Our K-12 programs are derived from the research happening on Lake Champlain and the current freshwater stressors facing the Lake Champlain basin. Our programs are facilitated by Watershed Educators, trained undergraduate students pursuing a degree in environmental science and/or education. Our current program offerings are listed below. These are subject to change based on current research.
Interested in any of these programs? Apply Online!
or for more information about any of our educational programs or to apply please contact:
- Vermont programming: watershd@uvm.edu
- New York programming: Tori DesRocher at tori.desrocher@plattsburgh.edu, (518) 564-2020
“Watershed Alliance provided hands-on experience that would not have been possible to provide in our watershed curriculum…The field experience would not have been possible without experts leading the data stations and providing all of the materials.”
Gabriel Calvi, Teacher, Charlotte Central School
Watershed Alliance Core Programs
Take a behind the scenes peek at our Lake Champlain Live program aboard the R/V Marcelle Melosira!
Partnership Programs
World Water Day
Join the Champlain Basin Education Initiative for World Water Day 2021! Each year, we collect student work from across the Lake Champlain basin that celebrates water. On Tuesday, March 23rd, 2021, we will gather virtually to view the submission gallery and hear from an invited speaker about local and global water issues. Awards will be presented at the event. View submission examples.
CFES Brilliant Pathways Partnership
The primary focus of our partnership with CFES Brilliant Pathways is to offer unique STEM learning opportunities to their GEAR UP partner schools. We host Watershed Science Fairs offering students hands on opportunities to engage with watershed science, and a chance to interact with college students focused on environmental science and natural resource management. CFES Brilliant Pathways partner schools also benefit from access to our other flagship programs, and professional development events for teachers.
High School Watershed Stewardship Program
This program is offered in collaboration with the Lake Champlain Basin Program, SUNY Plattsburgh Upward Bound, and University of Vermont Upward Bound. The Lake Champlain Watershed Stewardship Program is a multiyear program intended to promote environmental literacy and stewardship amongst adolescents. The program, established by Lake Champlain Basin Program and Lake Champlain Sea Grant, is an experiential and adventure education opportunity for individuals to not only professionally develop through engagement in service, projects, and mentorship, but also to discover their passions as they become environmental leaders within the Lake Champlain Basin. Each cohort of Upward Bound students in Vermont and New York travel around the basin on quarterly field trips with their peers visiting sites of natural and cultural significance to learn about the watershed, and explore ways to take care of them through stewardship. Participants who complete the program receive a stipend to participate in a capstone experience based on their interests, or receive a placement in a relevant internship.
Have an idea for a collaborative program? Reach out to Ashley Eaton, akeaton@uvm.edu