Junior Texas Watershed Stewards
- Type
- Course
- Date of Publication
- July 7, 2021
- Price
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Overview
Course Information
This 1-hour course teaches kids and youth interested in watersheds more about:
- the Texas Watershed Steward (TWS) Program
- the importance of water
- the role of watersheds in the water cycle
- Texas watersheds
- impairments of water quality and quantity
- testing mechanisms and regulations surrounding Texas water
- protection programs
- and Best Management Practices (BMPs) in agricultural, urban and small-acreage, and residential settings.
Students have the option of obtaining school credit for this course.
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