Heightens the awareness of the natural world for youths by examining a variety of aquatic environments including ponds, streams, rivers, lakes, puddles, salt marshes or oceans, and learn about the physical and biological features of these worlds of water. Learn how to measure and understand water temperature, depth, current speed and turbidity, as well as how to observe and collect plants and animals. Leaders, teachers, and camp counselors need no background in natural resources to work and learn with youth on these activities.

Janet E. Hawkes, Kurt Jirka, Marianne Krasny, and Diane Held Phillips