Abstract
Watersheds protect communities within their natural boundaries. They provide a safe habitat for Steelhead Salmon and Marbled Murrelets, among other inhabitants, to grow and raise their young. In order to educate humans about local and global watersheds, many international and U.S. environmental education policies, like the Tbilisi Declaration and the No Child Left Inside Act, are in place to enhance learning about how humans are affecting their environment. These policies provide guidelines for residential outdoor environmental education (ROEE) programs to enrich student learner’s environmental awareness. ROEE programs specifically provide an opportunity for students to have first-hand learning experiences about science concepts and provide an opportunity for them to think critically about how their actions may influence their local environment. The Trees to Seas, A Watershed Experience curriculum is intended to be a ROEE program that provides fifth through eighth grade students, who attend the Web of Life Field School, an opportunity to learn about the Waddell Watershed and utilize that knowledge to become more environmentally aware in their local watershed.