WEP FIELD STUDIES
FOR GRADES K - 12
SCHOOL PROGRAMMING
The Watershed Education Program’s school programming consists of trips for Elementary, Middle, and High School students in the San Miguel Watershed and surrounding region. For a better idea of what this programming entails, see our offerings below. Each option can be adjusted to meet the needs of specific classroom and curricular expectations. If you are a teacher interested in booking a trip, please contact the WEP Director, Lia Cristadoro at: lia@tellurideinstitute.org.
Spring Offerings:
Wetland Conservation & Restoration
Key Words and Concepts: Mining, Ecosystem Services, Cultural Preservation, Carbon Sequestration, Conservation, Restoration, Biodiversity, Soil Health, Low-Tech Process Based Restoration
Endangered Species
Key Words and Concepts: Phenology, Biological Traits & Characteristics, Conservation, Climate Change, Environmental Degradation, Resource Availability, Cultural Knowledge
Population Ecology, Organismal Life Cycles
Key Words and Concepts: Phenology, Biological Traits & Characteristics, Cultural Knowledge, Climate Change, Resource Availability
Year-Round Offerings:
Climate Change
Key Words and Concepts: Greenhouse Gas Effect, Carbon Dioxide Emissions, Environmental Degradation, Human Well-being, Eco-anxiety, Eco-grief, Solastalgia, Cultural Preservation
Renewable and Non-Renewable Energy
Key Words and Concepts: Climate Change, Environmental Degradation, Energy Production & Consumption, Economy, Exploitation
Connection with Nature, Zen Ecology
Key Words and Concepts: Human Well-being, Biophilia, Attention Restoration, Place Attachment, Observation, Creativity
Water in the West, Upper Colorado River Basin
Key Words and Concepts: Sustainability, Cultural Preservation, Conservation, Drought, Climate Change, Restoration
Fall Offerings:
Local Plants & Pollinators
Key Words and Concepts: Insect Populations, Phenology, Biological Traits & Characteristics, Endangered Species, Conservation, Cultural Knowledge
San Miguel Watershed Tour, Local Water Conservation
Key Words and Concepts: Sustainability, Water Quality, Hydrology, Soil Health, Cultural Preservation, Economy, Agriculture, Drought, Hydroelectric Power
Healthy Rivers (River Clean up)
Key Words and Concepts: Aquatic Macro-invertebrates, Water Quality, Hydrology, Soil Health, Pollution, Cultural Preservation, Ecosystem Services
Sustainable Waste Management, Recycle & Compost
Key Words and Concepts: Food Waste, Single Use Plastics, Closing the Carbon Cycle, Sustainability
Outdoor Recreation
Key Words and Concepts: Land Use, Wildlife, Cultural Preservation, Access to All, Conservation, Human Well-being, Connection to Nature, Attention Restoration
Natural Weather Events, Avalanche or Wildfire
Key Words and Concepts: Climate Change, Weather, Drought, Snow Pack, Recreation, Cultural Knowledge
