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One particular resource, that is facing increasing peril, is the water supply. The water supply is extremely important in the Ozarks due to the karst topography. The James River Basin Partnership is the local non-profit organization that sponsors the Watershed Festivals, which aim to educate 5th graders about the issue of water quality in their local area. In order to quantify the effect the Watershed Festivals are having on the students who attend, three identical surveys were given to the students: a pre-test (n=347), a post-test (n=679), and a retention-test (n=207). The pre-test was given prior to the students attending the Watershed Festival, the post-test immediately afterwards, with the retention-test taken two months after. Students scored significantly higher after attending a Watershed Festival, with a slight decrease after the two month retention period, though still significantly higher than the pre-test scores. 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