by Rich Collins | Jan 17, 2017 | AWWA in the Schools
It’s been four days since our trout were delivered to the Paul School in Wakefield. After a rough count of the eggs in the tank, it looks like we have around 230! So far we’ve only had one egg turn white and die. It is important to take out dead eggs as...
by Rich Collins | Jan 13, 2017 | AWWA in the Schools
Welcome to our latest series of blog posts! We will periodically update our blog with what’s happening in the 4th grade classrooms in Wakefield, NH, as they partake in an environmental and educational endeavor. Yesterday was an exciting day at the Paul School. The...
by Rich Collins | Feb 11, 2014 | AWWA Events, AWWA in the Community, AWWA in the Schools, AWWA News
It’s winter here in the land of AWWA, but that doesn’t stop us from working to protect our area’s lakes. While I can’t have our YCC install projects on lakefront roads and properties, and I certainly can’t give advice on erosion issues when the land is covered in a...
by Rich Collins | Jun 17, 2013 | AWWA in the Schools
On Friday June 14th, the Wakefield Paul school 6th Graders took a field trip with AWWA to Portsmouth for their last Watershed Education class of the year. Friday marked the culmination of the several weeks AWWA spent in the classroom this spring. AWWA stresses the...
by Rich Collins | Jun 11, 2013 | AWWA in the Schools
In the fall of 2011 AWWA began the task of writing school curriculum that would combine AWWA’s watershed education with the Wakefield Paul School and Acton Elemenatry teacher’s schedule. Over the past two years we have been teaching 6th, 7th, and 8th...
by Rich Collins | May 31, 2013 | AWWA in the Schools
Every spring, AWWA spends upwards of 3-5 weeks in the Wakefield Paul School and Acton Elementary teaching 6th graders about watersheds, water quality, invasive species, and macroinvertebrates. The program is part of our AWWA in the Classroom: Watershed Education for...