CHARLESTON, W.Va. (April 10, 2019) – Over 220 fifth-grade students from Nicholas
County will participate in the annual Nicholas County Water Festival on Wednesday,
April 17 from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at Carnifex Ferry State Park in Summersville. The
event is sponsored by the West Virginia Department of Environmental
Protection’s (WVDEP) Watershed Improvement Branch, Project WET, and the
National Park Service.
Students will learn about mussels, stream
bugs, and other aquatic life and habitats, as well as the water cycle,
stormwater and pollution, and water safety. Presenters include the WVDEP’s
Youth Environmental Program, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the National
Park Service, Concord University’s Education Program, and the Army Corps of
Engineers.
For more information, contact Jennifer Liddle
with the WVDEP’s Watershed Improvement Branch at 304-514-4465 or Jennifer.D.Liddle@wv.gov.
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