Catawba Riverkeeper
Community Science
Why Community Science?
The Catawba-Wateree River Basin spans 5,600 square miles and encompasses 8,900 miles of waterways across 26 counties in 2 states. Caring for such a vast area can be challenging, especially when government agencies often lack sufficient resources. With your help we can make a significant difference. By supporting the Catawba Riverkeeper, you contribute to increased attention over our waterways. Your assistance enables the Riverkeeper to gather data, ensure water quality, conduct vital research, and advocate for the overall health and well-being of the river. Your participation directly safeguards our precious aquatic resources.
Community Science Initiatives
Let's Learn!
Restoring our waterways!
We don’t just protect what’s healthy or preserve water quantity for future generations, we also work to restore unhealthy rivers and ecosystems. Learn how you can help us with this mission.
Come together to learn and share!
The primary goal of the Water Watcher Network is to create a collaborative platform within our communities where concerned residents, environmental enthusiasts, scientists, policymakers, community leaders, members, and volunteers alike can: converge to discuss water quality issues, share knowledge and insights about the health of the river and surrounding areas, and collaborate on actionable initiatives aimed at preserving and enhancing our aquatic ecosystems.
Reducing litter little by little!
We don’t just clean up the river, we track trash for data collection. Learn about litter patterns and their threat to the water quality.
It's all about the quality!
Learn about the issues that threaten the quality of our water locally and what we together can do about it.
Helping us all stay safe!
Wildlife entanglements harm more than just the animals themselves. Learn how we work to make a difference.
Upcoming Volunteer Opportunities
What to Expect
Hands-on experiential learning
From live staking to beaver dams, you’ll learn about our mission in the field with us!
Down and dirty and maybe a little soggy at times
You never know where a project may take you, so it’s always good to prepare for what the outdoors likes to throw at us.
Stewardship for your local environment
By being a part of our mission, you too become a voice for the river and can inspire others!
Constantly trying new things
We are CANoes not caNOTs! We’re always looking for new ways to tackle old problems.
If you have questions or are interested in supporting our mission through volunteerism or community science, contact Volunteer & Community Science Manager Kaity D’Angelo at Kaity.d@catawbariverkeeper.org.
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Let's protect the Catawba River!
The Catawba Riverkeeper Foundation is working towards clean, plentiful water now and for generations to come.
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Contact Information
102 Main Street, Suite 100, McAdenville, NC 28101