The Montana Watercourse is a statewide water education program that supports water resource decision making and stewardship by providing unbiased information, resources, tools and education to all water users.We are housed on the MSU Campus in Bozeman, Montana, and are an arm of the Montana Water Center.

The Montana Watercourse supports your local efforts through an array of resources, including:

• Co-sponsorship of water resource seminars, workshops and trainings
• Volunteer water monitoring training for communities and schools Assistance with local water education program development Publications and guides on water resource and watershed topics Teaching trunks filled with interactive water resource activities
• Educator workshops, training and tours using Project WET and other curricula and materials

Check our Calendar page to learn about upcoming events.

What's New?

• SAVE THE DATE for the 2008 Water Summit, May 5 & 6, Lubrecht Experimental Forest!
  
  
  • Teacher Registration Form [228 KB PDF]
  • Presenter Registration Form [180 KB PDF]
  • Student Registration Form [152 KB PDF]
    
    
• MWCC's Spring Watershed Coordinators' Training May 21-23, at Farimont Hot Springs
• Learn about and register for the Sun River Watershed Tour for Educators June 6 and 7
• Register for the June 24-26, 2008 Upper Marias Watershed Tour for Educators
• Learn about and register for the Lower Yellowstone Watershed Tour for Educators July 10 and 11, Terry, Montana
• Register for Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring Training for Educators July 24 and 25, Terry, Montana
• Sean Sullivan named 2008 Water Teacher of the Year!
• K-12 Curriculum Guides are now correlated to the Montana Content Standards
• Read about the 2007 Water Summit
• View the Montana 2007 River of Words finalists
• Read post Symposium proceedings of the 2006 Watershed Symposium held in Great Falls on December 5-7, 2006
• River of Words Art and Poetry Display - The 2005-2006 Montana River of Words dsiplay is ready to share. The display features about 20 framed works of art and poetry from Montana students, and is appropriate for display in schools, museums, libraries, coffee shops and other public locations. Contact Kelly if you are interested in learning more about how River of Words helps connect students to their watersheds, or if you are interested in displaying these charming works of art in your area. Kelly Hayden: 406-994-6425 or kelly.hayden@montana.edu.

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Learn more and help celebrate by checking out these resources:

Izaak Walton League of America

Environmental Protection Agency

USDA's Natural Resource Conservation Service

Learn how you can help keep Montana's waters clean by visiting these links: