This spring, the Watershed Education Network brings you reflections from former volunteers, teachers, staff, and long-time friends of the organization. They share the impact WEN's programs have had on them and how our mission matches their values.
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| Clark Fork + Blackfoot confluence. Former site of Milltown dam, now Milltown State Park. Photo credit: Cassie Sevigny |
Jeani Adams found WEN's work incredibly valuable during the removal of the Milltown dam:
"I have always believed that pairing in-class
learning with an outdoor experience really works well with many topics. I was
fortunate to work with WEN and help with the Milltown Dam removal project.
We provided students with some background information in the classroom and then
took them on a field trip to the dam overlook, where they could
observe the actual destruction/remediation efforts. We then
reinforced their learning and investigation of the changes the
environment would undergo with the dam removal using a series of fun
activities. It was wonderful to see how excited they were to witness
history and many of them told of how they brought this information home to
share.
WEN truly focuses on providing students with an
experience that they are not able to get in a traditional classroom. I
believe it is a very important job that they do and they do an awesome
job!"
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