Illustrations and Images

• Arkansas Watersheds (2 Mb)
• Drinking Water Treatment Process (149 Kb) from the EPA website
• Macroinvertebrate Identification Key (1.42 MB .pdf file) full color
• Macroinvertebrate Identification Key (1.37 MB .pdf file) from the IOWATER website
• Septic Tank Diagram (30 Kb)
• Stormdrain Stencil (104 Kb)
• Stormwater System Diagram (114 Kb)
• Wastewater Treatment Process Diagram (46 Kb)
• Water Cycle (425 Kb) from the USGS website
• Watershed Illustration (708 Kb)
• 10 Easy Things You Can Do to Protect Your Water (1.13 MB)

The Watershed Education and Outreach Section of the Water Division has incorporated the use of a Stream Table for outreach programs. The Stream Table is a miniature model of a stream or river that shows the dynamics of stream flow and how water's erosive properties can change river channels and carry sediment. This hands-on, interactive display allows participants to create their own river, channelize it, dredge it, stabilize streambanks, and place dams to see how the river responds to the changes. Participants learn first-hand that a river is always changing. It corrects itself from man-made influences and alterations.

A Stream Table is an easy, inexpensive project that could be used as a watershed management plan's outreach tool. The cost for constructing a Stream Table and materials is less than $100 depending on the types of materials selected.

Discover a Watershed: The Watershed Manager Educators Guide

NEW!!! This 193-page guide contains 19 science-based, multidisciplinary activities that teach what a watershed is, how it works, and why we must all consider ourselves watershed managers. An extensive background section introduces readers to fundamental watershed concepts. Each activity adapts to your local watershed, contains e-links for further internet research, and is correlated to the National Standards for Science.

BONUS! Includes a 26”x38” Map of Selected North American Rivers and Watersheds.

Retail value of $36.90

Project WET Curriculum and Activity Guide

The Project WET Curriculum and Activity Guide is a collection of over 90 science based, interdisciplinary activities and lesson plans that are teacher-tested and classroom ready for K-12 students. Designed with a commitment to meeting educational standards, Project WET activities cover diverse topics and disciplines.

Available only by attending a Project WET & WILD workshop

Project WILD Curriculum and Activity Guides

Project WILD is one of the most widely-used conservation and environmental education programs among educators of students in kindergarten through high school.

Project WILD is based on the premise that young people and educators have a vital interest in learning about our natural world.

The program emphasizes wildlife because of its intrinsic and ecological values, as well as its importance as a basis for teaching how ecosystems function. In the face of competing needs and pressures affecting the quality and sustainability of life on earth, Project WILD addresses the need for human beings to develop as responsible citizens of our planet.

Available only by attending a Project WET & WILD workshop

These workshops are available free of charge to anyone 18 years or older that is interested in water quality, water conservation, watersheds, conservation, wildlife management, and aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. The material is an excellent resource for:

• classroom teachers in public and private schools
• pre-service professors
• resource agency educators
• preschool and day care teachers
• youth organization leaders (i.e., 4-H, Scouts and Campfire)
• local, state, national park rangers/interpreters
• museum, nature and science center instructors
• home-educators
• corporate community educators
• zoo educational staff

These FREE workshops are held throughout Arkansas. The only requirement to schedule a workshop is six hours of time, a minimum of 10 participants, and a place to conduct the workshop.