Nisqually River Foundation

This Project Will Engage Local Environmental Educators, Teachers, and Students in the Nisqually and South Puget Sound Watersheds. Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) Training Will Reach at Least 25 Local Environmental Educators, and This Content Will Be Incorporated Into Teacher and Student Engagement Across Thurston County. More Than 120 Teachers, Including All of the 5TH Grade Teachers Within the NTPS, Will Participate in Professional Development Front Loaded to the First Year of the Grant Period Through the Following: WQ Monitoring Training (WQMT), Salmon Climate Literacy Monitoring and Action in South Sound (clamss), Action Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience (MWEE) Summit, Assessment Retreat, and Summer Institute for Teachers (sift). WQMT Will Frame the Mwee's in the Context of the Local Watersheds, Teach Monitoring Protocols Outlined in Our Quality Assurance Project Plans, Provide Resources Aligned With Local, State and National Learning Standards, and Prep Te