Upper Oconee Watershed Network

04/22/2026

Happy Earth Day to all that celebrate!! If you want to join the UOWN team, we are always here to protect our watershed. Check out our website at www.uown.org for more information about what we do!! Give a tree a hug!!

Upper Oconee Watershed Network Protecting the Upper Oconee Watershed through monitoring, education, advocacy, and recreation Join or Donate River Rendezvous Monitoring: April 18th Come out with friends, family, or just yourself to collect water samples around Athens. When: Saturday, April 18th Check...

04/22/2026

Learn more about Uown! Share this flyer to your friends and family, everyone is welcome to help. Dm us for any questions. Visit our website uown.org to get involved.

04/20/2026

Good morning and happy Earth Week to all!! Come out and say hey tonight for our collaboration with Athentic Brewing for Earth Day Trivia at 7 p.m.!!

03/31/2026

Y'all want to play Earth Day Trivia with UOWN and friends at Athentic Brewing on April 20th? You're invited!! Come and see us and our buddies at Athens-Clarke County Stormwater, ACC Water Conservation and ACC Sustainability and enjoy some tasty Athentic beverages. Share this flier with your folks and come join us!!

03/12/2026

Heads up: River Rendezvous 2026 will take place on April 18 at Sandy Creek Nature Center from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and you can register at the link below:

https://www.givepulse.com/event/852226

We will provide refreshments for breakfast and lunch and this is a family-friendly event. No experience needed!!

09/19/2025

Y'all go ahead and sign up for Rivers Alive at the link below and join us for some fun, water quality testing and litter cleanup!!

06/23/2025

Great news!

The move puts an immediate halt to a project that scientists and environmentalists had feared could irreparably damage North America’s largest blackwater swamp.

06/20/2025

Join us for our upcoming 2025 Summer Quarterly at Sandy Creek Nature Center and get wet/dirty for your watershed!! Here is the registration link:

Quarterly Sampling is an event where volunteers collect water samples from rivers and creeks in the Upper Oconee Watersh...

05/18/2025

Check out this opportunity to experience the Middle Oconee River

Join us June 7th to paddle the Middle Oconee River in Athens and discover this beautiful corridor in our community! Local paddle guide Oconee Joe and Big Dog's on the River will be leading this trip and sharing his knowledge about the unique historic and ecological aspects of the river and its surroundings.

Additional donations will support the Middle Oconee Conservation Corridor Initiative.

Purchase tickets and/or donate on our website!

05/05/2025

Check out this UOWN board member hanging out at the Jefferson Biosteam Wetland Day Celebration!! Just another day protecting our watershed!! Thanks Deb Dooley for your hard work and dedication for UOWN!

04/23/2025

Thanks so much to everyone that joined us last night for Earth Day Trivia at Hilo Lounge!! Big props to our partners at Keep Athens Clarke County Beautiful, ACC Water Conservation and ACC Stormwater for their assistance and cooperation to celebrate Earth Day in style!!