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Location: Cariboo-Chilcotin, Cariboo Chilcotin Project Summary
The Cariboo Chilcotin Conservation Society is establishing awareness in watershed health. Our Water Wise conservation program reaches over 50 elementary, secondary, alternate and university school classes, in the Cariboo region, teaching water conservation, watershed health and water quality and how it relates to our lives and the fish & wildlife reliant on the same watersheds. CCCS instructors use models (including a working miniature aquifer and miniature watershed) and field trips to our Williams Lake River Valley to test water, view spawning salmon (when in season) and enhance the learning experience. In the spring ‘water shepherds’ (our water stewards both young and old) take water quality samples, study invertebrates netted to determine water ‘health’, paint storm drains & distribute leaflets. CCCS also runs education modules at the Gavin Lake Outdoor school, covering 25 schools from School District #27 and School District #28 (modules - The Gavin Lake Watershed, Invertebrates, The Perfect Stream - Rainbow trout habitat, & Species at Risk). We share our joy of salmon with the public through displays on the areas salmon and CCCS salmon friendly publications including the brochure Salmonids of the Cariboo Chilcotin and a 9 page section on the regions salmonids in the Parks Guide, reaching over 15000 readers/viewers within the Cariboo Chilcotin. See also: http://www.ccconserv.org/water-wise.html Interim Progress Special events happening this Spring/summer include a dance group performing the “Water Dance”, working in collaboration with our Water Wise staff, this dynamic teacher took a Peter Mayer Water Song and created with her children a wonderful production encouraging water conservation. They have been asked to perform at our annual Children’s Festival. As well, one of our Water Wise elementary schools put on a 170 student production - “Assignment Earth”, complete with our Water Wise instructor (portrayed by a student and given a round of applause). After their final production, our Water Wise teacher was given a bouquet of flowers. This group have also been asked to perform at the Children’s Festival! At the High school level students produced Water videos, one musician wrote and sang her own water song. Our local television studio has taped an interview of our Water Wise Instructor and Director, and hopes to run PBS throughout the year. We are members of our local Community Arts Council, and will be working with a Theatre group on this project in the future. Earth Day Water Wise supplied the regional nature centres and info centres with our regions Parks Guide, 88 pages filled with wonderful photographs of our regions waterways and the fish and wildlife residing within!
Final Results We are more than happy to share our lessons - successes in the school classes, within the community and uses of alternate sources (theatre groups,
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