In recent years, the Lolo Watershed Group has teamed up with the Watershed Education Network and Clark Fork Watershed Education Program to teach students about sedimentation in the Lolo Watershed. Instructors lead lessons which focus on the biological, chemical, and physical characteristics of Lolo Creek.
These events are made possible by an annual education grant funded by the Montana Association of Conservation Districts (formerly Soil and Water Conservation Districts of Montana). The Lolo Watershed Group reapplies each year to continue providing this hands-on learning opportunity for local middle school students.
2021 Big Sky Watershed Corps member Maeve Holman teaching Lolo 6th graders about riparian health with the Clark Fork Watershed Education Program. 2020 Big Sky Watershed Corps member Abigail Toretsky teaching children about macro invertebrates of Lolo Creek through the Trekker Kids program at Traveler’s Rest State Park. 6th grade students check out macroinvertebrates while they study the biological, chemical, and physical characteristics of Lolo Creek. Lolo 6th graders collect sediment data on Lolo Creek.