Described is the Ohio Watershed Heritage Project. Sections in the publication include the following: (1) history leading to the project; (2) teaching methodology of the program; (3) teacher training; (4) watershed study objectives; (5) local coordinators; (6) evaluation plan; (7) graduate student comments in the program; (8) secondary school teacher comments; (9) secondary student comments; (10) parent comments; (11) observer comments; (12) project dissemination efforts; and (13) adoption and implementation. The project stressed a hands-on learning approach with the emphasis on teaching professionally recognized water quality procedures; these data were provided to the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Accomplishments, problems, and the recommendations for future work are detailed. (RH)