Education and Stewardship

Community outreach is vital to the WRP’s mission to improve the long-term health of the White River and its watershed. By increasing understanding and appreciation for our watershed, we hope to influence changes in the behaviors, opinions, and land uses that affect it.

Outreach & Education

The WRP regularly organizes and co-sponsors free public workshops that explore interesting topics, including forest stewardship, wildlife, invasive species, water quality, and more. These outreach and education efforts provide opportunities for the public to explore the watershed and to learn more about the invaluable resources it provides. Our goal is to generate increased awareness about the challenges facing our watershed so that we can collectively work to resolve them.

In addition, the WRP works closely with community schools to engage students in watershed education activities. For example, in spring 2010, the WRP received a Wellborn Ecology Fund grant to initiate a school-based Monitoring the White River Program for 12 towns in the White River watershed. Follow the links below to learn more about the Program and upcoming events for watershed educators:

Monitoring_the_White_River_Program_2010.pdf

Summer_Monitoring_Workshops_2010.pdf

Annual Volunteer Events

To promote long-term stewardship of the White River watershed, we organize numerous opportunities for people of all ages to do something good for their communities and their river.

April, May: tree plantings along the river

June, July, August: water quality monitoring, non-native invasive species removal

September, October: river clean-ups

Click here for more details.

Stream Teams

All of our work has been accomplished with support from our partners and with help from more than 250 volunteers, including our Stream Teams – our core groups of volunteers who are organized geographically by sub-watershed. They help the WRP coordinate volunteer activities in their own communities, such as planting trees, hosting educational workshops, and combating invasive plant species.

For more information about our Education & Stewardship Program, please contact us.