The Watershed Stewardship Program promotes respect for our community by educating the community on the connection between behavior and water quality. There are several upcoming events and activities:

•    Lunch and Learn: Rain Gardens
Noon-12:45 p.m., Friday, Jan. 18
Cobb Water Quality Lab, 662 South Cobb Drive, Marietta
Learn the basics of developing a rain garden for a residential landscape.

•    Homeschool Science Series: Introduction to Stream Animals
1-2:30 p.m., Friday, Jan. 25
Cobb Water Quality Lab, 662 South Cobb Drive, Marietta
Ages 3 and older. Participants will learn about commonly sighted animals living in stream habitats and make a wildlife field guide.

•    Adopt-A-Stream: Macroinvertebrate Monitoring Workshop
10:30 a.m.-2 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 26
Cobb Water Quality Lab, 662 South Cobb Drive, Marietta
Learn how to sample the biological inhabitants of a stream. The workshop will focus on collection techniques, identification and data interpretation.

•    Adopt-A-Stream: Chemical Monitoring Workshop
6:30-9 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 6
Learn how to monitor pH, oxygen and conductivity levels in streams. The workshop will focus on proper collection, analysis of water samples and interpretation of results.

•    Homeschool Science Series: Is This Stream Healthy?
1-2:30 p.m., Friday, Feb. 15
Cobb Water Quality Lab, 662 South Cobb Drive, Marietta
Ages 10 and older. Participants will learn how to perform a basic stream health assessment and take a journey through the water cycle. They will also make beaded bracelets to record their water pathway.

For more information, or to register for any of the activities, visit cobbstreams.org.