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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