Initiated in 2008, the Research and Education for Students and Teachers about the Ormond Beach Restoration (RESTOR) Project is a teacher and student watershed education program focused on the Ormond Beach wetland. This yearlong project involves K-12 teachers and students in hands-on classroom and outdoor education about wetlands and watersheds. We attempt a tiered-mentoring approach including students, community members and local university students. Most of the resident low-income, multicultural population is unaware of the expansive natural resources at their doorstep. Broader goals are to foster social-ecological resilience and community support for the wetland restoration effort.
