Watershed Wonders
Students operate as a team to create an effective,
conscientious land-use plan.
Watershed Wonders serves as the day’s closing activity, requiring students to draw upon their newly acquired knowledge. After completing the six previous stations, students stay in their group for a simulation of the land use planning process. Each resource professional assists a student team as they assume a land use scenario (agriculture, urban development, recreation) and present reasons why their land use recommendation should be accepted by a panel of County Commissioners.
The following materials are provided to help you at this station:
Training Video– Information about Watershed Wonders is provided in the Introductory Video.
Watershed Wonders Equipment and Procedure Guide (PDF)- An equipment checklist and procedure guidelines for this station (will be added soon!).
Watershed Wonders Station Script (PDF) – A suggested script for guiding students through this station in the field.
Other Materials:
- Land-use Scenario Map (PDF)– A map for students to use when developing their land-use plan.
- Guide to the Stakeholder Perspectives Cards (PDF)– A guide on how to use the Stakeholder Perspective Cards- cards with individual perspectives and questions that students should be asking/answering throughout the field day in order to help them effectively develop their land-use scenario plan.
- Stakeholder Perspective Cards (for group): Note: When printing, select the “Print on both sides” option.
“Nature is man’s teacher. She unfolds her treasures to his search, unseals his eye, illumes his mind, and purifies his heart; an influence breathes from all the sights and sounds of her existence.”– Alfred Billings Street