NJ Student Watershed Stewards Workshop

For the last six years, the NJ Watershed Stewards Program has been a successful and effective means of engaging high school students in an environmental stewardship project. The program begins with a Leadership Weekend Workshop held February 6th to 8th at the Mount Misery Retreat Center in Browns Mills (Burlington County). The workshop is designed to empower students with the necessary knowledge, resources and tools to become team leaders while coordinating a stewardship project of their choice in their community. Participating schools will receive a $800 to $1,000 grant to plan, develop and implement their watershed stewardship project. A teacher or adult advisor must accompany the students. They will receive a $150 stipend as well as 12 NJDOE Professional Development Credits and the Project WET Curriculum and Activity Guide. A Watershed Stewards Team consists of a minimum of three and a maximum of five students interested in completing a stewardship project that will make a difference in their community (or on their school site). High school teams must register by January 30^th by contacting Colleen Gould at 732-292-4670 or njwet@optonline.net.