The document summarizes a Tahoe Basin Watershed Education Summit happening from October 3-6, 2012 in Blackwood Canyon, West Shore Lake Tahoe. Seventy high school students from south, north shore, and Truckee areas will participate. The summit is a new 4-day, 3-night hands-on environmental education program where students will work with resource specialists to collect data for the US Forest Service's restoration of Blackwood Canyon. The goals are to learn about environmental fields, earn service credits, and make a difference in the local region.

1. TBWES
Tahoe Basin Watershed Education Summit
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2. Tahoe Basin
Watershed Education Summit
• When: October 3-6 2012
• Where: Blackwood Canyon, West Shore
Lake Tahoe
• Who: 70 High School students from
S.Shore, N.Shore and Truckee area high
schools
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3. Tahoe Basin
Watershed Education Summit
• What: TBWES is a new program to our
area. TBWES is 4 days and 3 nights of high
school students working together with
resource specialists in a hands-on,
environmental education program
• Why: To help provide critical data to the US
Forest Service towards the continued
restoration of Blackwood Canyon.
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4. Tahoe Basin
Watershed Education Summit
• To be part of a collaborative group making
a difference in our local environmental
region
• To learn about potential fields of work or
college majors
• To earn service learning credit/
environmental community service towards
college applications
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7. Photos from WES
El Dorado County
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17. TBWES
Blackwood Canyon
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20. Who am I?
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21. Envirolution Club
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22. Trashion shows
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25. Bioneers Conference
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27. Bioneers Conference
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29. Envirolution Club
Mentoring
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30. Green Team Mentoring
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33. Sagehen
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34. We have fun
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35. Making a Difference
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36. To protect
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37. all the wildlife
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38. For all of us to enjoy!
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39. TBWES
• Take paperwork home
• Get parent permission
• Apply and hand in everything to your
teacher by Sept. 14th!!!!!
• My contact information:
missybmohler@yahoo.com
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