having great summers and are gearing up for a fun 4th of July weekend! I would like to give you a quick update on the progress of the Rock Creek Watershed Management Plan project, and also tell you about some upcoming events including our Summer Bacteria Blitz.
We officially submitted the final Rock Creek Watershed Management Plan (RCWMP) last week and are now finishing the application to ADEM for funding to implement the Plan. Thanks to all of your valuable input and assistance, the planning process was great and the finished product, the Plan, is something that we can all be proud of. Thank you so much for taking the time to be a part of the process. We can’t wait to start working with you to put the Plan into action. You are making a difference in your watershed and beyond! Your grandchildren and great grandchildren will thank you for keeping the Rock Creek Watershed clean and beautiful. A million thanks!
We have several activities programmed for the days of July 22-24, that we would love for you to join in on.
On Thursday July 22, at 7 pm, we will have a brief meeting at the Traders and Farmers Bank in Addison to present the final Rock Creek Watershed Management Plan to interested stakeholders (copies will be available). This will also be a time for you to ask questions about the plan and the implementation process.
On Friday July 23, from 12:30 pm until 6:30 pm, Alabama Water Watch (AWW) will be holding a free Chemistry Water Monitoring Workshop at the home of Deb Berry [Smith Lake Environmental Preservation Committee, (SLEPC)], which is in Cullman County on the Simpson Branch of Ryan Creek.
On Saturday July 24, from 12:30 pm until 6:30 pm, AWW will be holding another free Chemistry Water Monitoring Workshop in Arley at the Traders and Farmers Bank Building.
If you have been certified by AWW, but need recertification, you will have an opportunity to be recertified at both workshops from 3:30 pm until 6:30 pm.
Please go to https://fp.auburn.edu/icaae/WorkShopRegC.aspx to register for your workshop.
Also, we will be attending the SLEPC meeting which begins at 9 am on Saturday July 24th, at the Dodge House Restaurant in Dodge City. We will briefly discuss the Winter Bacteria Blitz results and other AWW news. Please join us!
The Summer Bacteria Blitz will be ongoing throughout the three days. You can pick up testing materials at the RCWMP meeting on Thursday night or at the workshop on Friday. If you are not going to incubate your own samples, we can get your samples at either the Friday or Saturday workshops (depending on the day you test), or at the SLEPC meeting at the Dodge House Restaurant. We can coordinate other meeting times if these do not work for you. Because its summer and the temperatures are up (which makes bacteria like E. coli happy), we hope to monitor more sites than ever during this Blitz. We really need your help!
I’m sorry for the information overload, but am very excited for all of these activities! Feel free to contact me with any questions. We look forward to seeing you!
Thanks,
Mona
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Mona Scruggs
Alabama Water Watch
250 Upchurch Hall
Auburn University, AL 36849-
Cel: 251-282-9998
Office: 1-888.844.4785 or 334.844.4785
email: srs0013@auburn.edu
website: www.alabamawaterwatch.org
Our meetings are open to the public. Agenda has not been published. June cleanup removed over 15 tons of styrofoam plus debris in dumpster.Attaching a letter about some activities in July.
Dear Rock Creek Stakeholders,
I hope that all of you are having great summers and are gearing up for a fun 4th of July weekend! I would like to give you a quick update on the progress of the Rock Creek Watershed Management Plan project, and also tell you about some upcoming events including our Summer Bacteria Blitz.
We officially submitted the final Rock Creek Watershed Management Plan (RCWMP) last week and are now finishing the application to ADEM for funding to implement the Plan. Thanks to all of your valuable input and assistance, the planning process was great and the finished product, the Plan, is something that we can all be proud of. Thank you so much for taking the time to be a part of the process. We can’t wait to start working with you to put the Plan into action. You are making a difference in your watershed and beyond! Your grandchildren and great grandchildren will thank you for keeping the Rock Creek Watershed clean and beautiful. A million thanks!
We have several activities programmed for the days of July 22-24, that we would love for you to join in on.
On Thursday July 22, at 7 pm, we will have a brief meeting at the Traders and Farmers Bank in Addison to present the final Rock Creek Watershed Management Plan to interested stakeholders (copies will be available). This will also be a time for you to ask questions about the plan and the implementation process.
On Friday July 23, from 12:30 pm until 6:30 pm, Alabama Water Watch (AWW) will be holding a free Chemistry Water Monitoring Workshop at the home of Deb Berry [Smith Lake Environmental Preservation Committee, (SLEPC)], which is in Cullman County on the Simpson Branch of Ryan Creek.
On Saturday July 24, from 12:30 pm until 6:30 pm, AWW will be holding another free Chemistry Water Monitoring Workshop in Arley at the Traders and Farmers Bank Building.
If you have been certified by AWW, but need recertification, you will have an opportunity to be recertified at both workshops from 3:30 pm until 6:30 pm.
Please go to https://fp.auburn.edu/icaae/WorkShopRegC.aspx to register for your workshop.
Also, we will be attending the SLEPC meeting which begins at 9 am on Saturday July 24th, at the Dodge House Restaurant in Dodge City. We will briefly discuss the Winter Bacteria Blitz results and other AWW news. Please join us!
The Summer Bacteria Blitz will be ongoing throughout the three days. You can pick up testing materials at the RCWMP meeting on Thursday night or at the workshop on Friday. If you are not going to incubate your own samples, we can get your samples at either the Friday or Saturday workshops (depending on the day you test), or at the SLEPC meeting at the Dodge House Restaurant. We can coordinate other meeting times if these do not work for you. Because its summer and the temperatures are up (which makes bacteria like E. coli happy), we hope to monitor more sites than ever during this Blitz. We really need your help!
I’m sorry for the information overload, but am very excited for all of these activities! Feel free to contact me with any questions. We look forward to seeing you!
Thanks,
Mona
--
Mona Scruggs
Alabama Water Watch
250 Upchurch Hall
Auburn University, AL 36849-
Cel: 251-282-9998
Office: 1-888.844.4785 or 334.844.4785
email: srs0013@auburn.edu
website: www.alabamawaterwatch.org
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
June Clean-up A Success
Special thanks go out to all of the volunteers, organizations and businesses that continue to support the Renew Our Rivers effort to keep Smith Lake clean and beautiful! Over 51 individuals, including volunteers, Winston County Smith Lake Advocacy members, Alabama Power Company staff, and Bankhead National Forest staff removed styrofoam during the June 17 - 19 clean-up in Winston County.
Thanks to volunteer Mike Henshaw for capturing some of the hot, dirty and heavy work on film.
Thanks to volunteer Mike Henshaw for capturing some of the hot, dirty and heavy work on film.
Friday, June 4, 2010
Board meeting
Tuesday June 8th 6:30 p.M. Traders and Farmers Bank
Arley
Proposed Agenda
Winston County Smith Lake Advocacy, Inc.
June 8, 2010
Minutes/Treasurers report Linda
Report on Water Testing Mary Ann
report on signage project Tom
Bag Program for boaters ALL
Rock Creek Water Management Plan Laverne
June Clean-up and Picnic All
Other new business
Open to the public
Arley
Proposed Agenda
Winston County Smith Lake Advocacy, Inc.
June 8, 2010
Minutes/Treasurers report Linda
Report on Water Testing Mary Ann
report on signage project Tom
Bag Program for boaters ALL
Rock Creek Water Management Plan Laverne
June Clean-up and Picnic All
Other new business
Open to the public
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