Online Courses
Online Introduction to WAV Baseline Monitoring (1-2 hours)
Completing the free Online Introduction to WAV Baseline Monitoring is your first step toward joining our dedicated volunteer network! You can complete this online course any time of the year, and then you will be ready to sign up for an in-person field training at a stream site in spring.
Baseline monitoring field trainings are typically held mid-April through early June. Participants become active volunteer stream monitors immediately following the field training.
Winter Water Talks
Winter Water Talks is a series of free online webinars hosted by the Water Action Volunteers and the Citizen Lake Monitoring Network. Occurring once a month from Nov – Feb, this series focuses on a variety of lake & stream topics, including water quality, watershed health, aquatic animals & plants, among others.
Recorded Webinars
2026 Winter Water Talk: How Streams Get Their Water
Presented by Margaret Zimmer on January 14th, 2026.
2025 Winter Water Talks – Fishing on Frozen Habitats
Presented by Stephanie Boismenue and John Heusinkveld on December 18th, 2025.
2025 Winter Water Talks: Manoomin – Being in relationship with “the food that grows on water”
Presented by Esiban Parent and Kathleen Smith on November 10th, 2025.
2024 Winter Water Talks: Weather in Wisconsin with “The Weather Guys”
Presented by Steve Ackerman and Jonathan Martin, UW-Madison on March 5th, 2024.
2024 Winter Water Talks: Factors that Affect Stream and River Health
Presented by Mike Miller, Wisconsin DNR on February 15th, 2024.
2024 Winter Water Talks: Riparian Property Rights in Wisconsin
Presented by Mike Engleson, Wisconsin Lakes on January 23rd, 2024.
Visit our YouTube page to find more interesting webinars, such as:
- Past Winter Water Talks
- Aquatic Invasive Species overviews
- Volunteer Trainings
- and more!!