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Winner of two 2007 Educational Materials Awards from the Association of Natural Resource Extension Professionals (ANREP): Gold Award for Computerized Graphic Presentation/Slide Set and Silver Award for Mixed Materials.
Training Environmental Stewards From Mountains to Ocean
A Water Quality Training Curriculum
What is the purpose of this curriculum?
The purpose is to provide a coordinated approach for training volunteers about preserving water quality and quantity across a diversity of land uses, particularly those that you would experience when traveling from the ridge of the Cascade Mountains to the shores of Puget Sound and the Pacific Ocean.
What is the goal?
Our goal is to train volunteers as “natural resource stewards”. This document is a water quality volunteer training curriculum designed to teach sustainable land-use practices that reduce human impacts in the Pacific Northwest. It may be used as a stand-alone course, or modules may be integrated into existing volunteer training programs such as Master Gardener, Extension Watershed Steward, Beach Watcher, or Extension Livestock Advisor programs. Extension Faculty members have developed this curriculum in cooperation with regional experts, and with funding from USDA-CSREES. It has been piloted in several WSU Extension programs and is available for use throughout the Pacific Northwest.
Prefer a CD or print copy?
The .pdf files available for download here provide the full content of the curriculum. However, the curriculum contains presentations that are best viewed using PowerPoint instead of Adobe Acrobat. Compact discs are available with both the .pdf files and the original file formats (Word, PowerPoint, etc.) included for ease of use. Please contact Brad Gaolach by email to request a disc or print copy of the curriculum.
Citation
The curriculum is available for use at no charge, though we do ask that you include the following citation when using it wholly or in part:
Gaolach, B., T. Zimmerman, A. Grotta, and P. Racette. (2006). Training Environmental Stewards from Mountains to Ocean: A Water Quality Curriculum. CSREES/USDA No. 2002-51130-01940. Washington State University King County Extension, Renton, WA.
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Download curriculum
modules below:
Introduction (pdf)
Module I (pdf)
Watersheds, the Water Cycle, and You
Module II (pdf)
Forests and Water Resources
Module III (pdf)
Protecting Water One
Neighborhood at a Time
Module IV (pdf)
Agriculture and the
Health of Your Watershed
Module V (pdf)
Caring for Livestock with
Water Quality in Mind
Module VI (pdf)
Recreation and Water Quality
Appendix (pdf)
Water Law Resource List
Binder Cover and Spine(pdf)
This material is based upon work supported by the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, under Agreement No. 2002-51130-01940. Any opinions, finds, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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