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Middle Colorado Watershed Education
Who?
Core Collaborators
Middle Colorado Watershed Council
Garfield County Outdoors
Re-2 School District
G16 School District
Supporting Program Partners
High Water Farm
Aspen Valley Land Trust
Aspen Science Center
Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers
Colorado Mountain College
Pauline S. Schneegas Wildlife Foundation
BOCES/EPIC
What?
School Based Watershed Education
Use RFC's curriculum as a template/guideline
Grades K-3
Love it.
Grades 4-6
Understand it.
Grades 10-12
Protect it.
RiverWatch
Grades 7-9
Apply It.
Watershed Ambassadors
Use KSS H2O Outdoors Program as a starting point
Local Watershed Stewardship Projects
Watershed Careers/Internships
Stakeholder "town hall" culminating event
Recreation Tie-Ins
FlyFishing
Rafting
Why?
Vision
:
MCWC and GCO share a vision of equipping students with the knowledge, skills, and lived experiences needed to become informed stewards and active participants in watershed and community resilience.
MCWC Education and Outreach Committee
Promote education and aweness of watershed issues
Plan and Put on fun and engaging community events
Garfield County Outdoors
Through collaborative partnerships with Garfield Re-2 and Garfield 16 School Districts, we will provide western Garfield County youth and families with access to meaningful outdoor experiences that enable personal growth and confidence from the backyard to the backcountry.
Where?
Colorado River
School/Classroom
Silt River Preserve
Rifle RiverStop
Glenwood Canyon
Rifle & Harvey Gap State Parks
Barriers/Challenges
Lack of Capacity
Program Supply Costs
Transportation Costs
When?
Year 1: K–3 Pilot implementation; refine curriculum and delivery
Year 2: Expand to grades 4–6; deepen outdoor experiences
Year 3: Expand to grades 7–9; introduce applied science and monitoring
Year 4: Expand to grades 10–12;
Year 5: Launch internships and workforce pathways; Program evaluation, regional integration and sustainability planning