Public Works Commission Watershed Education Center
Students will learn how to be stewards to their local watershed when they take a tour at the Watershed Education Center in Fayetteville.
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Learn more
- Surf Your Watershed Find about the watershed near your hometown, get answers to watershed questions, and read watershed news.
- EPA High School Environmental Center A resource page that provides a great deal of useful information for high school students studying or wishing to learn more about the environment and what they can do to help protect it. Major topics include air, waste and recycling, conservation, water, ecosystems, and health and safety.
- The Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds Students can learn about watersheds and how to protect the nation's water resources.
- Lesson plan: Ecosystem Services -- Water Purification This lesson teaches students the importance of healthy ecosystems by investigating the example of natural water purification. Students will learn how ecosystems remove pollution from the water and how much it costs humans to do this artificially once ecosystems are no longer healthy.
Related pages
- Jordan Lake Educational State Forest: Students will learn about the ecosystems which make up a forest and the animals that inhabit it.
- Lake Norman State Park: Lake Norman was created when Cowans Ford Dam was built to generate electricity for the people of the area. Though rarely seen there are over 35 species of mammals in the park in addition to birds, amphibians, and reptiles. When visiting the park students will learn the importance of clean water to both animals and humans.
- OWLS - Outer Banks Wildlife Shelter: This wildlife shelter rehabilitates injured and orphaned native wild animals. They also educate the public on the importance of wildlife conservation.
Related topics
- Learn more about Cumberland County, North Carolina, ecology, environment, environmental science, pollution, science, storm water, and watersheds.
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The Watershed Education Center provides teacher workshops, tours of the watershed, and storm water education tours. The Mission of the Center is to provide leadership development, tools, and support to create high-quality community-based education programs focused on the local watershed that encourage watershed stewardship and enhanced student learning. For more information, contact: PWC Watershed Education Center 624 Filter Plant Road Fayetteville, NC 28301 Phone: 910-223-4760 Fax: 910-483-1952 Email: sidney.post@faypwc.com
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