Capital Region
Serving Alpine, Colusa, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, Sierra, Sutter, Yolo, and Yuba Counties

Welcome to Capital CREEC Network, Region 3

Are you a K-12 teacher starting your planning for next year? CREEC can help you find resources to use the local environment to create an engaging context for teaching and learning.

• Check out the Calendar and plan now to attend fall workshops at Yolo Basin Flyway (wetlands),  UCD Children’s Garden Program (school gardens) or SMUD (solar energy) and more.

• Click on the Funding Opportunities link for information on grant opportunities to fund environmental education projects (and start writing this summer for fall deadlines!)

• The Resource Directory is a searchable database of environmental education resources including field trips destinations, curriculum, classroom presentations and more.

Didn’t find what you were looking for on the website? Contact your CREEC coordinator for more ideas on connecting your classroom to the local environment.

New and Noteworthy

Do Something Announces “Increase Your Green” School Competition

Competition Opens October 13, 2008 and closes December 8, 2008

Do Something is inviting America's middle and high schools to reduce their carbon footprint this fall through the "Increase Your Green" competition. Participants must make concrete efforts toward reducing the environmental impact of their school during the eight-week competition. All initiatives must be youth-designed and -led. A representative from each group must submit an online report of the school or club's actions to save energy, reduce waste, and raise awareness during the competition.
Winners will be chosen based on the impact of their school's actions during the competition.  Participating schools are eligible for a first-place prize of $1,500, a banner, plaque, and eco-friendly gift bags. Three second-place prizes of $500 each will also be awarded. Winners will be featured on the Do Something Web site and in local press.
Students should register their club or school to receive an "Increase Your Green" action guide with tip sheets and materials (i.e., stickers, posters, flyers) to help launch the competition at their schools. Visit the Do Something Web site at http://www.dosomething.org/increaseyourgreen  for complete program guidelines and application procedures. 

NGA/Home Depot Announce 2009 Youth Garden Grants Program

Deadline: November 1, 2008
 

The National Gardening Association has announced that Home Depot will return as the Youth Garden Grants sponsor for 2009. Schools, youth groups, community centers, camps, clubs, treatment facilities, and intergenerational groups in the United States are eligible. Applicants must plan to garden with at least fifteen children between the ages of 3 and 18. Priority will be given to programs that emphasize one or more of the following elements: educational focus or curricular/program integration; nutrition or plant-to-food connections; environmental awareness/education; entrepreneurship; and social aspects of gardening such as leadership development, team building, community support, or service-learning. Awardees receive gift cards for gardening supplies and educational materials. Visit the NGA's Kidsgardening Web site for complete program information. http://www.kidsgardening.org/YGG.asp

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