In order to raising public awareness of wetlands, traditional knowledge of wetland use, as well as the value of Dongting Lake, Yuan River, Lishui River, and floodplain lakes, Changede city has establishedwetland education and information centers.
- Wetland information and education hall has been a key component of the city exhibition center;
- Wetland information has been provided along the whole Chuanzi River, which vividly demonstration purification of water, as well as store water function, as well as the landscape value of wetlands in the city urban areas ;
- One wetland information center has been established at Liuye Lake;
- Two wetland educations centers have been established at West Dongting Lake Ramsar site;
- Wetland education centers have been established at Yuan River National Wetland Park, Maoli Lake National Wetland Park, Shuyuanzhou Nation Wetland Park. All rest national wetland parks, such as Chenhui Lake National Wetland Park, Xianyang Lake National Wetland Park, Niaoerzhou National Wetland Park, Daoshui River National Wetland Park, and Xifeng Lake National Wetland Park.
Meanwhile, wetland schools have been established around West Dongting Lake in Hanshou County, Anxiang County. School kids have not only learned wetland knowledge, but also become communicators to carry on wetland knowledge to their parents, and civil societies through their organized campaign.
