WATR- the Watershed Association of the Tuckasegee River
Community Services Non Profits
Why pick this one
WATR monitors E. coli weekly at 17 recreational sites and conducts monthly water-quality sampling across the 655-square-mile Tuckasegee watershed.
Best for
- Residents seeking recreational water-quality information
- Tuckasegee watershed landowners needing streambank or riparian restoration support
- Schools and community groups seeking watershed education
- Volunteers interested in water monitoring, river cleanups, or environmental stewardship
- Community members reporting local water-quality concerns
Look elsewhere if
- The need is emergency plumbing or immediate infrastructure repair
- The project is outside the Tuckasegee watershed
- The request requires a conventional commercial environmental contractor
Specialties
- Weekly E. coli monitoring at 17 recreational sites
- Monthly water-quality sampling at 20 sites through the Volunteer Water Information Network
- Streambank stabilization and restoration
- Riparian-zone restoration
- Watershed education for K-12, college, property-owner, and community groups
Certifications
- 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization
- Volunteer Water Information Network
What makes them different
- Coordinates weekly E. coli monitoring at 17 recreational sites
- Conducts monthly water-quality sampling at 20 sites
- Covers the approximately 655-square-mile Tuckasegee watershed
- Maintains Discovery Trails at Monteith Farmstead and Community Park
- Collaborates with landowners, government groups, and other organizations on stream restoration
- Serves
- Cashiers, Tuckasegee, Cullowhee, Webster, Dillsboro, Whittier, Bryson City
Distilled from this business's own website.
Contact & Location
- Address
- 569 Mill St, Sylva, NC 28779
- Phone
- +18285061897
- Website
- https://protectourwaters-wnc.org/
Services
- Water-quality monitoring
- Stream and riverbank restoration
- Watershed conservation education
- Pollution and water-quality concern assistance
- River cleanups and environmental stewardship activities
- Watershed events and volunteer coordination