Climate change and its extreme weather effects such as droughts and floods affect the entire planet. Precisely the floods are the main problem on riparian populations. In the municipality of El Banco (Magdalena), on the banks of the Magdalena River, deforestation of the river bank caused its erosion. The “Escuela Urbana Francisco José de Caldas” proposed the establishment of a nursery plant as an alternative of reforestation and pedagogical strategy to generate a pro-environmental behavior in the community. Through surveys, the level of knowledge of the school community about deforestation and riparian erosion was evaluated, as well as the level of commitment to develop and maintain the nursery; seven species of native plants were defined for planting in the nursery. The project allowed a transversality of the curriculum, promoted motivation and teaching in human values in the students and an awareness in the community in the area of influence.