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Watershed/Nonpoint Source Model

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Demonstrate watershed and stormwater pollution – and real world solutions. Interactive watershed model – "make it rain" to reveal pollution pathways. Watch how stormwater runoff carries pollutants through neighborhoods, parks, and streets into local waterways. Then add restoration elements and make it rain again to see how these changes reduce runoff and improve water quality. Audiences leave with a clear understanding of how simple choices can protect their watershed.

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The popular 3D EnviroScape® Watershed/NPS education model provides a hands-on, interactive demonstration of the sources and effects of water pollution – and allows you to demonstrate ways to prevent it. Easily demonstrate how storm water runoff carries pollutants through the watershed to a pond, lake, river, bay, or ocean – and the best management practices to prevent this type of pollution from occurring. The overall watershed/stormwater concept is effectively communicated to all ages (children to adults)!

Sources and prevention practices demonstrated focus on areas and issues such as –
      • Residential
      • Stormwater and storm drains
      • Forestry
      • Transportation
      • Recreation
      • Agriculture
      • Construction
      • Industrial (factory, treatment plant)

This popular model can be used to represent any community anywhere in the world!

Looking for a Densely Populated Housing / Urban setting? click here for a customer's recommendation published in the July 9, 2020 email newsletter. if you have any more requests, please email our Director of Marketing & Education (Erin Foster) at learn@enviroscapes.com.

Contents: Nonpoint source landscape top (topographical map) with storm drain pipe, clear base, 4 bridges, 5 houses, barn, factory, treatment plant, 4 trees, 2 golf flags, 3 cows, 2 cars, tractor, construction vehicle, and best management practices such as buffer strips, clay for making berms, manure container in addition to soil, oils and chemicals (cocoa, drink mixes and oil mix), watercatcher container, rainmaker (spray bottle), water plug, and easy-to-use peer-reviewed User's Guide (now in PDF format). Everything you will need for the first few demonstrations is included in the kit but some items are consumable. The consumable items are low cost items available at many local stores (drink mix, cocoa, clay, and felt). We also offer basic supply kits and other replacement parts for all models — click here.

Dimensions Assembled (approx): 25” x 30” x 7”

Parts may vary slightly due to supplier changes and updates.

For any assistance in pairing with other models and kits, or tailoring this model to meet your specific needs, please contact us at learn@enviroscapes.com

Looking for special group training? Let us know what your needs are at learn@enviroscapes.com

POPULAR PAIRINGS: Pair with Coastal or Ecological Restoration (Wetland & Floodplain Management) to expand the size of your watershed – or invest in the Ultimate Deluxe Demo Package.

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Each EnviroScape® Model comes with a Users Guide that gives instructions, background, demonstrations and activities you can achieve with your model. Below are the Contents of each model to give you an idea of each users guide.

• Watershed/NPS Model User Guide Table of Contents
• Coastal Model User Guide Table of Contents
• Ecological Restoration (Wetland & Floodplain Management) Model User Guide Table of Contents
• Drinking Water & Wastewater Treatment Model User Guide Table of Contents
• Hazardous Materials Model User Guide Table of Contents
• Waste Management (Landfill & Recycling) Model User Guide Table of Contents

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18 reviews

Watershed explanations made easy

Jun 4, 2026

The Enviroscape watershed model is an instant attention getter for young children (and adults!). They want to know what it is and then the demo and education can begin. It's flexible, where we can demonstrate the mechanisms for stormwater pollution or interactive if you have a small group. We use for our annual DPW day, Brookline Day, classroom visits and special events. We like it a lot!

Town of Brookline Massachusetts

Great tool for tying watershed stewardship to salmon education!

Jun 3, 2026

We frequently use our watershed model to teach youth about the impact of their actions and how collectively we can make a difference. It's a very tangible tool with lots of different "stories" that can be curated for different messages. In our case as a salmon education organization, we are easily able to tie the model back to our core mission. Definitely recommend!

Friends of the Issaquah Salmon Hatchery

Hands-On Immersion with the EnviroScape Model

Jun 2, 2026

The EnviroScape model is a fantastic tool to teach students about our watersheds and source water protection. Allowing students to interact with the model helps deepen their understanding of the importance of being watershed stewards. We use our model in classrooms and at community events. It's a "grab-and-go" lesson, terrific for many age groups, and easy to transport and store in the carrying case.

Lehigh County Authority

Great for science tables at local schools

Jun 2, 2026

The watershed model was perfect for local science fairs at school! It was engaging and easy for kids to understand visually!

FISH Issaquah Hatchery

Incredible tool for teaching about human impacts on watersheds

Jun 2, 2026

We have two enviroscapes and find them to be an incredible tool for teaching about human impacts on watersheds. We have used the models from pre-k through 5'th grade and it's interactive nature makes it an accessible learning tool for a variety of ages. We love teaching about water ecology, watersheds, and pollution with our enviroscapes!

Darien Nature Center

Used at Community Markets and Children's Garden Club

Jun 2, 2026

Our group uses the Enviroscape watershed model with young children at event in the community, such as "Seedy Saturday" and the community markets. We also use it once in the summer season of the Children's Garden Club. Children enjoy taking turns spreading the pollutants and watching them melt into the village's lake. Since the groups are of various ages, discussion is unpredicatble. It is a small community, so children may have interacted with the Enviroscape before, but they express satisfaction at a repeat opportunity. I believe the local elementary schools have access to another Enviroscape watershed model, perhaps through the Regional District environmental education programme, or through a model purchased by the School District. Note that drink crystals are no longer available in small packages, so we use "Jello" crystals instead. So far, they have not stained the plastic models.

606 Water Group

A Great Tool

Jun 2, 2026

The enviroscape is so helpful for us in our outreach efforts to educate students on protecting our local waterways. We have been able to spread the word of stormwater management with our campus community and this model gives us a strong visual to do so!

Florida State University Sustainable Campus

Great Demo of point and non-point pollution & stormwater drainage for K-12

Jun 2, 2026

We use the Enviroscape for K-12 classroom demonstration of point and non-point pollution and stormwater drainage.

Central Colorado Water Conservancy District

Great for school groups

Jun 2, 2026

I use 2 of these models during our "Conservation Days" for local 3rd and 4th grade students. 800+ students are exposed to it every year! I also use them at other events, like county fairs and include the ground water tray and talk about how some thing contaminants can get there through unplugged wells.

Wayne County Soil & Water Conservation District

It really works!

May 28, 2026

I have used the Enviroscape for several years and with just the Watershed model, you can do so much and show so much. I have used it in three different states, with completely different ecosystems, and the one Enviroscape has worked for them all. Very versatile, easy to use whether you are using their activities or those that are created for your own situation.

Laramie County Conservation District

Kids love the demo

Sep 30, 2025

excellent teaching tool. Thank you Georgia Department of Natural Resources for making these available to our students!

Jill

Valuable Resources for Innovative Programming!

Aug 22, 2020

We appreciate you providing such valuable resources for us to do innovative programming! - Extension Specialist, 4-H Engineering and Technology, Purdue University, West Layfatte, IN

4-H Engineering/Technology, Purdue University

Your model is a magnet ... the kids 'get it' and become the advocates at home.

Feb 10, 2020

When trying to educate the public (which is part of our MS4 permit responsibility) we are lucky if a few adults stop by and talk about stormwater. Most folks are busy and give you only a few-second look-see. When we use your model it attracts the kids for 10 minutes or more, and you get the parents as a bonus. We are finding that the kids 'get it' and become the advocates at home. Also, other (non-parent) adults pay closer attention to see what is happening. Your model is a magnet. What you and your colleagues do is making a difference in the world. Thank you.

Rob St. Germain, Chair Stormwater Advisory Committ

Underestimated it's awesomeness.

Oct 17, 2019

This watershed model is one of my absolute favorite teaching tools. We use this at our youth camp for ages 5-14 and each age LOVES this model. There have been countless moments where something we've discussed on the model was seen within our own community and the children were the ones who identified it. It's worth it. Cleaning is really quick and easy - it's never taken more than 15 minutes and the reusable buffers last quite a long time. If you have a non-profit, give them a call to get ideas on sponsorship for one!

Amanda Laliberte, Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust

The kids love it!

Sep 19, 2019

I have been using the Watershed/NPS Source model for outreach at Marshall University for a few years now. The kids love it! They love it so much, in fact, that some of the small pieces have begun to disappear. Do you sell a replacement package for the items that sit on top of the table? Yes, we do ... https://www.enviroscapes.com/category/replacement-parts

Mandee Wilson, NRE Department, Marshall University

Great demonstration for E-Week for over a decade!

Jun 14, 2019

Our ASCE Pittsburgh Section has used the Watershed/Nonpoint Source Model for over a decade as part of our Engineers Week and other educational outreach activities and events. We are now looking to invest in additional models (reason that I bumped into this website). Great to see this is still possible: *highly* recommend this model for young - and older - audiences.

Cathy Bazan-Arias

Used the watershed model to teach the efficacy of green infrastructure to manage stormwater, plus so much more!

Mar 1, 2019

The arrival of the Watershed Enviroscape generated much excitement for us--we put it to use on Feb. 23 at a community water teach-in. Thanks for the quality product and its effectiveness. This watershed model is so much like our Western Lake Erie Basin of Northwest Ohio--and portrays the very problems with which we are dealing. Although two other agencies close to us willingly lend us their Enviroscapes, having one of our own makes it possible for us to give lessons during the school day for the four schools in our neighborhood. Adults enjoy hands-on activities as well. We used the watershed model during education sessions in our low-income community to teach the efficacy of green infrastructure to manage stormwater. This resulted in the installations of two large bio-cells which now prevent intersection, yard, and basement flooding in a 13 block area.

Marya Czech, Free-range Ecologist / Env. Educator

Picture is Worth a Thousand Words - A Model is Worth Even More

Jun 1, 2018

I'm really looking forward to using the model for the STEM4GIRLS talk! As a stormwater engineer with over 33 years of experience in municipal stormwater systems, I can attest to the power of the EnviroScape watershed model. Half the battle of gaining public support for water quality protection is explaining the problem in understandable terms. They say a picture is worth a thousand words. A model is worth even more.

June Barrett-McDaniels, PE, Aquarius Engineering