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Mastering the skills and lessons of the Watershed Academy
What is the Cycle of Getting Good Environmental Projects Done on the Ground? -
Getting on Board - the Paper Work: Emergency contact, Liability and Media Release, Contact Info and Coordinating Schedule5 Quizzes
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Creating and Keeping a Safe and Productive Work Environment2 Topics
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Keeping a timelog
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Pathways, Principles and Premises of Becoming a Water ProtectorWho is a Water Protector
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Job Pathways in Environmental Science and Protection
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Tracking your JourneyKeeping a Journal with Field Notes
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What I need to take notes on+ journal prompts
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Scavenger Hunt
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Combining Traditional Ecological Knowledge with Contemporary Science for Improved Community and Water SecurityHow have people traditionally used the watershed and protected community values in a changing world?
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How 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 are the basic elements of understanding and assessing a watershed?What is a Watershed and Watershed Hydrology?
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Geology & soil conditions in the watershed
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Observe and Assess- Reading the Landscape
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Watershed & Ecological Restoration PracticesBest Practices for Improving Watershed Management
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Restoring streams
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Erosion Control
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Vegetation and Aquatic Ecology in the Watershed
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Telling the Story of Your Watershed Academy ExperienceWhy it's important to share what we find
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How to create a community presentation on what I learned
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Learning From the PastHow to Interview an Elder
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Resources and Interview Prompts
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Become a LeaderCommunity organizing for improved watershed health
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How to build a strong team
Writing in the outdoors
Do you know who Henry David Thoreau is?
He’s a famous author that is best known for his book Walden, Life in the Woods. Here is a quote from Henry Thoreau:
“I learned this, at least, by my experiment: that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.”
― Walden: Or, Life in the Woods
Like henry, we can get inspired in the outdoors to come up with great ideas. Writing down what you are working on that day or recording the conditions of an area can help you remember details for another event like filling out your time log. Scientists in the field always carry a notebook to record their data with them and keep track of their projects.