www.adopt-a-watershed.org
Organization Type:
Non-Profit
Mission:
Adopt-A-Watershed is a K-12 school-community learning experience. AAW uses a local watershed as a living laboratory in which students engage in hands-on activities, making science applicable and relevant to their lives.
Contact:
Kim Stokely, Education Director
Adopt-A-Watershed
P.O Box 1850
Hayfork, CA 96041
Phone: (530) 628-5334
Fax: (530) 628-4212
aaw@adopt-a-watershed.org
Geographical Focus:
National
Counties Served:
All
Activities:
Education, Conservation, Restoration, Water Monitoring, Water Pollution Prevention
Topic:
Wetlands, Wildlife, Watershed Hydrology, Habitat Restoration, Water Quality/Storm Water Runoff, Bay & Estuary Habitats
Educational Resources:
Curriculum, Activity/Learning Kit, Posters, Outreach Programs, On-Site Program(s), Newsletter, Brochures, Website
Education Programs:
Features of Adopt-A-Watershed:
- Hands-on activities and project-oriented lessons enable students to apply science concepts to the local watershed.
- Units are appropriate to the science curriculum for each grade level and include cross curriculum connections with subjects such as art, language arts, math, and social science.
- Students directly apply concepts learned in the classroom by engaging in watershed monitoring projects using standard research techniques.
- Studies are repeated at specified grade levels so that data entered in computer databases can be compared and changes recognized.
- Restoration projects enable students to develop a sense of stewardship
- Community action/public education projects encourage students to communicate what has been learned about their watershed to their community.
- Reflection activities enhance students' awareness of the watershed and stimulate their ability to process what has been learned.
You can find a complete list of curriculum units on the Adopt-A-Watershed website: www.adopt-a-watershed.org.
Target Audiences:
K-12, Teacher, Non-Formal Educator, Resource Agencies, Water Districts
Other Languages:
Spanish: Student worksheets to be used with Adopt-A-Watershed Curriculum
In-Service Training:
Teachers, Docents/Volunteers, Naturalists, Students/Interns, General Public
Progessional development in AAW curriculum consulting services, mentoring service, leadership institute, networking, and telecommunications training
Videos:
Purchase
• Discovering Our Planet Earth ($105.00)
• Fossils: Exploring the Past ($79.00)
• River of Stone: The Powell Expedition ($25.00)
Volunteer Opportunities
Please call for more information.
Service Fee:
$750.00 per one-day workshop for up to 30 people