Through Student Stewardship Projects, we seek to cultivate student watershed stewards by integrating interdisciplinary studies- creative writing, art, and science- into meaningful hands-on restoration. Every year, hundreds of students from local schools participate in projects that are designed to elevate student motivation for learning about their watershed and provide them with restoration skills, experiences, and watershed knowledge.

Through active participation in these restoration projects, students develop a sense of pride and care for their home waters. During their projects, students have the opportunity to interact with professionals in the “real world” of watershed restoration, such as conservation groups, federal agency representatives, and local scientists. This in turn encourages these natural resource professionals and community members to view youth as informed and capable stream stewards.