THIS PROJECT, LED BY THE UPSTATE FRESHWATER INSTITUTE, WILL BUILD ON THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE LOOP PROGRAM AND PROVIDE PLACE-BASED, OUTDOOR EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES WITHIN THE LAKE ONTARIO WATERSHED THAT ADDRESS BOTH LOCAL WATERSHED AND GREAT LAKES WATERSHED ISSUES. USING AN OUTDOOR LEARNING AND WATERSHED EDUCATION FRAMEWORK, AND THROUGH TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT, STUDENTS COLLECTING LOCAL SCIENTIFIC DATA AND DESIGNING COMMUNITY PROJECTS, AND THROUGH STUDENT PARTICIPATION IN A RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM, THE PROJECT IS ANTICIPATED TO IMPACT SIX TEACHERS AND 1,000 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.