RRWA strives to educate students of all ages on the importance of watershed health and protection. This education reaches students of all ages, through our educational placemats, partnership with Sonoma Water for water education lessons in classrooms, annual High School Video Contest, and the Rising Waters Program at Sonoma State University.
Sonoma Water Education Program
Sonoma Water offers FREE water education lessons and classroom supplies for high school students, facilitated and sponsored by RRWA.
Are you a teacher in Sonoma or Mendocino County? Click a link below to learn how you and your classroom can participate.
Sonoma Water – Water and Energy Education Program
Sonoma Water – Ukiah Programs (sponsored by RRWA)
Sonoma Water – Mendocino Classroom Programs (Mendocino County outside of Ukiah is funded by Sonoma Clean Power so the program options are different).
High School Video Contest
RRWA sponsors an annual High School Video Contest in honor of Water Awareness Month in partnership with Sonoma Water. Each year, the RRWA Board of Directors votes on a contest topic. Students are challenged to make a public service announcement that will help change public attitudes and behaviors by raising awareness about the water issue.
Learn more about this year’s contest by visiting the Sonoma Water’s High School Video Contest page.
High schools throughout the Russian River watershed, as well as the Water and Energy Education Program’s service area, receive participation information. First, second, and third place videos are selected by a panel of professionals in the water and media fields. Cash prizes are split between the student(s) who create the winning videos and the high school they attend. The winning videos are used as educational outreach materials throughout the watershed.
2026 Award Winners’ Video (ENGLISH):
2025 Award Winners’ Video (ENGLISH):
2024 Award Winners’ Video (ENGLISH):
2023 Award Winners’ Video (ENGLISH):
2022 Award Winners’ Video (ENGLISH):
2020/21 Award Winners’ Video (ENGLISH):
Past Winning Videos:
2020/21: KNOW WHERE WATER GOES
2019: LITTER TO ZERO, BE A WATER HERO!
2017: DITCH THE PLASTIC, YOUR WATER IS FANTASTIC!
2016: NO BUTTS, PICK IT UP!
2015: WATER CONSERVATION FOR CREEK PRESERVATION
2014: THERE’S A DROUGHT ON. TURN THE WATER OFF!
2013: CAR WASHING
2012: RETHINK YOUR DRINK – TAKE IT FROM THE TAP
2011: CLEAN UP YOUR PET WASTE
2010: REVERSE YOUR THINKING
2009: RESIDENTIAL OUTDOOR WATER CONSERVATION
2008: RESIDENTIAL OUTDOOR WATER CONSERVATION
BEST OF 2005-2011



