Our WaterWays program is a traveling stream exploration program that helps students create connections to the natural world! Our trained naturalists meet students in the classroom for an introduction to watershed conservation, biological life in the stream, and groundwater systems. Our next session is at stream, where our guides take students through a full stream exploration – observing habitat, making hypotheses, taking measurements, and best of all – searching for benthic macroinvertebrates (little critters) in the stream! The data we gather together gives us a snapshot of the health of the stream, fostering conversations on what we can do to protect our local ecosystems!
For more information, contact Director of Education, Lauren Theis
The In-Class Lesson
(30 to 90 minutes)
Choose two or three half-hour lessons. These can take place over Zoom/Google Meet or in your classroom.
Topics include:
Watersheds
Benthic Macroinvertebrates
Groundwater
Water Chemistry
The Stream Exploration
(2 to 2 1/2 hours)
We meet you at a stream, river or pond near your school and our team guides your students through a full stream assessment!
Activities include:
Habitat Assessment
Benthic Macroinvertebrate Assessment
Chemical Analysis
Pricing
$490 per 30 students, includes the in-class lesson and one field lesson.
Financial assistance is available!
To learn more about these programs – including exact pricing based on the number and size of your group – please contact Director of Education Lauren Theis.