Water Education Programs For Every Student
The Rusk County Groundwater Conservation District supports many educational initiatives to teach students more about water and how to care for groundwater resources. Become a part of our educational programs today.
Youth Water Education
The District supports the Texas 4-H Water Ambassador Program. Ambassadors help educate youth and adults in their communities.
Each ambassador commits to acquiring water knowledge throughout their 12 months of service. They even spend time with District personnel in the field learning about methods of monitoring Rusk County’s groundwater. This helps them gain credit for service to the local community.
Water education and conservation presentations are given mainly to elementary students and civic clubs. Topics include the water cycle, groundwater science, water rights, and water conservation.
See the Texas 4-H Water Ambassadors site for more information.
The Major Rivers Education Program
The Major Rivers Education Program was designed by the Texas Water Development Board with 4th and 5th-graders in mind.
The lesson objectives not only define important knowledge and skills related to water, but they also support many of the Texas Education Agency’s TEKS and STAAR objectives for social studies, science, language arts, and math.
Educators may visit the TWDB Major Rivers Education Program website. Materials are available for download.
