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Bring The River Into Your Classroom

The Elizabeth River Project helps local teachers bring the river to life for students of all ages. Our resources and programs teach kids everything from science to personal responsibility and help them become lifelong stewards of our local river.

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Key Resources

The Elizabeth River Environmental Justice Mapping Tool


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The 2022 Watershed Action Plan


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State of the Elizabeth River Scorecard


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Youth Resilience Strategy


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Elizabeth River Watershed Map


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Teacher Trainings

All Grades

Resilient River Star School
Teacher Training

Our self-paced lessons offer a fun, engaging way to teach your students about the Elizabeth River. Your students will learn about the river’s history and challenges, and ways they can become good river stewards.

You’ll discover fun ways to talk about estuaries and watersheds, polluted stormwater runoff and even learn how to use your schoolyard as a classroom. Resources include an Elizabeth River map for your classroom and a team of Elizabeth River Project educators ready to answer questions and help in any way we can.


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4th Grade

The Not So Merry Mummichog

This 4th grade, inquiry-based curriculum is a fishy adventure that brings the river into the classroom in a way kids love. Over two weeks, they’ll take ownership of their own “bottled river” with a mummichog fish, a native to the Elizabeth River that alerts scientists about threats to the river’s health. Through five separate activities, students discover how humans, nature, sea-level rise and flooding make this little fish not so merry, and how their choices and actions can help. It’s a message of hope that helps kids develop geographic literacy, fosters Elizabeth River stewardship and empowers them to create a resilient community.


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3rd-5th grade

Project Blue Crab

Project Blue Crab is a great way for young students to learn about our famous local crabs and the watermen who rely on it for their income. These self-paced virtual lessons and art projects help kids become lifelong river stewards. They’ll learn how pollution and sea-level rise affect their communities, themselves and the blue crab, along with things they can do to help. Don’t worry, our team of educators is always here to help you with training and resources, along with “science buckets” that supply everything from artifacts to maps. And your class is sure to enjoy our video series featuring the Dominion Energy Learning Barge, renewable energy, aquatic animals, native plants, the value of wetlands, water quality testing and more!


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Other Resources

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ONLINE EDUCATION DATABASE

Our free online database is filled with hundreds of documents, videos, photographs, studies, news articles and more. Now, you can explore the river from any device, anytime!


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Ryan Resilience Lab Event Request

Thank you for your interest in the Elizabeth River Project’s Ryan Resilience Lab. We’re delighted that our site is in high demand. As the Ryan Resilience Lab is operated by a small non-profit with a big environmental mission, please help us make sure your event is a great fit.

Our priority is to host groups with relevance to our mission: to restore the Elizabeth River through equitable collaboration with diverse communities, governments, and businesses. When space and staff support are available, we are happy to host such groups free of charge, but do request that you consider an organizational membership and allow us to offer the opportunity for individual memberships.

Please fill this form out at least 30 days in advance of the event.

Our maximum for indoor seated events is 85 theater style and 45 classroom style. For standing receptions, the maximum is 100 indoors or 125 indoor-outdoor.
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If given the go-ahead for our event, sponsor organization agrees to these Ryan Lab policies:

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Yes, Elizabeth River Project can make a 3-5 minute announcement at the start of the event regarding mission and ways to get involved(Required)
Yes, we will join the Elizabeth River Project as a dues-paying organization at a level commensurate with our size and the nature of our operations.
Please see member benefits for further information: https://elizabethriver.org/donor-circles/
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Yes, we will adhere to start and end times (15-minute leeway) and will leave the room as clean as possible.(Required)

Additionally, sponsor organization agrees to these administrative/liability requirements:

  • ERP maintains insurance for its activities at the Ryan Lab. Sponsoring organizations should ensure that they have appropriate insurance coverage as well.
  • Weapons are prohibited.
  • Open flames generally are prohibited (special permission only).
  • Outdoor guests will be required to exit the Learning Park during thunder, lightning, high winds or any circumstance deemed hazardous by ERP.
  • Waiver of Claims: Sponsoring organizations agree to release, waive all claims, discharge, and covenant not to sue Elizabeth River Project, its officers, employees, volunteers, and agents from liability from any and all claims resulting in personal injury, accidents or illnesses and property loss arising from, but not limited to, participation in the event and related tours, due to the negligence of sponsor, sponsor's employees, or event participants.
  • Notice of Claims: Sponsor agrees to provide immediate notice to ERP if any participant either files, or threatens to file, a claim arising from or related to the event, so that ERP can notify its insurance carriers.
  • COVID Statement: Participants will monitor their own health prior to reporting to any Elizabeth River Project event/activity. If any signs or symptoms of infection are present, the individual must not report to the event.
  • Photo Release: Photos of the event may be shared as part of grant reporting or posted on Elizabeth River Project website/social media unless otherwise specified by the sponsor organization.
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Youth Water Monitoring Results

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