WikiWatershed is a web toolkit designed to help citizens, conservation practitioners, municipal decision-makers, researchers, educators, and students advance knowledge and stewardship of fresh water. WikiWatershed an initiative of Stroud Water Research Center, a global leader in freshwater science.
Using the web app and other learning tools, students in Colorado won the Lexus Eco Challenge national competition in the land and water category.
A major new feature: automated Rapid Watershed Delineation based on the National Hydrography Dataset!
In case you missed it — you can now watch the WikiWatershed Toolkit for Educators webinar on the Videos page.
This webinar introduces WikiWatershed and then focuses on the Model My Watershed web app, which demonstrates the effects of land use and best management practices on your local streams and watersheds.
More great feedback about Model My Watershed from Villanova Urban Stormwater Partnership and science teacher Dr. Brandon Gillette!
A pilot middle/high school curriculum for using Model My Watershed in the classroom can be found on the Innovative Technology in Science Inquiry (ITSI) portal.