POWJH works to inform and inspire our community to be stewards of the Snake River Headwaters. Every day, we are creating social change by discussing water quality solutions and activating residents and visitors to help improve water quality. We achieve this through educational classroom and field-based watershed science programs, outreach events, public forums, workshops, and collaborative stakeholder groups.
Education & Outreach
Education & Outreach
2021 EPA Environmental Education Grant
Date: 2022 - 2024
Status: Completed
POWJH received a nearly $100,000 EPA Environmental Education 2-year grant in 2022 and a $26,000 matching grant from the Community Foundation of Jackson Hole. During 2023, POWJH staff used these funds to teach lessons to students about our community’s unique watershed ecology and water quality issues.
Education & Outreach, Events
Rally for Clean Water
Date: 2022 & 2023
Status: Completed
This free event brought the community together to raise awareness, discuss solutions, and inspire action for the water quality issues facing Teton County. It featured more than a dozen fun, interactive, science-based exhibits and activities for the whole family focused on different factors affecting water quality issues in our community.
Community Solutions, Education & Outreach, Events
Drinking Water Well Testing
Date: Ongoing
Status: Current
POWJH received two U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Environmental Education grants to provide free drinking water well testing resources to our community. We now host free water quality testing events in spring and fall. Any Teton County, WY private well user can participate. Test kits are available in English and Spanish.
Education & Outreach, Events
Tap Into Science Event Series
Date: Ongoing
Status: Current
FREE presentations by local scientists where you can relax and enjoy a pint of award-winning beer while you learn about engaging watershed science topics around Jackson Hole.
Education & Outreach
2022 Vote For Water Quality
Date: Oct - Nov 2022
Status: Completed
Leading up to the local 2022 election, Protect Our Water Jackson Hole talked with local candidates about how they planned to prioritize water quality, alongside other community needs, once they are in office, raising awareness for the issue both among candidates and with the public.
Education & Outreach
WildWalls Public Art Outreach
Date: Ongoing
Status: Current
Partnership with Jackson Hole Public Art for a series of murals around town focusing on local water quality issues. Look for another series of murals coming in Summer 2022!
Education & Outreach
2020 Vote For Water Quality
Date: 2020
Status: Completed
Leading up to the local 2020 election, Protect Our Water Jackson Hole talked with candidates about how they planned to prioritize water quality, alongside other community needs, once they are in office, raising awareness for the issue both among candidates and with the public.