Discover a Watershed: The Watershed Manager Educators Guide paperback / 200 pages / 8 ½ x 11 / b&w photos / illustrations / wall map / appendix / glossary / index ISBN 1-888631-11-2 Order Now! Learn About Included Wall Map of Major North American Watersheds The Watershed Manager Educators Guide is for anyone interested in learning about and helping others understand what a watershed is, how it works, and why watershed management is up to all of us. The human ability to achieve balance between needs and desires while maintaining ecological integrity and economic growth is being tested all over the globe. More than 300 watersheds are shared by two or more countries with different forms of government, language, culture, and development. In addition, global population numbers grew from 2.6 billion in 1950 to 6.2 billion in 2002, while the amount of natural resources is finite. The need for education and stewardship by all water users has never been greater. Formal and nonformal educators of K-12 students, community organizations, businesses and NGOs can use the activities in this guide alone or as supplements to existing curriculums in the natural and social sciences, art, history, ecology, or civics. Learners use critical thinking and negotiating skills to address the needs of all water users in Canada, the United States, and Mexico. The transboundary emphasis is supported by the wall map Selected Rivers & Watersheds of North America, a one-of-a-kind compilation of watershed data that creates a seamless flow to the continent following nature's boundaries. Activities are divided into seven categories: Introductory, Basic Watershed, Water Attitudes, Water Quantity, Water Quality, Water Management, and Transboundary. Titles include "Seeing Watersheds," "Watershed Web," "River Talk," "Blue Beads," "Streams of Data," "8-4-1, One for All," "Snow and Tell," "Hydrologic Bank Account," "River Reflections," and "The Watershed Manager." A quick reference chart provides correlations to National Education standards in science and other disciplines. Sample Activity Link to Wall Map of Major North American Watersheds