Powell150 1869-2019: John Wesley Powell's Legacy of USGS Exploration

In 2019, the USGS Youth & Education in Science (YES) team marked the 150th anniversary of the first John Wesley Powell expedition down ~1000 miles of the Green & Colorado rivers with a national-scale educational project known as "Powell150." Educational resources about the science along the rivers and a social media campaign around the theme of exploration were developed to engage youth and the public. The project included a partnership with the Sesquicentennial Colorado River Exploring Expedition (SCREE) where small groups of interdisciplinary USGS staff participated in a trip down Powell's path, sharing their experiences online and with their local communities after their time on the river. Learn more at: www.usgs.gov/Powell150