Adopt A Watershed

The Knox County Adopt-A-Watershed (AAW) Program is an affiliate of the national Adopt-A-Watershed Program. AAW aspires to give students a sense of community and awareness that they can make an environmental difference while also fostering a lifelong quest for knowledge about the environment. The national AAW program is based on a K through 12 science curriculum that emphasizes using the adopted watersheds as living laboratories and promoting environmental stewardship through community service projects. Over many years, the AAW program has begun to heavily rely on Hallsdale-Powell’s sponsorship for many of their outdoor learning activities. The District utilizes this nationwide program to introduce environmentally friendly concepts to students of impressionable age. In addition, the effort is focused on prohibiting the development of habits that negatively impact their surrounding while promoting the positive behaviors.