Resources for Kids
Help kids build a meaningful connection to riparian areas through curiosity, action, and hands-on learning.
Here are some simple practices make it easy to turn exploration into lasting environmental awareness.
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Encourage kids to explore and ask questions through hands-on learning in riparian areas
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Help kids take action: join cleanups, plant vegetation, or restore shorelines
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Connect kids with local environmental programs and outdoor learning opportunities
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Build understanding of environmental issues affecting riparian areas
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Show how riparian systems work, including connections between people, plants, water, and wildlife
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Inspire kids to share what they’ve learned with others and take pride in protecting water
Learning Resources
Explore a diversity of tools that educators and youth to learn and connect to riparian areas.
Wildlife ID Resources
Hands-on learning about wildlife that call riparian areas home is an exciting and interactive way to get youth connected to shoreline health. Here are some tools that can help with their discovery.
Action Resources
Youth have the power to take action for our riparian areas. Here are some programs to support them on their quest.
School Programs
Schools can take part in programs that encourage riparian stewardship
