Watershed Gardens

Watershed Gardens is an occasional program of Homewaters. It is a year-long water conservation and appiled learning program for 4th – 6th grade teachers and students. When offered, schools are recruited in the spring for participation during the following academic year. Please check in with Homewaters about the current status and your interest.

The program has three parts for teachers and students to implement that Homewaters assists with: School Water Audits, Water-Wise Gardens and Community Education.

This program allows students to:

• Learn about how water is used at school and how to measure it.

• Design, plant and maintain a water-wise garden at their school to conserve water.

• Develop knowledge of the ways we can conserve water at school and at home.

• Educate the community (other students, teachers, parents) on ways to conserve water.

About Our Programs

Watershed Ecology/Elementary Programs

~ Ecosystems
~ Land and Water
~ Tiny Neighbors
~ Watershed Gardens
~ Water In Our Lives

Community Mapping Programs

~ Green Mapping
~ Water and Community
~ Mapping My Area

Exploring Place Programs

~ Thornton Creek Long Walks
~ Community Education

Student Testimonials

I had a really good time designing how the garden would look and choosing what plants to use. The actual planting was also super fun. If I was an octopus I would give this project eight thumbs up. (Andreas M.)

I thought it was really exciting to choose plants that would be in a garden for the whole school. I felt really business-like because we were looking at budgets and doing really advanced stuff. The planning was great!  I thought it was cool that we got to plan and plant our garden. When I was planting, I thought that someday I would come back to this spot and remember that I made a difference and I found that to be a very special feeling. (Raina R.)

I learned from this project that native plants of the Pacific Northwest can really come together to make a beautiful garden with lots of color and life. (Aly C.)