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Volunteer Update

September 24th, 2014

Hello Volunteers!


Thank you for your work with WEN - YOU make a huge difference to our water education work!
Check out the upcoming events and let us know if any of these opportunities work for you!

What's New?

September 29th, 2014
Mandatory Volunteer Orientation
If  you are serious about volunteering with WEN, here is an event you cannot miss!  We are hosting a volunteer orientation where you will get the chance to meet the other volunteers, learn more about WEN, our teaching philosophy, safety, and data.  

To liven up things up, stick around for the Groundwater presentation.  We have quite a few groundwater presentations scheduled for October, so you will want to be prepared!  WEN will provide some delicious refreshments.  
Please RSVP for this event by calling the WEN office or sending us an email.
Where: WEN Office, Swift Center for Conservation, 315 So. 4th East, Suite 203- upstairs-
When: 7:00pm to 8:30pm

October 2nd, 3rd, and 6th
Groundwater Presentations at C.S. Porter
Groundwater programs focuses on the differences between surface and groundwater, how water moves through different substrates, and how contaminates can enter the aquifer.  This is a follow up, classroom presentation to the School Stream Monitoring programs.
Where: Meet at WEN office
When: 7:50am - 10:30am
 
Reminders/Ongoing Events:
 
September 30th, and October 1st, 2014
School Stream Monitoring with C.S. Porter
WEN will be leading a Stream Monitoring program with 6th graders from C.S. Porter Middle School.  Our stations will focus on collecting chemical, physical, and biological data on the Bitterroot River at Fort Missoula.
Where: Meet at the WEN office
When: 8:30am to 12:00pm

 

September 28th, 2014 

Stream Team
Join our weekend citizen science water monitoring program this fall!  Learn to use stream monitoring equipment and contribute to our river health database.  This season we are focusing on the Lolo Creek watershed. For more info, send me an email and I will put you in contact with our Stream  Team Leader!
Where: Meet at the WEN Office 
When: Noon to 4pm (tentative)

RSVP for any of these events by calling our office at 406-541-9287 or by emailing [email protected].


 SAVE THE DATE:

Please join the WEN on Oct. 24, Friday evening for an event that benefits WEN:  

The Environmental Law Group, of UM have chosen WEN as the beneficiary to their annual fundraiser this October!


 

Friday, October 24 at 6:00pm

 

For more opportunities, feel free to call our office at 406-541-9287 and for any questions or need directions. See you at the river!

 

Visit us on Face Book (like us) and our website often and click the calendar link for updates and event details!
Keep Kids at the River with donations large and small!
Cheers,
 
Abra Kaiser
Volunteer Coordinator
Watershed Education Network