($6.00 per student - Minimum of 15 students required ~ If you have fewer than 15 students we may be able to fit you in with another group)
Water Use in Colorado is a science based program designed for 6th grade; however, we are happy to adjust our programming to meet learning expectations for other grade levels.
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Explore Water Use in Colorado with us at CALF's Lowell Ranch!Exploration, water testing, role playing, and discovery!
CALF’s “Water in Colorado” learning in the field program focuses on water quantity, quality and agricultural use issues uniquely related to this sparce resource in Colorado. Each station provides learners with hands-on experiences designed to discover how water is used and treated by the ranchers and farmers as well as how it is monitored and conserved. Learning stations include:
Ruby Pond – This station has the groups making choice of how water is used from ruby pond for a city they are planning and building. Each group decides how the water system is used. Choices are discussed and the learners will discover how making sure all parties have enough water to use. Macro Invertebrate Assessment – At this station the learners will collect samples and observe the freshwater invertebrates that live in Plumb Creek. They will fill out a data collection sheet for use at school. Healthy Rivers and Riparian Restoration – At this station the learners will discover what a healthy riparian system is and how it is defined by scientists. They will learn why East Plum Creek is being restored and the steps the scientists are doing to return it to the healthy riparian zone that it was. Students will sow native grass seed to help hold the soil in place which will keep it from eroding into the waterway. Livestock Water Use Tour - This tour has the learners focusing on how water is used on the ranch and who has the right to use the water. This learning in the field program begins at 10 am at CALF's Lowell Ranch on Plum Creek (about 3 miles south of Castle Rock). Click Here for Directions to CALF's Lowell Ranch. Each student should bring their own sack lunch, good walking shoes, and dress for the weather. |
Please contact us for more information:
303-688-1026 or leah@thecalf.org |
