Region 3 Coordinators:
Deborah Bruns
Yolo County Office of Education
1280 Santa Anita Court, Suite 100
Woodland, CA 95776
Phone: 530-668-3781
Fax: 530-668-3850
Deb Bruns
Leslie Smith
Nevada County Public Education Enrichment Fund
112 Nevada City Highway
Nevada City, CA 95959
Phone: 530-277-4910
Leslie Smith
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Capital Region
Serving Alpine, Colusa, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, Sierra, Sutter, Yolo, and Yuba Counties
Welcome to Capital CREEC Network
Region 3
 The California Regional Environmental Education Community (CREEC) Network is an educational project supported by the California Department of Education, Environmental Education Program, in collaboration with state, regional, and local partners. The CREEC Network is the best source for Environmental Education resources in California.
Our online searchable Resource Directory includes Environmental Education providers, programs and resources available to educators in your area.
Please check the Calendar to find environmental education activities and exhibits, funding opportunities, and teacher professional development opportunities.
What's New in the Region
Use the following links to incorporate curriculum and activities that teach about California's rich environment into your lesson plans for the 2010-2011 school year.
The California Environmental Education Foundation (CEEF), in partnership with Yolo County Office of Education (YCOE), invites Northern California educators, grades 4-8, to participate in a FREE Teacher Institute [October 16, 2010; January 15, 2011; March 12, 2011] featuring: high-quality environmental education (EE) activities and active participation in lessons correlated to California’s content standards, using nationally acclaimed, research-based EE programs: Project WILD, Project Learning Tree, and Project WET; best practices in environmental stewardship; up-to-date information from scientists on environmental “hot” topics such as water conservation, renewable energy, wildlife management, and habitat restoration and more. For registration information, contact Tawn Daniel, tawn.daniel@ycoe.org or Deborah Bruns, deborah.bruns@ycoe.org. Application deadline is September 15.
Famed naturalist John Muir captured the vital importance of education about the environment when he said, "Tug on anything at all and you'll find it connected to everything else in the universe."Imagine the possibilities if that understanding began, for students, as early as Kindergarten and continued through high school.With the Education and the Environment Initiative (EEI) Curriculum, that vision is well on the way to becoming a reality.
Field-tested in Kindergarten to 12th grade classrooms from San Diego to California's North Coast, the 85 EEI Curriculum units cover selected academic content standards in both Science and History-Social Science. Each EEICurriculum unit is designed to teach one or more standards to mastery.
The State Board of Education (SBE) unanimously approved all 85 EEI Curriculum units.With SBEs stamp of approval, the 85 curriculum units are now undergoing the final revisions to incorporate the feedback and recommendations provided by teachers, content specialists, and SBE Members.Revisions to the EEI Curriculum units will be completed in Fall 2010.
The Final Draft EEI Curriculum units will remain posted while revisions are underway.As EEI Curriculum units become final, the draft versions are being replaced with final versions.
To view the units and obtain access to Teacher Editions, go to: http://www.calepa.ca.gov/Education/EEI/Curriculum/Default.htm#CurriculumUnitshttp
Invite pollinators to your neighborhood by planting a pollinator friendly habitat in your garden, farm, school, park or just about anywhere! These Ecoregional Pollinator Guides were funded by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, the C.S. Fund, the Plant Conservation Alliance, the U.S. Forest Service, and the Bureau of Land Management with oversight by the Pollinator Partnership, in support of the North American Pollinator Protection Campaign. Visit the website to find out in which ecoregion you reside and download your free guide! http://www.pollinator.org/guides.htm
In 2010, Project Learning Tree and the USDA Forest Serviceare offering grants to teachers and students participating in PollinatorLIVE: A Distance Learning Adventure. Participating teachers can apply for GreenWorks! funding to create pollinator gardens intheir schoolyard or community. The maximum grant amount is $500, and the deadline to apply is December 1st, 2010. The grant application is available online at: http://www.plt.org/cms/pages/21_22_274.html. For more information please contact Imad Aoun at Iaoun@forestfoundation.org
Whether formal, non-formal, home school, or scouts, Project WILD can assist you in teaching any subject, to any grade level: Science, Social Studies, Math, Literacy, or Art.
In the Educator section of the Project Wild, you will find all sorts of helpful information about how to integrate Project WILD activities into your specific content areas. Links on the left side of each page connect you to our No Child Left Behind brochure, which outlines Project WILD's connection to this federal initiative. The "Learning Framework" link details how each activity applies to each subject area. In the "Online Resources" section, you will find lists of interesting websites you can visit for activity ideas or obtain more in-depth information about specific subjects. Peruse the "Agencies and Organizations" link for a list of agencies and organizations that provide valuable assistance and resources. Lastly, the "Correlations" page describes Project WILD's commitment to aligning its activities with national and state standards. http://www.projectwild.org/educators.htm
When a person opens a spigot to draw a glass of water, he or she may be tapping a source close to home or one hundreds of miles away. This website is intended to help Californians identify their source(s) of drinking water, learn more about how drinking water is treated, and learn how to help prevent pollution of our groundwater and surface water supplies. Students can select the region where they live from a map on the first page of the website: http://www.water-ed.org/watersources/. Next, they select their community to find out the specific source of their water: streams, wells, etc. Linked to the regional page are resources about the Water Cycle, how water is treated and distributed, and much more. The more Californians know about the sources of their drinking water, the better informed voters will be on this very important issue.
Create a New Climate For ActionCheck out the EPA website http://www.epa.gov/climateforaction to help your teens to green your energy scene. You can make a difference to the planet, children's health, and the future. Students become Climate Ambassadors by motivating friends, schools, and communities to address climate change and children's health.
EIA Energy Education ResourceEnergy fuels life, economies, and the entire solar system, yet few students understand the importance of energy and its role in our lives. Energy Explained, a website launched by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), celebrates energy awareness with the most comprehensive energy education resource available from the U.S. Government. Visit http://www.eia.doe.gov/energyexplained to use Energy Explained in your classroom.
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