Watershed Education

This river watershed supplies water for about 30,000 people, but we don't have a watershed council, and we don't teach kids much about it in school! Join the Spring 2026 workshop to share your experience of the watershed while learning more about it. We will collaborate to draft a community watershed map that captures our learning so that it can be shared through local school programs- K-12 teachers are especially welcome to attend! SIGN UP! Workshop is FREE for anyone who works or lives in North Kingstown or East Greenwich. Space limited to 20!

Meetings are at Davisville Free Library,

481 Davisville Road

6-8 PM, April 28, May 5, 12, 19, and 26.

Your choice of field trips on: Fridays, May 1 and 15, 4:30 - 6:30 PM and/or Saturdays, May 2 and 16, 9:30 - 11:30 AM.

There WILL be (library appropriate) snacks. There will NOT be any required homework, but participants will have access to a curated collection of materials about workshop topics.

After a get-to-know-you meeting, Beatrice will choose class materials based on the group interest and lead four weeks of learning and discussion about greenspace, transportation, and water management in the area.

Field trips will include walking exploration of different areas in the watershed that connect to our interests. Together we will draw a community watershed map to share with local school programs.

READ DRAFT OF ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION RESEARCH HERE SUBMIT FEEDBACK HERE

My graduate work targets community engagement in the process of selecting and editing from these resources to compose middle school / early high school level watershed based curriculum materials.