WATeR has dozens of volunteers, and many hands make light work. Following are some specific roles where volunteers can make a difference on the committees. Click thru to sign up.

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Trails: 

• Adopt-a-Trail: be part of a team to monitor a 2-3 mile section of the East Lakeshore Trail

• Trail Crew: join a team that does bigger projects to maintaining or replacing elements like steps, footpaths, bridges.

• Boat Captain: pilot the WATeR pontoon boat on trailbuilding or water testing missions

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Water Quality Improvement Committee:

• Water Testing: Collect water samples according to a protocol

• Technical Support: maintain, develop, repair equipment and/or software

• Boat Captain: pilot the WATeR pontoon boat on trailbuilding or water testing missions

• Project Manager: Leadership of a project, coordinating between other volunteers and collaborators

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Shoreline Cleanup: Click HERE

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Other areas:

• Education/Outreach: Help with community events and communications

• Editor: collect and publish material for education and publicity

• Ecological Restoration: plant native plant materials, build rain gardens, shoreline restoration

• Administrative: Coordinate, communicate, organize as needed

• TEC Tree Distribution Project Manager: Lead the effort to distribute bareroot trees to residents of Monroe County, which are provided by the Tennessee Environmental Council. This role is simply to organize a one day distribution activity. It is an annual event requiring about 20 hours to assist 

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