Category: Water Quality

What Do Macroinvertebrates Have to Do With Water Quality?

This blog post was written by Jeff Rones as part of the Spring 2018 UGA Urban Ecology class. How are macroinvertebrates and water quality related? The answer starts with what is known as a “water quality monitoring program”. This type of program’s function is in the name itself: it is designed to monitor the quality of our nation’s water. Water quality monitoring programs can be carried out by various groups, including state, federal, and local…

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What Historic Progress Has Occurred With Respect to Atlanta Urban Watersheds?

This blog post was written by Tyler Corby as part of the Spring 2018 UGA Urban Ecology class. Atlanta’s watersheds occupy unique niches that demand special consideration.  Downtown developments sit atop a watershed division that directs westerly runoff into the Chattahoochee River and ultimately into the Gulf of Mexico and easterly runoff into the Atlantic Ocean.  Cumulatively, these watersheds impact hundreds of miles of aquatic waterways and two major marine bodies of water. Atlanta—and many…

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