Watershed Academy~Job Pathways for Water and Climate Resilience
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Mastering the skills and lessons of the Watershed Academy
Getting on Board - the Paper Work: Emergency contact, Liability and Media Release, Contact Info and Coordinating Schedule5 Quizzes -
Creating and Keeping a Safe and Productive Work Environment2 Topics
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Keeping a timelog
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Who is a Water Protector
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Pathways, Principles and Premises of Becoming a Water ProtectorJob Pathways in Environmental Science and Protection
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Keeping a Journal with Field Notes
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Tracking your JourneyWhat I need to take notes on+ journal prompts
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Scavenger Hunt
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How have people traditionally used the watershed and protected community values in a changing world?
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Combining Traditional Ecological Knowledge with Contemporary Science for Improved Community and Water SecurityHow has land use in the past compare to how it's being used now in the watershed?
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Protecting Community Values in a Changing World
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What is a Watershed?
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What are the basic elements of understanding and assessing a watershed?Geology & soil conditions in the watershed
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Observe and Assess- Reading the Landscape
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Best Practices for Improving Watershed Management
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Watershed & Ecological Restoration PracticesRestoring streams
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Erosion Control
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Vegetation and Aquatic Ecology in the Watershed
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Why it's important to share what we find
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Telling the Story of Your Watershed Academy ExperienceHow to create a community presentation on what I learned
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How to Interview an Elder
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Learning From the PastResources and Interview Prompts
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Community organizing for improved watershed health
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Become a LeaderHow to build a strong team
Quizzes
Erosion Control
February 14, 2023
What is Erosion?
Erosion is the slow process of water or wind carving into earth and even material like concrete and asphalt. The Grande Canyon is a result of the Colorado river eroding through the desert rock over a long, long time.
Erosion can be good, like when it creates beautiful landscape features, but many times erosion can cause damage and instability to soil. When soil washes out it allows water to wash away from an area very fast, causing floods downstream and not allowing infiltration of water into the soil upstream. Did you know that Beaver dams actually help create natural ponds because they hold water back from running down hill? When water is slowed down, plants that require more water can grow and if enough water stays behind, fish populations emerge.
Be like a beaver and slow the water down! 
The Types of Erosion:
-Sheet erosion
-Splash erosion
-Rill erosion
-Gully erosion
The Types of Erosion Control Structures:
-One rock damn (ORD)
-Rock mulch run down
-Zuni bowl
-Media Luna