The Upper Tennessee River Adopt-A-Watershed (AAW) challenges students to investigate and improve the health of their schools watershed. AAW is based on the nationally implemented Adopt-A-Watershed Program that is designed to transform a schools watershed into a “living laboratory”.
In Knox Co., the CAC AmeriCorps Water Quality Team along with trained middle and high school teachers use this laboratory as a place to bring curriculum to life by helping students assess their adopted watershed. It also gives students an opportunity to make a difference in their community by organizing and participating in a watershed improvement project.