CRASR Summer Outreach

CRASR had a busy summer hosting and collaborating in many outreach activities.  Thanks to all our partners and participants, especially Master Naturalist and other volunteers- we couldn’t do it without you!  CRASR has been a host institution for Project WET, Water Education Today, for over a decade.  
 

In May, Melissa Mullins was one of two coordinators honored by the Project WET Foundation with a 2024 Petey Award recognizing her role in water education.  

At the Lakeside Legacy Celebration at Ft. Parker State Park on June 7^th, CRASR explored the plankton that live in the park’s lake and took water quality measurements with visitors of all ages!  

On June 13^th, we teamed up with the Hillsboro public library for a Water Festival with a variety of indoor and outdoor activities that emphasized learning about water and play. 

CRASR participated in the annual STEMfest organized by Education Service Center Region 12 on Saturday July 20^th.   Held at the Mayborn Museum, this year’s theme was “Where Water Flows, Inspiration Grows” so we were all in!  CRASR activities taught people about the Urban Water Cycle, the river creatures (benthic macroinvertebrates and plankton) that call the Brazos River behind the museum home, and native fish.