Stream Teams officially kicked off their first meeting at Red Bank Elementary School. Alongside fifteen eager fifth graders, Peri Anne Edwards, the Educational Program Director at WaterWays, led the first meeting and got things started by introducing watersheds. Edwards guided the discussion and explained what watersheds are, why they matter, and how they affect bodies …
Mayfly nymphs, salamanders, dragonfly nymphs, and snails from Mountain Creek, which is just down the mountain, came to visit the Signal Mountain Library. Our young scientists were stoked to observe their local critters, using their senses to guess what kind of adaptations serve each organism. Patrons learned about how these aniamls rely on clean water …
Visitors to Rainbow Lake were invited to join WaterWays Program Coordinator, Peri Anne, in locating aquatic macroinvertebrates present in the creek. Visitors learned that Rainbow Lake, a tributary of Middle Creek, supports a great number of biodiversity to include crayfish, mayfly naymphs, dragonfly nymphs, crane fly nymphs, caddisfly nymphs, and salamanders. After being amazed at …
Campers enjoyed nature hikes at McCoy Farm & Gardens, treks to Rainbow Lake to cool off by jumping in and also catching aquatic macroinvertebrates. We learned about life cycles, the water cycle, watersheds, and indicator species. We also got to enjoy a Salamander Slip in Slide and tested our skills at building beaver dams. Our …
Students from the city’s Boys & Girls Clubs were able to visit the beautiful Booker T. Washington State Park to enjoy the outdoors while also chatting with some environmental professionals! WaterWays discussed the importance of clean water with a little help from some plastic bugs and rubber bait. Students were able to complete a model …
Visitors to Rainbow Lake were invited to join WaterWays Program Coordinator, Peri Anne, in locating aquatic macroinvertebrates present in the creek. Visitors learned that Rainbow Lake, a tributary of Middle Creek, supports a great number of biodiversity to include crayfish, mayfly naymphs, dragonfly nymphs, crane fly nymphs, caddisfly nymphs, and salamanders. After being amazed at …
WaterWays, with generous support from the American Water Charitable Foundation, partnered with Environmental Science and STEM students at Chattanooga Charter School of Excellence to explore water quality through hands-on activities and field trips. Throughout the project, students gained valuable knowledge of water issues that directly impact both local and global ecosystems. They learned about point …
Partners from the Chattanooga Zoo, Volkswagen, TN Ornithological Society joined us at the Summit Wetland at Enterprise South Nature Park to identify as many species as possible! Participants learned how to safely and respectfully flip logs and rocks in order to look for salamanders and amphibians. They also learned how to use binoculars and even …
High school students from the Chattanooga Charter School of Excellence’s STEM class visited Reflection Riding for an exciting day filled with canoeing, water quality assessments, and a tour of the park’s native animal exhibit. Thanks to the American Water Keeping Communities Flowing grant, these students have been engaged in the WaterWays program throughout the year, …
On April 25th, seventh-grade students from Soddy-Daisy Middle School teamed up with WaterWays and Volkswagen of Chattanooga staff for an exciting field trip at the Summit Wetland Education Area in Enterprise South Nature Park. The students arrived eager to explore!Among the various activities, wetland exploration turned out to be the favorite rotation. The students discovered …
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