The City of Carlsbad partners with local schools to bring hands-on watershed education directly into classrooms, helping students understand how everyday actions affect local waterways and what they can do to keep them clean.
Post Date:11/04/2025 4:50 PM
Early lessons about how the environment works can lead to lifelong habits that protect our natural resources. The City of Carlsbad partners with local schools to bring hands-on watershed education directly into classrooms, helping students understand how everyday actions affect local waterways and what they can do to keep them clean.
The city has offered this program for nearly ten years, helping thousands of students learn the connection between their neighborhoods and the natural environment. Over the past school year, the city partnered with about 30 classes and more than 1,500 K–12 students to make science come to life. The video below features some of Carlsbad’s young residents sharing what they’ve learned and how they’re already putting it into action.
A watershed is an area of land that drains water into a common waterway, such as a creek, lagoon or the ocean. Unlike water that travels through indoor plumbing to the sewage treatment plant, stormwater that flows along streets and gutters is not treated. That means anything left on the ground, including soap, fertilizer or litter, can wash directly into creeks and lagoons when it rains.
As we enter the rainy season, residents can help protect local waterways by putting a few of these simple tips into practice:
Sweep leaves and yard debris instead of hosing them into the street.
Use fertilizer and pesticides sparingly, especially before rain.
Check that sprinklers are not overspraying onto sidewalks or gutters.
Anyone who sees water pollution in progress, such as someone washing or dumping liquids into a storm drain, can report it to the city’s Storm Water Hotline at 442-339-2799.
