The Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds
About this resource
- Appropriate grades
- 6–12
- Subjects
- science (environmental science)
- Provider
- EPA
- Special requirements
- Adobe Acrobat Reader is required for portions of the site.
- Fees
- Their are CDs and videos that can be purchased by teachers for their classrooms.
Legal
This catalog record is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 License. This license applies to the content of this page only and does not apply to the referenced website.
We all live in a watershed, "the area that drains to a common waterway, such as a stream, lake, estuary, wetland, or ultimately the ocean." The Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds, OWOW, part of the EPA Office of Water, provides information about watersheds, wetlands, oceans, coastal waters, estuaries, pollution and water quality. Included are ways you can help keep the watersheds clean and healthy.
See the Watershed Patch Program which provides a collection of watershed activities. After completion students can receive a certificate for various levels of achievement.
The site is text heavy and best for secondary students. The Kid's Page is better for younger students.
