Learning Urban Watersheds
Abstract
The Learning Urban Watersheds project was funded through a $15,412 U.S. EPA Environmental
Education Grant that was awarded September 20, 2005. An additional $19,642 in collaborative funds
was contributed through local and state partnerships. The project combined Texas Watch, Texas Nature
Trackers, and Project WILD in a coordinated effort to increase environmental literacy among high school
and middle school students through teacher training and interdisciplinary curriculum. The goal of the
project was to design new programs that, by increasing environmental literacy capacities among
teachers and students, support strategies to protect and improve water quality.