Our Education Mission

To provide education opportunities that develop fundamental skillsets targeted at Colorado’s in-demand water professions.

Our Education Goals

1. To encourage, inspire, and equip the next generation of water leaders, engineers, and technicians to help solve, protect, and manage our water.

2. To develop local projects based on community needs where students can gain experience while providing service to their communities.

Our Program - River Science

Our program is a vehicle for STEM education. We utilize our rivers and water resources to teach our programs and provide students hands-on experiences in a high-demand field. Working in the "water world" requires technicians with various backgrounds, training, and expertise. Understanding water in the west is an asset that plays a significant role in diverse career paths. For example, understanding the basics of hydrology, water law, and river functions is fundamental for realtors, local government leaders, and natural resource technicians. Water is essential for everything and therefore requires individuals with unique skillsets in ecology, engineering, geography, law, policy, management, construction, and many more disciplines.

Our Curriculum

We currently offer the following two (2) courses in water resources (click to buttons below for more details)

River Science built this curriculum with flexibility in mind. Each course provides a complete set of curriculum and lesson planning. Schools can choose to utilize the curriculum as a standalone course in a semester, combined for an entire year, or added as a supplemental curriculum to existing programs (such as biology, environmental sciences, etc.).