Watershed Education

This article, which is part of a series, is intended to teach third- and fourth-grade students about watersheds and wetlands.

Recognizing good practices to protect water in your community.

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

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

Save time preparing to teach youth and adults about stormwater with this kit of hands-on materials needed to implement the Rain to Drain: Slow the Flow curriculum from Penn State Extension.

Whether on a farm, in your residential neighborhood, or on public lands, this informative event will cover how to protect one of our most essential resources, water. We will discuss popular best management practices for water quality, how to identify them, and how these practices keep our water clean.

4-H is a community of young people across America who are learning leadership, citizenship and life skills.

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

A hands-on, inquiry based activity kit that helps older youth and adults learn about water quality issues in small watersheds and the decision making processes that go into improving those water quality issues.

Flooding is a major concern during large storm events because of the potential for damage to homes, businesses, and roads. Riparian buffer owners also need to inspect for and repair flood damage to their young forests.

A multi-state summit for educators exploring innovative, hands-on strategies to teach youth about water through sessions, exhibits, networking, and field experiences.

The Master Watershed Steward Program provides extensive training in watershed management to volunteers who, in return, educate the community about watershed stewardship based on university research and recommendations.

Information on stormwater solutions, rain gardens and rain barrels.

Phosphorus is an essential element for plant and animal growth, but too much of it can accelerate the natural aging of lakes and streams.

Locate streams, rivers, and lakes in your part of Pennsylvania.

Using publicly available information, we attempt to track and quantify current water use through the stages of the gas well development process.

Water quality credit trading is a tool for reducing the cost of controlling nutrients and sediments that severely impact streams, rivers, lakes, and estuaries.