Welcome to the Auburn University Water Resources Center
The Auburn University Water Resources Center serves academics, citizens, and agencies working in water resources.
We are a small team committed to big improvements in Alabama’s water resources through Instruction, Research, and Extension.
We support active water stewardship, research, and collaboration at Auburn University and with our partners across the state. We believe that we accomplish more by working together.
In 2008, the U.S. EPA designated Auburn University as a Center of Excellence for Watershed Management, enhancing Auburn’s efforts to address water quality and availability issues in Alabama and the region.
What We Do
- We provide numerous educational programs that help educate people about water monitoring, private wells, drought, green infrastructure, watershed planning, irrigation, and water stewardship.
- Each year we host the Alabama Water Resources Conference, the premier water resources conference in the state, welcoming over 300 people annually.
- We provide roughly $100k in funding each year for water-related research via the Alabama Water Resources Research Institute
- We host various socials, newsletters, and educational events to connect faculty, staff, and students.
- We foster interdisciplinary work and research by connecting agencies, and building collaborative capacity.
Why We Do It
We believe that rising tides lift all ships and that we accomplish more by working together.
Water issues are complex by nature, and no single agency, researcher, or educator can address these challenges by working alone.
By providing platforms and projects for conversation and collaboration, we hope to better address the complex water issues that are of importance to this water-rich, biodiverse state.
Latest News from the WRC Blog
AUWRC Collaboration with AU Department of Theater and Dance
AUWRC Collaboration with the AU Department of Theater & Dance In September of 2024 the AUWRC was invited to partner with the AU Department of Theater and Dance for their showing of "Wellesley Girl", a show that explores the resilience of a Massachusetts community...
Meet Daniel Gragson, WRC’s Stream Management Technician
Tell us about your background and what brought you to work with the AUWRC? I’ve got degrees in fisheries and aquatic sciences now, but that wasn’t always what I thought I’d be doing. When I first started my undergrad at UGA in 2016, I thought I was going to be an...
Meet Dr. Katelyn Lawson
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES DEPARTMENT OF CROP, SOIL, AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES Tell us about your background and current position. I’m originally from Brunswick, Maine but decided to move south to Auburn University for college. I received both my...
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