SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES

& PLACE-BASED EDUCATION

WHAT IS SCAPE?

SCAPE (Sustainable Communities and Place-based Education) is an environmental education project that combines online learning and field observations linked to living classrooms across the Colorado River Basin. Students and community members learn about human health threats that arise from pollution to the Colorado River System, STEM-aligned methods for measuring in-stream flow, and techniques for sampling water quality parameters and gathering indicator species to investigate potential sources of pollution.

EPA EE Model Grant: SCAPE Institutional Review Board (IRB) Protocol Quarterly Survey of SCAPE Teachers

Columbia Falls high school students on field trip at Nyack Creek, Montana.

Introducing students to water quality testing processes using an artificial stream in the lab at the Orme School.

SCAPE students use LabQuest handheld computer to gather real-time data on water quality parameters.

Jedd Tougas (Salish-Kootenai) working with Ronan High School students on water quality at Montana’s Flathead Lake Bio Station.

Macroinvertebrates! The big bug is a Stonefly nymph.

Students from Ronan High School in Montana taking measurements for a SCAPE snow science unit.

Hector Romera, Science Teacher at PPEP High in Arizona. His students are 99% Hispanic.

PPEP Tech student uses a Vernier turbine to check stream flow on the Colorado in Yuma, AZ.

MAPS

THE COLUMBIA & COLORADO RIVER BASINS & OUR PARTNER SCHOOLS

The maps linked below provide various perspectives on the Columbia and Colorado River Basins and our partner schools. Click on individual “pushpins” or other features to access “pop-ups” with further information. You can also zoom the map and change the background “base map” by using the controls in the upper left of the map. Zoom to specific locations by entering an address or place in the dialog box at the upper right. Be patient the first time you load the map. It may take about a minute or so depending on your connection speed.

ESRI ArcGIS Online Map
Google Map

View the ArcGIS map in fullscreen.

Click here to open an editable map in Google My Maps.

SAMPLE & TEST MAPS

PROJECTED TEMPERATURE VALUES & RISE IN TEMPERATURE

Map below is created using ESRI’s ArcGIS Online mapping software. This test map includes a grid of projected temperature values showing projected rise in temperature between 1990s and 2070. Click on one of the small red markers. You should get a pop-up that shows projected temperature gain in Fahrenheit (e.g., GRID_CODE 5.68).

View the ArcGIS map in fullscreen.

Google Earth Test Model

VIDEO ARCHIVES

Learn more about SCAPE and our environmental education projects by watching the selected videos below. Follow us on Vimeo to see more.

PPEP Tech High School – San Luis, AZ

Cedaredge High School – Cedaredge, CO

SCAPE – Dine College

Alice Hunter Ben – Tsaile, AZ (Audio Interview)

Colorado River Re-Storied – Project Overview

Colorado River Re-Storied Project – Dan Collins and Helen Rowe

Grand County High School, Moab, UT — Fly By

Eric Margolis – Colorado River Re-Storied

The ORME School – “That’s Not What I Expected”

Stephanie Pincetl – Los Angeles, CA

Dawnlei Hunter Ben – Tsaile, AZ

Paul Haberstroh – Lake Havasu, AZ

Mikhail Chester – Tempe, AZ

Kris Holstrum – Telluride, CO

Chris Baird – Moab, UT

Dan Collins – Colorado River Re-Storied

Megan Blackwelder – Moab, UT

Ashley Boling – Telluride, CO

The ORME School – “How do You Describe Place?”

The ORME School – Biological Oxygen Demand

CURRICULUM

Below are links to the websites for the SCAPE curriculum and data center and third party resources and valuable websites.

G-Suite Workspace - Account Creation - Data Access Google Sites Test Pages (Login Required)

Teachers Guide Colorado River Re-Storied Primer Colorado River Water Supply Great Lakes BioEnergy Research Center

PARTNERS & RESOURCES

Project Participants

Project Participants
Anderson, Brian—Fiscal Specialist, HIDA, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Bires, Chris–Science Teacher, Boulder City High School, Boulder City, NV
Brown, Krystal—Science Teacher, Gunnison High School Gunnison, CO
Bombe, Kaard–Videographer, Phoenix, AZ
Collins, Dan–Professor, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ (PI)
Cook-Davis, Alison—UOEEE, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Cordova, Jesus–Science Teacher, PPEP Tec High School / Jose Yepez Learning Center, Somerton, Arizona
Dunbar, Kevin–Science Teacher, Cedaredge High School, Cedaredge, CO
Elser, Monica–Environmental Educator, ASU / Flathead Lake Biological Station
Haberstroh, Paul–Professor, Mohave Community College, Lake Havasu, AZ
Hartnett, Hilairy–Professor, Arizona State University (Co-I)
John Hausdoerffer, John—Dean, ENVS, Western Colorado U., Gunnison, CO
Kelly Houle—Science Teacher, Columbia Falls High School, Columbia Falls, MT
Irvin, Stephanie–TA, Grand County High School, Moab, Utah
Jones, Casey–Science Teacher, Orme School, Mayer, Arizona [retired]
Jones, Damien–Math Teacher and Navajo Spiritual Teacher, Gallup, New Mexico
Kidd, Toby—Educational Technology Specialist, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Kudo, Laura–Environmental Educator, Telluride Institute, Telluride, Colorado
Lundquist, Laurie–Artist, Tempe, Arizona
Lybrand, Rex–Science Teacher, Telluride High School, Telluride, Colorado
McClellen, Kristen–Science Teacher, Grand Junction High School, Grand Junction, Colorado
Noble, Deb–Science Teacher, Pinedale High School, Pinedale, WY
Norenberg, Anne–Intern, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Phelps, Vicki–Environmental Educator, Telluride Institute, Telluride, Colorado
Ortiz, Elena–Professor, Biology, Phoenix College, Phoenix, Arizona
Romero, Hector–Science Teacher, PPEP Tec HS / Cesar Chavez Learning Center, San Luis, Arizona
Rowe, Helen–Executive Director, McDowell-Sonoran Conservancy Field Institute
Sellen, Jeffrey –Professor, ENVS, Western Colorado U., Gunnison, CO
Singh, Renu–Science Teacher & Director, Gifted and Talented Academy, Maryvale High School, Phoenix, AZ
Smith, Garrett—Director, Watershed Education Program, Chief Scientist, Telluride Institute, CO
Smith, Steve–Science Teacher, Animas High School, Durango, Colorado
Stuffings, Elizabeth–Environmental Educator – San Miguel Watershed Coalition, Telluride, CO
Szymkowicz, Tucker—Executive Director, Telluride Institute, Telluride, CO
Tsongas, Jedd—Science Teacher, Ronan High School, Ronan, MT
Trujillo, Tina—Science Teacher, Animas High School, Durango, CO
Jessica Vincent, Jessica—Intern, Fort Lewis College, Durango, CO
Walker-Irvin, Mary–Science Teacher, Grand County High School, Moab, UT
Ylatupa-McWhorter, Shaun–Spatial Database Technologist, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona

Schools & Education Centers

Schools and Educational Centers
Animas High School, Durango, Colorado (SCAPE & SCAPE 2.0)
Arizona State University (GIOS, HIDA, SoLS)
Boulder City High School, Boulder City, Nevada (SCAPE)
Cedaredge High School, Cedaredge, Colorado (SCAPE & SCAPE 2.0)
Columbia Falls High School, Columbia Falls, MT (SCAPE 2.0)
Dine College, Tsaile, Arizona [inactive]
Grand County High School, Moab, Utah (SCAPE)
Grand Junction High School, Grand Junction, Colorado (SCAPE)
Gunnison High School Gunnison, CO (SCAPE 2.0)
Kofa High School, Yuma, AZ [withdrawn]
Lake Havasu High School, Lake Havasu City, Arizona (SCAPE)
Maryvale High School, Phoenix, Arizona (SCAPE)
Navajo Youth Group, Chinle, Arizona [inactive]
Orme School, Mayer, Arizona (SCAPE@Orme Project) [withdrawn]
Pinedale High School, Wyoming (SCAPE & SCAPE 2.0)
PPEP Tec HS / Cesar Chavez Learning Center, San Luis, Arizona (SCAPE)
PPEP Tec High School / Jose Yepez Learning Center, Somerton, Arizona (SCAPE)
Ronan High School, Ronan, MT (SCAPE 2.0)
Telluride High School, Colorado (SCAPE)
Telluride Institute, Telluride, Colorado

Non-profits & State & Federal Agencies

Non-profits
American Rivers: http://www.americanrivers.org/
Dig Deep
Telluride Institute, Telluride, Colorado
Water.org

State & Federal Agencies
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
National Park Service. Theresa A. Thom, Ph.D., Aquatic Ecologist, Lake Mead National Recreation Area

Videos & Websites

Videos
Bombe, Kaard. The Orme School – SCAPE Classroom Work (work in progress). Feb. 2017. Password: ORME.
Bombe, Kaard. Durango Tourism Declines in Aftermath of EPA Mine Spill. August 22, 2015
Cedarleaf, Scott (2013). Pipe Spring National Monument. Fly through using LIDAR.
Collins, D. (2012), Atlas of the Rio Salado. http://vimeo.com/57836976
Collins, Rowe, and Bombe at Adapting to a WaterStressed West Forum. CLAS/ASU, Nov. 26, 2013. http://vimeo.com/80387935
NASA. Megadroughts projected for American West. Feb. 12, 2015
White, Dave, Charting A Course for Colorado River Water, March 24, 2017

Websites
Dig Deep. https://navajowaterproject.org/
Future H20 @ ASU. https://futureh2o.asu.edu/
http://interactivewatershed.pbworks.com
Great Lakes BioEnergy Research Center: https://www.glbrc.org/ (great curriculum design)

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