For immediate release: September 23, 2010

Bozeman, Mont.—Students and teachers from Memphis to Johnson City are invited to “Discover the Waters of Tennessee” with the Project WET Foundation’s 37^th entry into their award-winning Kids in Discovery series (KIDs). Made possible by the contributions of numerous sponsors, “Discover the Waters of Tennessee” is a 16-page full-color booklet that promotes a greater understanding of and appreciation for the unique waters of Tennessee among children aged eight to 12.

“Tennessee’s waters made national headlines in May 2010 when historic flooding took place in Middle and West Tennessee,” Project WET Foundation President and CEO Dennis Nelson states. “However, our latest booklet goes well beyond informing children about how historic flooding occurs. Other topics include the history of Tennessee’s waters, the importance of protecting the state’s watersheds and the diverse wildlife that depend on those watersheds.”

“Discover the Waters of Tennessee” allows children to learn through a series of fun, engaging activities. While participating, they discover what ordinary people can do to help keep the state’s waters extraordinary, including a strong emphasis on water conservation and everyday ways to reduce pollution. The booklet also highlights some of the remarkable “water places” across the state, including a lake created by a series of earthquakes and an ancient watering hole filled with fossils.

Eleven sponsors made it possible for Project WET to research, write, field test and publish “Discover the Waters of Tennessee”: Middle Tennessee State University, Nestle Waters, the Tennessee Aquarium, WCW, Keep Tennessee Beautiful, the Tennessee Department of Agriculture Water Resources, WaterWorks, the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, TDOT, the City of Franklin Stormwater Management and Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies. More information about the collaborative effort can be found on the WaterWorks website.

Creating and distributing educational materials is one of the ways Project WET fulfills its mission of reaching children, parents, teachers and community members of the world with water education.  Since 1984, Project WET has advanced the knowledge of a wide range of water-related topics around the globe by partnering with local and regional organizations across the U.S., as well as in more than 50 countries worldwide.