Watershed Stewards Academy

The WSA goal is to ‘restore stream health by a thousand repairs.’  To achieve this goal, the Academy will train individuals to become community leaders who can help raise awareness of watershed issues, including problems and solutions.  Stewards carry out this mission by:

Assessing watersheds at a neighborhood level with particular attention to stormwater runoff and pollution sources.
Creating solutions for stormwater and pollution reduction into local waterways by installing rain gardens, and other ways to reduce the amount of pollution entering into water bodies.
Educating and Engaging communities through talks at community meetings, fairs, churches, and other neighborhood organizations.

The training program includes

• A 15 class evening and weekend training program
• Education about watershed issues including stormwater runoff, neighborhood assessments, GIS basics, pollution threats to watershed, and restoration projects
• Presentations from local experts via classroom lectures and field trips
• A Capstone restoration project, planned and implemented by teams of students
• Membership in a network of Master Watershed Stewards and WSA consortium members

Get Involved

 If you want to expand your activism and deepen your knowledge base and resources about the environment as it pertains to watersheds and stormwater management and the quality of life of your community, we invite you to apply to the Watershed Stewards Academy.

There are on-going courses of the Watershed Stewards Academy.

Course One and Two are part of the National Capital Region - Watershed Stewards Academy; click here for more information.

Course Three begins in Spring 2012 and is a partnership between the Anacostia Watershed Society and the Chesapeake Covenant Community.  It is geared towards faith leaders interested in reducing pollution at their houses of worship, engaging their faith communities in creation care, and protecting rivers and streams connected to the Anacostia and Potomac Rivers.  For more information, click here.