Watershed Education

Explore how watershed landscapes affect stream health and learn to use the FISH protocol to lead students in hands-on local stream assessments.

Explore the Delaware River’s fisheries, from coldwater trout streams to the estuary, focusing on species diversity, migrations, temperature influences, and invasive species.

A variety of resources and opportunities are available from Penn State Extension to help you provide youth with water education experiences.

Tips for using the Rain to Drain: Slow the Flow Curriculum at fairs and community events when time is limited.

An interactive online atlas of statewide water resources and use trends to inform and educate Pennsylvanians on the sustainable use of our lakes, rivers, streams, and groundwater.

Volunteers explore native tree propagation efforts in the Bay watershed.

Comprehensive Water Quality and Pesticide Stewardship Outreach lesson plan on water sources, pollution, and best management practices, including engaging groundwater recharge and pollution activity.

The following is a list of Middle School Level performance expectations from the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)*, which are addressed by Rain to Drain: Slow the Flow.

Rain to Drain: Slow the Flow is a hands-on stormwater education curriculum available from Penn State Extension Youth Water Resources and 4-H.

Discover the Master Watershed Steward Program, empowering communities through conservation, environmental education, and community involvement. Join us today!

Penn State Extension has many resources for property owners, municipal staff, and anyone else who wants to learn more about building, planting, and maintaining rain gardens.

Stormwater can cause water pollution because it often contains harmful materials picked up when it washed across the land.

Have you ever wondered why your basement keeps flooding or your driveway is washing away? Stormwater could be damaging your property.

Want to control stormwater on your property? There are many different things you can do.

It is important to realize that activities on your property can adversely affect your neighbor's property, because water does not follow property boundaries

Does stormwater really affect me? Why should I care? Whether you live in a town, the country, a city, or the suburbs – when it rains, the water that runs off needs somewhere to go. Stormwater affects everyone!

While you may be familiar with the term, have you ever wondered what stormwater is?

Do you enjoy outdoor activities? Become a community scientist. First Investigation of Stream Health (FISH) monitors changes to local streams and their habitats.

Summer camp for adults or a professional conference? The recent biannual Master Watershed Steward retreat held at the Penn State Greater Allegheny campus in McKeesport fit both descriptions.

Discover the Master Watershed Steward Program, empowering communities through conservation, environmental education, and community involvement. Join us today!

Sediment is a stormwater pollutant made up of soil particles detached from the land by erosion and is Pennsylvania's largest surface water pollutant by volume.

Have you ever passed a sign welcoming you to a watershed and wondered what it means? Here are some basic facts about watersheds to help you out.

Transparency tubes are popular for use in stream monitoring programs. They are also part of the "First Investigation of Stream Health" activity.

A brief introduction and instructional guide to using live staking as an inexpensive and simple technique to restoring eroding stream banks.

Vegetated swales are contoured land areas or ditches covered in plants. They are designed to collect stormwater runoff and move it away from areas where it can't soak into the ground.