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A new framework for evaluating human influences on wildfires is developed

A manual prepared by the Center for Watershed Protection

NM Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources' web page with links and programs for teachers of K-12

Lite Geology was started in the fall of 1992 as a quarterly publication geared at earth science teachers in New Mexico. NMBGMR continues to publish Lite Geology on an intermittent basis. Lite Geology is written in a format that is less technical than other publications of the bureau. Included with the main articles are cartoons, puzzles, poetry, and other features designed to make learning fun. We also include information about teachers' resources, and upcoming geological and scientific events.

An article that explains the assembly and use of a simple piezometer for groundwater and surface water levels, interactions and riparian assesment.

From 2009 to 2010, the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) funded the design and installation of five rainwater harvesting systems in elementary schools in the San Francisco Unified School District. Each project installed a tank to capture rainwater, removed paved surfaces from the schoolyard to make room for a garden and let rainwater soak into the ground, and used native and edible plants to be irrigated by the on-site rainwater harvesting system. The projects achieve multiple goals: they raise watershed awareness, green the city’s public schools, and keep stormwater out of San Francisco’s combined sewer system. To help schools use rainwater harvesting systems as educational tools, the SFPUC partnered with the San Francisco Green Schoolyard Alliance and funded a Watershed Stewardship Curriculum. The lessons pertain to watershed awareness, green stormwater management, pollution awareness and prevention, and water conservation. All schools in San Francisco that replace schoolyard asphalt with permeable garden space and harvest rainwater for irrigation will find these lessons useful in connecting students to their watersheds. Lessons in this binder can be adapted for kindergarten through 6th grade, and beyond. Download the curriculum and put it to work in your school!

RiverXchange is a FREE year-long program focused on communication between classes about water resources in geographically diverse areas, through online partnerships. Our hands-on curriculum explores rivers and their watersheds, storm water, municipal water supplies, ecology, and conservation.

Publications fall into a few broad categories: administrative, general, and research publications.

Teacher Resource Catalog- Guide to various environmental education curriculum from New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science

Links to educational resources about watersheds, drought, plants, soil, water, wildlife and habitat. From "Managing Arid and Semi-Arid Watersheds" website, a project of the Arizona Watershed Program.