Education

EDUCATION

Education

As its name states, the National Great Rivers Research and Education Center strongly emphasizes education as a part of its operation. The center’s educational programs and activities are aligned with the Illinois Learning Standards and North American Association for Environmental Education Guidelines for Excellence. NGRREC employs an environmental educator responsible for developing a variety of comprehensive education and outreach programs that target audiences ranging from K-12 and teachers to local citizens and constituency groups.

programs


Internships	College for Kids
Since its inception, the Center has hosted a highly successful experiential learning internship program for undergraduate and graduate college students. Experiential learning recognizes the importance of MORE	For more information and to register, contact Lewis and Clark Community College. MORE

events


RiverXchange	Water Festival	Wings of Spring
Brief description of the RiverXchange event and links to story and photo gallery page (combine on page with all events.) MORE	As its name states, the National Great Rivers Research and Education Center focuses on both research and education. MORE	Brief description of the Wings of Spring event and links to web site and photo gallery. MORE

great river facts

The Missouri-Mississippi River basin has the third largest drainage area in the world (1,247,000 square miles), smaller only than the Amazon River basin in South America and the Congo River basin in Africa (National Geographic Society, 1984).

The Missouri River is about 200 miles longer than the Mississippi River (Walsh, 2003).

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