King County Parks Department River Safety Program
Project Details
Project Date
2016 - present
CLIENT
King County Parks Department
Service Area
Overview
We teach students about King County Rivers, the animals that depend on them and strategies to stay safe near rivers.
Project Description
Triangle develops and implements a river safety education program for students, grades 1-2, that live or goes to school near a King County river on behalf of the King County Parks and Recreation Division. The purpose of the program is to promote and instill a “lifelong river ethic”, a basic understanding of river ecology, river safety skills, and the proper way to wear a life jacket. Triangle staff performs The River Safety Road Show, which includes a larger than life river otter mascot named Marta, a ukulele playing river guide named Georgie, and an interactive PowerPoint presentation complete with images and videos of rivers and the animals that depend on them. This program also includes a river safety song and time for students to practice trying on a life jacket.