B-WET participant profiles

Participant profiles help illustrate how the NOAA Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) program and our Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience (MWEE) framework have impacted organizations and the educators and students they serve. "B-WET has enriched the lives of the students, educators, and partners who have been a part of this program," says Louisa Koch, Director of Education for NOAA.

Get to know 14 participants from across the country and learn how they’ve grown as a result of B-WET programming. Click on a participant photo below to view their story.

 

A student looks through binoculars at a body of water with greenery surrounding the area.
MERITO Foundation

California B-WET funded organization

Elise Sheffield stands in front of a chalkboard outside and points to a sign that says, “What is soil? How is soil made?”
Boxerwood Education Association

Chesapeake B-WET funded organization

Graphic that says, “Southeast Michigan Stewardship Coalition: Growing visionary educational communities,” and includes a collage of images of coalition members.
The Southeast Michigan Stewardship Coalition

Great Lakes B-WET funded organization

Students and educators in kayaks gather at the marsh edge.
The Artist Boat, Inc.

Gulf of Mexico B-WET funded organization

Students and educators hike along a grassy hillside in a single-file line.
The Kohala Center

Hawai‘i B-WET funded organization

Abby Peklo
EdAdvance

New England B-WET funded organization

Sheila Wilson leads a group down a boardwalk surrounded by lush vegetation.
Nisqually River Foundation

Pacific Northwest B-WET funded organization

Gina McCullough
Gina McCullough

Chesapeake B-WET project participant

A group of students plant plants along the side of a river.
Kelly Sanborn

Great Lakes B-WET project participant

Alicia M. Bartol-Thomas
Alicia M. Bartol-Thomas

Gulf of Mexico B-WET project participant

Joy Pires
Joy Pires

New England B-WET project participant

A person looks through a device at a water sample.
Caity Pietsch

Pacific Northwest B-WET project participant

Lena Anderson
Lena Anderson

California B-WET project participant

Kimo Short
Kimo Short

Hawai‘i B-WET project participant