THE WATERSHED EDUCATION NETWORK
EIN 81-0525373 · Environmental Education (C60)
What they do
CITIZEN SCIENCE STREAM TEAM: WEN TRAINS and LEADS A COLLABORATIVE NETWORK of DEDICATED COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS, INTERNS and COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THE STREAM TEAM ALL WORK TOGETHER to UNDERSTAND and RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT WATER HEALTH and SHARE THEIR FINDINGS WITH AGENCIES, PARTNERS, and THE COMMUNITY. OUR CITIZEN SCIENCE STREAM TEAM INCLUDES PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS of LIFE - INCLUDING RETIRED SCIENTISTS, COLLEGE PROFESSORS, NEIGHBORS LIVING NEAR THE CREEKS, AMERICORPS MEMBERS, STUDENTS FROM THE UNIVERSITY of MONTANA, and HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS-WHO WANT to LEARN MROE ABOUT WATER MONITORING and BY COLLECTING BASE-LINE DATA, HELP to ENSURE THE HEALTH of OUR LOCAL WATERSHEDS. WENS STREAM TEAM MONITORS TEN SITES ON RATTLESNAKE CREEK, FOUR SITES ON GRANT CREEK, and GROUNDWATER ELEVATIONS IN LOWER RATTLESNAKE CREEK IN GREENOUGH PARK. WENS TEAM is OBSERVING and DOCUMENTING BASELINE DATA for USE BY A MYRIAD of COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS and THE UNIVERSITY of MONTANA. WEN ALSO LEADS A CITIZEN SCIENCE YOUTH SU
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DEBBIE B FASSNACHTEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
STEPHANIE NOVAKSTREAM TEAM COORDINATOR
SARA MCCOMASGRANTS & PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR
EMILY WILMOTTPRESIDENT
HEIDI SEDIVYTREASURER
JOAN HESS-HOMEIERDIRECTOR
JOCELYN LEROUXDIRECTOR
JOE KIRKSECRETARY
MATT SIMMSVICE PRESIDENT
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2004
- Location
- P O BOX 9201, Missoula, MT 59807
- County
- Missoula
- In care of
- DEBBIE B FASSNACHT
- Primary officer
- DEBBIE B FASSNACHT, Executive Dir.
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Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990EZ
- Tax preparer
- CARVER FLOREK & JAMES LLC
- NTEE classification
- Environmental Education (C60)
- IRS tax category
- Environmental Education