2023 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Conference
March 5-7, 2023 • Cincinnati, OH
5/20/2019 | 11:15 AM - 11:30 AM | PROMOTING WATER QUALITY STEWARDSHIP THROUGH STUDENT MENTORING AND RIVER MONITORING | 150 G
PROMOTING WATER QUALITY STEWARDSHIP THROUGH STUDENT MENTORING AND RIVER MONITORING
Over 80% of a typical watershed in southwest Minnesota is used for agriculture, which impacts stream water quality. To promote watershed stewardship, an environmental science course was developed in 2004 at Southwest Minnesota State University to actively engage students in river monitoring and mentoring activities. This course culminated in an outreach event where undergraduates mentored 10th and 7th grade students, teaching them to conduct physical and chemical tests of water quality. All students monitored 10 parameters at three sites on the Redwood River. Recent assessment of 644 students across all education levels indicated that all students showed significantly improved scores on Post Content Tests and 100% expressed a willingness to take an active role in community based conservation efforts. There was a significant difference in Civic Engagement and Stewardship attitudes of college students involved in the project compared to those not involved. College students benefited more from this project than the other grade levels, as evidenced by the highest scores on all assessments (content knowledge, civic engagement and stewardship surveys). Instilling a strong stewardship ethic in students at all grade levels was a significant outcome of this study.
- Monitoring
- Outreach
- Non-point Source
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Emily Deaver
(), Southwest Minnesota State University, emily.deaver@smsu.edu;
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