Sierra Watershed Education Partnerships

Posted by Debra Weistar

October 5, 2006

One of the most rewarding aspects to working with youth in the Sierra is the great contacts we make and the people we meet while we are on the road exploring different issues. This past August, while involved in the Youth in Conservation program, Synergia students met with interns and directors of SWEP -- Sierra Watershed Education Partnerships. The students and interns spent a day together working hard on restoration efforts in Washoe Meadow, at Meeks Bay, Lake Tahoe. SWEP promotes environmental stewardship by connecting students to their community and local environment through comprehensive watershed education and service-learning. We had heard of them before, but this was our first collaboration. SWEP is one of those small organizations that is doing big things in the Sierra, by connecting youth to the mountains they call home.