For Educators

Involvement opportunities

Programs in environmental education

• DEQ environmental education web site
• Project WET: A water education program can teach everyone how water is needed and used. This program ensures an understanding of the importance of water conservation for today and in the future.
• Pollution Solutions: A full lesson plan of litter prevention activities for grade levels as high as 12th grade!
• Love a Tree: Excite your 3rd, 4th and 5th graders by teaching them about trees and their important roles in our environment.

Virginia's environmental education network

• Virginia Naturally: A gateway to Virginia's environmental education resources.

Water quality monitoring

• Citizen Monitoring: Become a team volunteer and help monitor streams, rivers and lakes in your own community.

Data and environmental information

• Environmental data: DEQ provides a variety of reports, studies and databases of environmental information.
• Glossary
• Fact sheets
• Virginia's Natural Resource Education Guide