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
- William B. Umstead State Park: Land worn out from poor planting practices has become a beautiful park for all to enjoy in the Raleigh area. Students will learn about reforestation, erosion, and environmental stewardship at this state park.
- Fort Fisher State Recreation Area: The Fort Fisher program introduces students to the habitat and life history of "colonial-nesting coastal birds." The program also focuses on endangered, threatened and special-concern bird species.
- North Carolina Solar Center: Visit the Solar House at the North Carolina Solar Center to see the innovative ways energy can be conserved.
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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