CBT water pilot programs come to six schools

Grade 8 science students from six schools across the Columbia Basin were among the first to take part in Know Your Watershed, a new regionally-based water stewardship initiative of Columbia Basin Trust (CBT) and Wildsight.

“CBT recognizes the importance of actively engaging youth in water issues in the Basin, “said Neil Muth, CBT President and CEO. “Through this program we are trying to show students the important role water plays in our lives. We want students to start thinking about where their water comes from, how it’s used and where it goes, and to start to think about how they can conserve and protect this resource.”

Participating schools included Rossland Secondary School (Rossland), Golden Secondary School (Golden), David Thompson Secondary School (Invermere), Fernie Secondary School (Fernie), W.E. Graham Community School (Slocan City) and Nakusp Secondary (Nakusp).

Know Your Watershed is free for participating schools and supplements the Grade 8 science curriculum.

Two classroom sessions and a full-day field trip, tailored to individual communities, offered students a first-hand understanding of water in their community.

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