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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.
http://web.eenorthcarolina.org/net/content/go.aspx?s=44964.0.108.37430
Links
- 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
- 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.
- Old Mill Stream Nursery Nature Adventures: This 70 acre nursery and preserve provides nature adventure field trips for students in grades K through 5. Each adventure program correlates with the North Carolina Standard Course of Study.
- Pisgah National Forest and the Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education: Both indoor and outdoor exhibits that focus on Mountain region wildlife can be found at the Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education. The Center also offers educational programs for groups.
Learn more
- Learn more about Cumberland County, North Carolina, ecology, environment, environmental science, pollution, science, storm water, and watershed.
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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