A two-way flow of activities between college students and a watershed coalition can create a distinctive, mutually enhancing partnership that can lead to the development of new tools and resources as well as heightened awareness of needs by both students and local stakeholders.

Community 
The learning experience: Builds on locally existing skills and resources.
The learning experience: Builds effectiveness through linkages to other communities, partners, and resources.

Beyond the Community 
The learning experience: Builds skills for flexibility and responsiveness to environmental issues and for facilitating community engagement.

Citation: Borden, R. J., K. S. Cline, T.Hussey, G. Longsworth, I. Mancinelli. (2007). A River Runs Through It: A College-Community Collaboration for Watershed-based Regional Planning and Education. Human Ecology Review 14:1 (90-100)
Citation Type: Case Study