About this badge

This badge represents the successful completion of the SLS Buzz Course, “Stream Monitoring and Citizen Science.” This experiential short course focusing on the health of Atlanta’s Proctor Creek Watershed was offered by the Center for Serve-Learn-Sustain at Georgia Tech in collaboration with the West Atlanta Watershed Alliance, the Chattahoochee Riverkeeper, US Fish and Wildlife, and faculty in Georgia Tech’s College of Sciences. Under the guidance of facilitators based in academia, in the community, and in government agencies, the course equipped participants with:
• On-site training at local stream sampling sites
• Ability to identify the hallmarks of a healthy stream and engage with watershed history
• Knowledge of nationally standardized tools and techniques for monitoring water quality and ecosystem health
• Experience collecting data as a part of a national, long-term stream monitoring project
• An opportunity to share findings through the presentation and development of materials which can be used after the course by the partners