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  • Home
  • Watershed Programs
    • Environmental Monitoring
      • Benthic Macroinvertebrate Monitoring
      • Wildlife Monitoring
      • Surface Water and Groundwater Monitoring
      • Watershed Report Card
    • Stewardship
      • Kettle Creek Clean Water Initiative
      • Elgin Clean Water Program
      • How Can You Help?
    • Tree Planting & Forestry
      • Seedling Program
      • Greening Communities
      • Community Forest
      • Elgin County Woodlands Conservation By-law #05-03
    • Source Water Protection
      • Source Water Annual Report 2016
    • Volunteer Opportunities
  • Conservation Areas
    • Camping
      • Dalewood Conservation Area
      • Lake Whittaker Conservation Area
    • Seasonal Camping
    • Fees
    • Hiking Trails
    • Day Use/Picnicking
    • Kettle Creek Dog Park
    • Pavilion Rentals
    • Signage and Access Policy
  • Planning and Regulations
    • Permits
    • Planning Services
    • Regulation Services
    • Natural Hazards
    • Flood Forecasting and Warning
      • Flood Forecasting and Water Levels
    • Elgin County Shoreline Management Plan
    • Regulation Limit Mapping Request
  • Education
    • Book a class
    • Environmental Youth Corps Program
    • St. Thomas-Elgin Children’s Water Festival
    • Carolinian Forest Festival
    • Scholarship
  • About Us
    • Board of Directors
    • Meetings & Minutes
    • Financial Overview
    • RFPs
    • Staff Directory
    • Careers
    • Volunteer
    • News
    • FAQs
    • Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy
  • Contact

Book a Class

Kettle Creek Conservation Authority (KCCA) is committed to excellence in education. Our programs are designed to connect learners to their environment through fun and meaningful, hands-on exploration of local systems. We welcome you to join us as we explore education that is charting the way to a more sustainable future!

Wetland Explorers
Students will have the opportunity to explore live critters from the bottom of Kettle Creek which are used as indicators of local environmental health. Students will discover that a healthy environment is important to everyone – industry and residents alike. Kettle Creek Conservation Authority greatfully acknowledges the financial support provided by the Government of Ontario, as well as the Janet and Marion Morgan Environmental Fund of the Elgin-St. Thomas Community Foundation, the COMMUNITY FUND of the Elgin-St. Thomas Community Foundation.

This guide provides description of each program as well
as the curriculum items addressed by each program.
Demand for these programs is high, so it is recommended
you book early to avoid disappointment.

Teachers' Program Guide

 

Watershed Report Card Program
The Watershed Report Card Education program includes a two hour field trip that allows students to gain practical, hands-on experience in surface water sampling and assessing stream habitat conditions. A follow-up session is also held in the classroom where students use maps to evaluate the forest conditions of the watershed. Finally, students have the opportunity to discuss the results of their findings in a report card format and suggest potential actions to improve the environmental conditions of the area.

This program is ideal for senior level high school science or environmental classes.

Through hands-on investigation, analysis, and interpretation, students will be able to:
• develop an understanding of watershed management
• investigate water quality through hands-on analysis of water chemistry and aquatic biology
• examine riparian habitat conditions and adjacent land use
• measure and interpret forest conditions from GIS-created watershed maps
• assign grades to watershed components based upon pooled class results
• discuss local actions for improvement to improve the watershed grades

If you are interested in participating in the Watershed Report Card Education Program, please contact KCCA’s Stewardship Program Supervisor at (519) 631-1270 ext.229.

Staff Contact

Office Hours
8:30 am to 4:30 pm

Betsy McClure
Stewardship Program Supervisor
Tel: (519) 631-1270 ext. 229
Email: betsy@kettlecreekconservation.on.ca

Jennifer Dow
Water Conservation Supervisor
Tel: (519) 631-1270 ext. 228
Email: jennifer@kettlecreekconservation.on.ca

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  • 44015 Ferguson Line
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