Snow to Sea
A collaborative outdoor learning pathway hosted by multiple community organizations reaching all students at at Nooksack Valley Middle School starting in 2022.
Snow to Sea is a pathway program for middle school students (6th – 8th grade) hosted by multiple community-based organizations. Throughout the three-year program, students follow water molecules from the Nooksack River’s high alpine headwaters down to the river-mouth and saltwater of the Salish Sea.
Snow to Sea is supported through Washington State funds administered by the Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO).
Snow To Sea Journey
6TH GRADE
Whatcom Explorer: Mobile Watershed
Snow Science with Snow School
Outdoor Recreation with Camp Saturna
Science Fair with Western Washington University
7TH GRADE
Farm Tour with Whatcom Conservation District
Marine Science with Garden of the Salish Sea Curriculum
8TH GRADE
Set Sail with Community Boating Center
Vamos Outdoors provides additional support for Latine, Migrant, and MLL students in the field
All Students
“I love every part of it, the water, the learning, the environment, everything.”
- 7th Grade Student
"I think it was fun because I've never experienced any of these places."
- 6th Grade Student
"It was a lot of fun and I hope to continue this scientific Snow to Sea project."
- 6th Grade Student
