Teton Science School
Water Striders Educational Program
PROJECT NUMBER 2002-0311-008
NFWF & Jackson Hole Partnership: $3,600
Local Match: $3,625
The Teton Science Schools (TSS) provides and encourages experiential
education in natural science and ecology by students to promote an
appreciation for conservation ethics and practices. The Greater
Yellowstone region serves as our outdoor classroom and model for
year-round programs that offer academic, professional and personal
benefits to students of all ages.
The Jackson Hole One Fly Foundation - National Fish and Wildlife
Foundation Conservation Partnership Program is providing funding for
this
program to offer 7th and 8th grade students free, educational, and
hands-on opportunities pertaining to fisheries and fish habitats in
Jackson Hole. By educating these resource users when they are young they
will be more likely to grow up with more of an appreciation and
awareness of the area in which they live and the role they play in being
stewards of local natural resources. They project hopes that by
involving the students in a fun, educational and hands-on service
project will give them a sense of accomplishment and will show them that
even they can be involved with taking care of the local streams and fish
resources.
Project Status:
This was the first year of this program and was a big success. In the
two weeks that it ran they involved the students in a hands-on service
project and provided them with educational information. The students who
participated seemed to enjoy and profit from the combination of these
two learning styles and the instructors felt that the major success of
this project came from the positive response from the students who
acknowledged that the concept of stewardship meant more to them when
they worked on a project in their own “back yard.” Also this project
also allowed for the school to work with two partners, Bridger-Teton
National Forest and Jackson National Fish Hatchery, who were happy to
have the TSS’s assistance and offered good information and support
sources for the school.
For more information, contact: April Landale,
april.landale@tetonscience.org,
307-733-4765.
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