Citizen Monitoring

Water Action Volunteers (WAV) is a statewide program for Wisconsin citizens who want to learn about and improve the quality of Wisconsin’s streams and rivers. The program is coordinated through a partnership between the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and the University of Wisconsin – Cooperative Extension.

Citizens, civic groups, 4-H clubs, students and other volunteer groups are participating in WAV programs across the state. WAV currently offers informational materials and support for citizen stream monitoring, as well as storm drain stenciling, river cleanups and other action-oriented water resource protection projects.

During 2006 a new program is being developed and WAV will be a component of that program. The program will offer citizens three levels of participation: education, status and trends monitoring, and research projects.

Contact:
Kris Stepenuck
kfstepenuck@wisc.edu

Visit The Water Action Volunteers Site