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			<title>Splash Millipede</title>
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			<title>Splash Field 2</title>
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			<title>Splash Critters</title>
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			<title>Splash Student Microscope 1</title>
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			<title>Splash Student Microscope 3</title>
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			<title>Splash Classroom Group</title>
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			<title>LeGette Elementary Visits Sacramento Splash!</title>
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&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;FONT face=Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif&gt;&lt;FONT size=2&gt;Splash guides led students and parent volunteers on trails throughout the vernal pools.&lt;SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;FONT face=Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif size=2&gt;The entire curriculum Mrs. Green and her class followed is available from Splash on CD, or at their website, &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.sacsplash.org/"&gt;&lt;FONT face=Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif size=2&gt;www.sacsplash.org&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;FONT face=Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif size=2&gt;.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;FONT face=Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;FONT size=2&gt;Standards Alignment:&lt;SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;FONT face=Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif&gt;&lt;SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;FONT size=2&gt;The Splash curriculum is aligned with the California science standards.&lt;SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;It also integrates standards for language arts, social studies, and math.&lt;SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;The Teacher&#146;s Manual lists the standards covered in each lesson.&lt;SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;The elementary curriculum is best suited for grades 4 and 5.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;FONT face=Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif size=2&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Contact Information:&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;FONT face=Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif&gt;&lt;FONT size=2&gt;Visit:&lt;SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.sacsplash.org/"&gt;&lt;FONT face=Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif size=2&gt;www.sacsplash.org&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;FONT face=Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif size=2&gt;Phone:&lt;SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;916-719-4854&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;FONT face=Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif size=2&gt;Email:&lt;SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;info@sacsplash.org&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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			<link>http://www.creec.org/region3/discuss/msgReader$202</link>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jun 2007 07:53:12 GMT</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>Doug Hirsch</dc:creator>
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			<title>mather vernal pools</title>
			<description></description>
			<link>http://www.creec.org/region3/discuss/msgReader$201</link>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2007 08:41:33 GMT</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>Doug Hirsch</dc:creator>
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			<title>Free Classroom Presentations!</title>
			<description>&lt;SPAN style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"&gt;California Waterfowl Association presents&amp;nbsp;a&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"&gt; dynamic, hands-on, science and art program designed to teach students ecological principles such as: species niches, physical and behavioral adaptations, habitat creation through water and sediment transport, and environmentally friendly conservation.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;
&lt;H4 class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"&gt;Who Can Participate?&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/H4&gt;
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&lt;P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"&gt;K-7 public and private school classes, and home school groups.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;DIV class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"&gt;Youth groups, such as boy/girl Scouts, and the YMCA.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
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&lt;DIV class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"&gt;Including Sacramento, Yolo, Solano, and South Placer Counties.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;/LI&gt;&lt;/UL&gt;
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&lt;P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=left&gt;&lt;SPAN style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"&gt;(Please contact us for information on other counties.)&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BLOCKQUOTE&gt;
&lt;H4 class=MsoPlainText dir=ltr style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=left&gt;&lt;SPAN style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"&gt;Choose from Six Topics&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/H4&gt;
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&lt;DIV class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Wetland Plants:&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Students examine cross sections of wetland plants and draw inferences about how plants transport oxygen and nutrients to submerged parts.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
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&lt;DIV class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Nest Mania:&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Through the construction of a bird's nest, students will learn about nesting complexities, materials, behaviors, research, and the use of man-made nests.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
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&lt;DIV class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Fascinating Feathers:&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Students learn about flight adaptations through the exploration of feather, wing, and bone structures and functions.&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
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&lt;DIV class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Marshes with a Mission:&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Metaphors and flowcharts get students thinking about wetland roles in transport and storage of water, sediments, and pollutants.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
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&lt;DIV class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;What Are Waterfowl?&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Students analyze bird physiology to learn about avian adaptations, anatomy, and identification.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
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&lt;DIV class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Take Flight:&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;In this ring-toss game, students learn about North American waterfowl migration routes, positive and negative factors affecting bird survival, and the uses of banding.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;/LI&gt;&lt;/UL&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoPlainText dir=ltr style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"&gt;Presentations are typically an hour in length, and consist of one topic from the list above, as well as a demonstration on how to participate in the Junior Duck Program.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoPlainText dir=ltr style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;SPAN style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"&gt;
&lt;H4 class=MsoPlainText dir=ltr style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;BR&gt;How to Schedule a Presentation&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/H4&gt;&lt;SPAN style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"&gt;
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&lt;DIV class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Presentation Times and Dates&lt;/STRONG&gt;:&lt;SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;October '06-February '07; Monday-Friday; &lt;BR&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"&gt;8:00am-5:30pm&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;
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&lt;DIV class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Contact:&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Victoria Van Duzer; Junior Duck Stamp Associate; (916) 648-1406; &lt;A href="mailto:duckstamp@calwaterfowl.org"&gt;duckstamp@calwaterfowl.org&lt;/A&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
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&lt;DIV class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Additional Information:&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.caljrduckstamp.org/"&gt;www.caljrduckstamp.org&lt;/A&gt;&amp;nbsp;, &lt;A href="http://www.calwaterfowl.org/"&gt;www.calwaterfowl.org&lt;/A&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;/LI&gt;&lt;/UL&gt;
&lt;H6 class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&amp;nbsp;T&lt;SPAN style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'"&gt;his opportunity is available in part by Environmental Careers Organization and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/H6&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;</description>
			<link>http://www.creec.org/region3/discuss/msgReader$198</link>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 10 Nov 2006 06:49:46 GMT</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>Doug Hirsch</dc:creator>
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			<title>Funding Opportunities</title>
			<description>&lt;P&gt;&lt;B&gt;Show Me the Money: Tips &amp;amp; Resources for Successful Grant Writing&lt;/B&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/profdev/profdev039.shtml"&gt;&lt;FONT color=#b44f11&gt;http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/profdev/profdev039.shtml&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Many educators have found that grants allow them to provide their students with educational experiences and materials their own districts cannot afford. Learn how they get those grants and how you can get one too. This article will provide you with advice on grant-writing. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;H4&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.creec.org/stories/storyReader$61" target="_blank"&gt;Statewide Funding Opportunities&lt;/A&gt;&lt;font size="-2"&gt;&lt;i&gt; (Link will open in a new browser window.)&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/H4&gt;
&lt;H4&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.creec.org/region3/stories/storyReader$192"&gt;Local Funding Opportunities&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/H4&gt;&lt;/font&gt;</description>
			<link>http://www.creec.org/region3/discuss/msgReader$194</link>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 14 Apr 2006 18:58:23 GMT</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>Helen de la Maza</dc:creator>
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			<title>Local Student Contests</title>
			<description>&lt;H3&gt;&lt;FONT color=maroon&gt;&lt;U&gt;Nature Bowl&lt;/U&gt; &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/H3&gt;
&lt;H5 style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;FONT size=3&gt;For more information on Nature Bowl, a friendly competition for 3rd-6th graders, visit &lt;A href="http://www.creec.org/region3/stories/storyReader$135"&gt;http://www.creec.org/region3/stories/storyReader$135&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/H5&gt;
&lt;H3&gt;&lt;FONT color=maroon&gt;&lt;U&gt;Junior Duck Stamp Art Contest for Students Grades K-12&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/U&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/H3&gt;
&lt;H5&gt;Entry deadline: March 15 &lt;SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic"&gt;(DEADLINE PASSED - this is an annual contest - look for updates on next year's contest in Fall 2008)&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/H5&gt;
&lt;P&gt;The Junior Duck Stamp is a nationwide program to teach the importance of conserving our wetlands and migratory birds. It pairs science, the arts, and other core subjects to creatively teach greater awareness of our natural resources. As part of the program, students are invited to participate in a free annual art competition that helps students tie together lessons on animal form and function, plant science, observation, wetland habitats, and more. The art competition is open to students from kindergarten to grade 12. All entries for the California art competition are due on March 15 each year. For rules, entry forms, and free teaching materials visit&amp;nbsp; www.caljrduckstamp.org &lt;A href="http://www.caljrduckstamp.org"&gt;www.caljrduckstamp.org&lt;/A&gt;. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;H3&gt;&lt;FONT color=maroon&gt;&lt;U&gt;Fourth Grade Salmon Artwork Contest&lt;/U&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/H3&gt;
&lt;H5 style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;FONT color=black size=3&gt;Entry Deadline:&amp;nbsp;mid-January &lt;SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic"&gt;(DEADLINE PASSED - this is an annual contest - look for updates on next year's contest in Fall 2008)&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/H5&gt;
&lt;H5 style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;FONT color=black size=3&gt;Sacramento County fourth graders are invited annually to participate in the American River Salmon Festival Art Contest.&amp;nbsp;The winning artwork is used to create the Salmon Festival poster and the student is awarded a savings bond and a classroom ice cream social. Deadline is generally mid-January. Contact Bobbie Winn, CA Dept. of Fish &amp;amp; Game, 1416 Ninth Street, Room 117, Sacramento, CA 95814, 916-653-6132, &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT size=3&gt;&lt;A href="mailto:bwinn@dfg.ca.gov"&gt;&lt;FONT color=black&gt;bwinn@dfg.ca.gov&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT color=black size=3&gt; for more information and contest rules.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/H5&gt;
&lt;H5&gt;&lt;FONT color=black&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/H5&gt;
&lt;H3&gt;&lt;FONT color=black&gt;&lt;A href="http://disney.go.com/environmentality/jcec/home.html"&gt;&lt;FONT color=maroon&gt;Disney&amp;nbsp;Environmentality Challenge&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/H3&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(204,0,0)"&gt;&lt;FONT color=black&gt;Deadline to Apply:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;December 15, 2007 &lt;SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic"&gt;(Deadline passed - this is an annual contest for grades 3-5&amp;nbsp;- look for updates on next year's contest in Fall 2008)&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;FONT color=black&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;
&lt;DIV style="MARGIN-LEFT: 40px"&gt;&lt;FONT color=black&gt;Disney's&amp;nbsp;Environmentality Challenge is a free, fun, and exciting journey that can turn class work into an adventure! By leading your students toward environmental education in a fresh new way, you can motivate them while teaching concepts from your regions' education Content Standards or Guidelines. Students are encouraged to blend the idea of Environmentality&#151;thinking and acting environmentally at school, at home, and in the community&#151;into their daily lives. Visit htpp://www.deckids.com for more information&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;</description>
			<link>http://www.creec.org/region3/discuss/msgReader$193</link>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 14 Apr 2006 18:52:46 GMT</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>Helen de la Maza</dc:creator>
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			<title>Local Funding Opportunities</title>
			<description>&lt;I&gt;This page is under construction.&lt;/I&gt; Please email &lt;A href="http://www.creec.org/region3/profiles/sendmail?usernum=10"&gt;Deb Bruns&lt;/A&gt; with information about local funding opportunities to post on this website.</description>
			<link>http://www.creec.org/region3/discuss/msgReader$192</link>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 14 Apr 2006 18:51:25 GMT</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>Helen de la Maza</dc:creator>
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			<title>Stream Sampling</title>
			<description>Students sampling a stream</description>
			<link>http://www.creec.org/region3/discuss/msgReader$191</link>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 22 Mar 2006 16:02:48 GMT</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>Helen de la Maza</dc:creator>
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			<title>Earth Day at the Zoo</title>
			<description>John Garcia Memorial Youth and Wildlife Project kids go to the Sacramento Zoo for Earth Day 2005</description>
			<link>http://www.creec.org/region3/discuss/msgReader$190</link>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 16 Mar 2006 17:51:37 GMT</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>Deborah Bruns</dc:creator>
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			<title>Youth Sacramento Zoo</title>
			<description>Youth experience the Sacramento Zoo hands-on with a volunteer docent.</description>
			<link>http://www.creec.org/region3/discuss/msgReader$189</link>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 16 Mar 2006 17:48:41 GMT</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>Deborah Bruns</dc:creator>
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			<title>For Providers</title>
			<description>&lt;H3&gt;Coming Soon...page under construction!&lt;/H3&gt;</description>
			<link>http://www.creec.org/region3/discuss/msgReader$188</link>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 09 Mar 2006 13:31:31 GMT</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>Deborah Bruns</dc:creator>
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			<title>For Teachers</title>
			<description>&lt;H2&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/H2&gt;
&lt;H2&gt;Coming Soon...page under construction!&lt;/H2&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
			<link>http://www.creec.org/region3/discuss/msgReader$187</link>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 09 Mar 2006 13:28:14 GMT</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>Deborah Bruns</dc:creator>
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			<title>CREEC Sacramento County</title>
			<description>&lt;H3&gt;Coming Soon!&lt;/H3&gt;
&lt;H4 align=center&gt;Focus on Environmental Education resources available to &lt;BR&gt;Sacramento County educators&lt;/H4&gt;</description>
			<link>http://www.creec.org/region3/discuss/msgReader$186</link>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 07 Mar 2006 23:00:52 GMT</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>Deborah Bruns</dc:creator>
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			<title>CREEC Sacramento County</title>
			<description>&lt;A name=top&gt;&lt;/A&gt;
&lt;H2&gt;&lt;a href="http://wwwStatic.kern.org/gems/region3/EEProvidersServingSacramento.doc"&gt;Sacramento County Environmental Education Providers List&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/H2&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;H2&gt;&lt;FONT color=#0000ff&gt;Local News and Events&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/H2&gt;
&lt;UL&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;A href="#story1"&gt;
&lt;H3&gt;Sacramento Classroom Wins&amp;nbsp;Disney Environmentality Challenge!&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/H3&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;A href="#story3"&gt;
&lt;H3&gt;RAFT Now Open!&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/H3&gt;&lt;/LI&gt;&lt;/UL&gt;
&lt;HR&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;H2&gt;&lt;FONT color=#0000ff&gt;Model Environmental Education Programs in Sacramento County&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/H2&gt;
&lt;UL&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;A href="#story4"&gt;
&lt;H3&gt;Splash Sacramento&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/H3&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;A href="#story5"&gt;
&lt;H3&gt;Calvine High School: Creek Stewards&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/H3&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;A href="#story6"&gt;
&lt;H3&gt;Grant's Environmental Organization&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/H3&gt;&lt;/LI&gt;&lt;/UL&gt;
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&lt;A name=story1&gt;&lt;/A&gt;
&lt;H3&gt;&lt;FONT color=#00ff00&gt;Disney&amp;nbsp;Environmentality Challenge Winners 2007 &amp;amp; 2008&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/H3&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Sacramento County was again home to California's Grand Prize Winner of the 2008&amp;nbsp;&lt;A href="http://disney.go.com/environmentality/dec/index.html"&gt;Disney Environmentality Challenge&lt;/A&gt;. Sylvia Rodriguez's&amp;nbsp;5th grade class at Phoebe Hearst Elementary&amp;nbsp;earned the top prize&amp;nbsp;for their project,&amp;nbsp;&lt;EM&gt;Our Starfish: Native Plants in the American River Watershed. &lt;/EM&gt;The project included planting a native plant garden at the Effie Yeaw Nature Center, writing a play and making a documentary. Mickey Mouse made a&amp;nbsp;surprise visit to the class to announce the award. The&amp;nbsp;class will&amp;nbsp;be honored at Disneyland in May. Read the story that appeared in the Sacramento Bee at &lt;A href="http://www.sacbee.com/101/story/817982.html"&gt;http://www.sacbee.com/101/story/817982.html&lt;/A&gt; 
&lt;P&gt;Last year's winner was also a Sacramento County classroom. Sutterville Elementary's Mitch Carnie,&amp;nbsp;his class of fifth grade students, and their parents&amp;nbsp;traveled to Disneyland&amp;nbsp;in May 2007&amp;nbsp;as California's Grand Prize winners. Their project, &lt;EM&gt;"The Great Watershed Investigation: Saving Our Burrowing Owls &amp;amp; Raptors,"&lt;/EM&gt; focused on the decline of burrowing owls in the area surrounding the Sacramento Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant.&amp;nbsp; To read more about the project, see the &lt;A href="http://www.fws.gov/arsnew/print/print_report.cfm?arskey=21056"&gt;U.S. Fish &amp;amp; Wildlife Service April 10, 2007 journal entry. 
&lt;P&gt;If you are a 3rd, 4th or 5th grade teacher interested in entering the 2008-09 Environmentality Challenge, more information and enrollment forms will be available in late summer&amp;nbsp;at &lt;A href="http://www.deckids.com"&gt;www.deckids.com&lt;/A&gt;.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;A href="#top"&gt;Top&lt;/A&gt; &lt;A name=story3&gt;&lt;/A&gt;
&lt;H3&gt;&lt;FONT color=#00ff00&gt;RAFT Now Open for Business&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/H3&gt;
&lt;P&gt;The Resource Area for Teaching (RAFT) is now open and serving the greater Sacramento area. RAFT is an innovative program designed to help teachers bring needed materials to their classrooms. RAFT has been in operation for over ten years in the Silicon Valley.&amp;nbsp; Working in collaboration with the Grant Joint&amp;nbsp;Union School&amp;nbsp; District, RAFT has now opened a new location at&amp;nbsp;3136 Howard Street, McClellan,&amp;nbsp;CA. 
&lt;P&gt;Visit this exciting educational resource. You may tour the new facility, learn about materials, products and services available to teachers, and find out how RAFT can help bring &#147;hands-on&#148; learning alive in the classroom. 
&lt;P&gt;For more information visit &lt;A href="http://www.raftsac.org"&gt;http://www.raftsac.org&lt;/A&gt; or speak to Mark Anderson at (916) 408-3993, or email Mark at &lt;A href="mailto:sacraft@grant.k12.ca.us"&gt;sacraft@grant.k12.ca.us&lt;/A&gt;. &lt;A href="#top"&gt;Top&lt;/A&gt; 
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&lt;A name=story4&gt;&lt;/A&gt;
&lt;H3&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.sacsplash.org/"&gt;Sacramento Splash&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/H3&gt;
&lt;P&gt;This is a place-based, watershed education program that provides opportunities for Sacramento County students and their families to explore the diversity of life in our local aquatic ecosystems, including vernal pools (elementary curriculum) and streams (high school curriculum). &amp;nbsp;Through their studies in the classroom and in the field, students learn the importance of water quality and how they can improve water habitats where they live. &lt;BR&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.creec.org/region3/stories/storyReader$202"&gt;Read about a Sacramento classroom's visit to Splash!&lt;/A&gt; 
&lt;H3&gt;Calvine High School Creek Stewards&lt;/H3&gt;
&lt;P&gt;In 2006, the Sacramento Urban Creeks Council presented &lt;I&gt;Calvine High School in Elk Grove&lt;/I&gt; with the annual&amp;nbsp;Creek Steward Award for the student-led monitoring and restoration work along Strawberry Creek. The Sacramento Bee featured the project in an article on April 20, 2006. &lt;A href="http://www.sacbee.com/content/community_news/elk_grove_laguna/story/14245199p-15063450c.html"&gt;Click here to read the article. &lt;/A&gt;. Contact Ray Pieterson, &lt;A href="mailto:RPieters@egusd.net"&gt;RPieters@egusd.net&lt;/A&gt;&amp;nbsp;for&amp;nbsp;more information on the project. 
&lt;H3&gt;Grant Environmental Organization (GEO)&lt;/H3&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;A name=story6&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;A href="http://eatfromthegarden.org/"&gt;Grant&#146;s Environmental Organization (G.E.O.) &lt;/A&gt;engages youth in entrepreneurial garden and environmental stewardship projects where they develop skills and knowledge to obtain employment, access higher education, improve their health and actively contribute to their community. 
&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="#top"&gt;Top&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 07 Mar 2006 23:00:49 GMT</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>Deborah Bruns</dc:creator>
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			<title>Youth Leadership in the Environment Conference</title>
			<description>&lt;H4&gt;April 8, 10 am - 6 pm &lt;BR&gt;The Farm on Putah Creek, Winters&lt;/H4&gt;
&lt;P&gt;High school student teams from throughout Northern and Central California will gather to share projects or programs that connect them to their local environment. The projects can be projects in which students are already engaged or projects they are interested in starting. Contact Vance Howard, Adopt-A-Watershed Program Coordinator, 530-795-9987, vance@adopt-a-watershed.org.&lt;/P&gt;</description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 03 Mar 2006 19:16:51 GMT</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>Deborah Bruns</dc:creator>
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			<title>A+ for Energy Grants Available</title>
			<description>&lt;P&gt;BP will award up to $1.5 million in grants to K-12 California teachers for innovative classroom, after-school, extra-curricular or summer activities focused on energy and/or energy conservation. Grants of $5,000 or $10,000 will be awarded directly to teachers, reflecting the budget request submitted with the application. Applications due April 7, 2006. For more information and application visit, &lt;A href="http://www.aplusforenergy/"&gt;www.aplusforenergy&lt;/A&gt;.&lt;/P&gt;</description>
			<link>http://www.aplusforenergy.org/california/org</link>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 03 Mar 2006 19:12:34 GMT</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>Deborah Bruns</dc:creator>
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			<title>NEW Flying WILD Workshop for Middle School Educators</title>
			<description>&lt;H4&gt;March 30, 4:30 - 8:00&lt;BR&gt;Yolo Wildlife Area Headquarters, Davis&lt;/H4&gt;
&lt;P&gt;This new WILD program introduces middle-school (508) students to bird conservation through classroom activities and school bird festivals. The free, fun, hands-on workshop will provide educators with a guide (compliments of California Waterfowl Assocation). Contact Bobbie Winn, &lt;A href="mailto:bwinn@dfg.ca.gov"&gt;bwinn@dfg.ca.gov&lt;/A&gt;, 1-888-945-3334. More information about Flying WILD at www.flyingwild.org.&lt;/P&gt;</description>
			<link>http://www.flyingwild.org</link>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 03 Mar 2006 19:10:44 GMT</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>Deborah Bruns</dc:creator>
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			<title>Smithsonian "Inspirations from the Forest" Exhibit</title>
			<description>&lt;H5&gt;&lt;FONT color=maroon&gt;March 23- April 2&lt;BR&gt;Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/H5&gt;
&lt;P&gt;In celebration of the centennial of the National Forest Service, this exhibit featuring art, poetry and other artistic expressions inspired by our forests is on tour throughout the US.&amp;nbsp; Local artists, including students, will display their art and poetry. The exhibit is open to the public, free of charge. For information about the local exhibit,&amp;nbsp;contact Ann Westling, 530-478-6205, &lt;A href="mailto:awestling@fs.fed.us"&gt;awestling@fs.fed.us&lt;/A&gt;. Also visit the national website for the exhibit &lt;A href="http://www.folklife.si.edu/explore/Features/inspirations.html"&gt;http://www.folklife.si.edu/explore/Features/inspirations.html&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
			<link>http://www.folklife.si.edu/explore/Features/inspirations.html</link>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 03 Mar 2006 19:05:24 GMT</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>Deborah Bruns</dc:creator>
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			<title>Student Contests</title>
			<description>&lt;H4&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.creec.org/Students" target="_blank"&gt;Statewide Student Contests&lt;/A&gt;&lt;font size="-2"&gt;&lt;i&gt; (Link will open in a new browser window.)&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/H4&gt;
&lt;H4&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.creec.org/region3/stories/storyReader$193"&gt;Local Student Contests&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/H4&gt;</description>
			<link>http://www.creec.org/region3/discuss/msgReader$180</link>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2006 22:43:43 GMT</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>Helen de la Maza</dc:creator>
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			<title>Operation Adaption Field Trip at Sacramento Zoo</title>
			<description>The Sacramento Zoo offers a special morning wildlife show for school groups. Students get to see the animals up close and explore how the animals are adapted for survival in their habitats. Limited reservations available for $2 per student. The show is about 20 minutes long. Spring show season is March and&amp;nbsp;April. Call for reservations, 916-264-5889 or visit the website at &lt;A href="http://www.saczoo.com"&gt;www.saczoo.com&lt;/A&gt;.</description>
			<link>http://www.saczoo.com</link>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2006 01:55:13 GMT</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>Deborah Bruns</dc:creator>
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			<title>At for Energy Grants Available</title>
			<description>&lt;P&gt;BP will award up to $1.5 million in grants to K-12 California teachers for innovative classroom, after-school, extra-curricular or summer activities focused on energy and/or energy conservation. Grants of $5,000 or $10,000 will be awarded directly to teachers, reflecting the budget request submitted with the application. Applications due April 7, 2006. For more information and application visit, &lt;A href="http://www.aplusforenergy"&gt;www.aplusforenergy&lt;/A&gt;.&lt;/P&gt;</description>
			<link>http://www.aplusforenergy.org/california/</link>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2006 01:44:21 GMT</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>Deborah Bruns</dc:creator>
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			<title>New Water Education Resources</title>
			<description>&lt;P&gt;The Department of Water Resources now has available FREE resources through the Water Facts &amp;amp; Fun catalog at: &lt;A href="http://www.publicaffairs.water.ca.gov/education/catalog.cfm"&gt;www.publicaffairs.water.ca.gov/education/catalog.cfm&lt;/A&gt; There is a DVD of the &#147;3 in 1 Children&#146;s Video&#148; with corresponding Video Activity Packets and the new Water Supply and Uses poster. In addition, all DWR programs can be ordered on-line by visiting, &lt;A href="http://www.publicaffairs.water.ca.gov/education/videos/"&gt;www.publicaffairs.water.ca.gov/education/videos/&lt;/A&gt; . The cost to purchase videos and DVDs has been reduced to only $5.00 for each item. If you have any questions call Carolyn Tucker, Water Education Specialist at 916-653-9892. &lt;BR&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2006 01:30:09 GMT</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>Deborah Bruns</dc:creator>
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			<title>Bay Area Environmental Education Resources Fair</title>
			<description>&lt;H5&gt;&lt;SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"&gt;Saturday, January 28, 10 am - 4 pm&lt;BR&gt;Marin Civic Center, San Rafael&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"&gt;&lt;BR&gt;It's the 29th annual BAEER Fair with over 100 exhibitors and workshops for educators and parents. Worth the drive to the Bay Area to find thelatest environmental eudcation resources. $12 entry fee. More information at &lt;A href="http://www.baeerfair.org"&gt;www.baeerfair.org&lt;/A&gt; or call 510-657-4847.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/H5&gt;</description>
			<link>www.baeerfair.org</link>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2006 00:05:58 GMT</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>Deborah Bruns</dc:creator>
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			<title>Sacramento River Watershed Art &amp; Poetry Contest</title>
			<description>&lt;H5 class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"&gt;
&lt;H5 class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"&gt;Deadline: Postmarked by February 15, 2006&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/H5&gt;
&lt;H5 class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"&gt;Eligibility: Children between the ages of 5-19 (not yet in college)&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/H5&gt;
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&lt;H5 class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"&gt;Each year,&amp;nbsp;River of Words,&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"&gt;&amp;nbsp;conducts an international poetry and art contest for youth on the theme of watersheds. The Sacramento River Watershed Program gathers all entries from communities within the Sacramento River Watershed and conducts a regional competition. For information on how to enter (and valuable teacher resources) visit &lt;A href="http://www.riverofwords.org/"&gt;www.riverofwords.org&lt;/A&gt;.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/H5&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/H5&gt;</description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2006 00:01:44 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Informal Science for High School Students</title>
			<description>&lt;H4 class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"&gt;The January 2006 issue of Science Class (the National Science Teachers Association publication for high school teachers) looks at different types of informal science available and shows how science teachers are using science centers, parks, nature centers, zoos and museums to supplement their teaching. If you aren&#146;t a member of NSTA you can view one article from the issue, &#147;Learning from Estuaries&#148; by going to &lt;A href="http://www.nsta.org/highschool#journal"&gt;http://www.nsta.org/highschool#journal&lt;/A&gt;. The entire journal is available online to NSTA members (so join today!)&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/H4&gt;</description>
			<link>http://www.nsta.org/highschool#journal</link>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2006 23:58:23 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Best Practice In Science Education Conference</title>
			<description>&lt;H4&gt;7th Annual CASEL Conference&lt;BR&gt;Thursday, January 19, 8 am - 3:30 pm&lt;BR&gt;San Joaquin COE, Stockton&lt;/H4&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Featured speaker, Richard McCallum, Ph.D. from UC Berkeley School of Education&amp;nbsp;on "Getting the Most Out of Content Reading." Afternoon breakout sessions targeted to specific grade levels on best practices in science. $125. Registration and more information at www.edserv.sjcoe.net/casel/ &lt;/P&gt;</description>
			<link>http://www.edserv.sjcoe.net/casel/</link>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 19 Nov 2005 01:36:40 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Nature Bowl 2006: It's not too late to enter a team...</title>
			<description>&lt;P&gt;Nature Bowl is a cooperative team competition for all 3rd through 6th grade students. Teachers or parents interested in coaching a team should attend the &lt;STRONG&gt;"Extended Coaches Workshop" on Saturday, January 21 at the Placer Nature Center from 9 am - 1 pm&lt;/STRONG&gt;. Find out more - and get the full list of&amp;nbsp;upcoming workshops in December and January&amp;nbsp;throughout the region -&amp;nbsp;by clicking on the Nature Bowl 2006&amp;nbsp;button to the left.&lt;/P&gt;</description>
			<link>http://www.creec.org/region3/discuss/msgReader$172</link>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 19 Nov 2005 01:31:30 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Bay Area Environmental Education Resources Fair</title>
			<description>&lt;H4&gt;Saturday, January 28,&amp;nbsp; 10 am - 4 pm &lt;BR&gt;Marin Civic Center, San Rafael&lt;/H4&gt;
&lt;P&gt;It's the 7th annual BAEER Fair with over 100 exhibitors and workshops for educators and parents. Worth the drive to the Bay Area to&amp;nbsp;find the latest environmental education resources.&amp;nbsp;$12 entry fee. More information at www.baeerfair.org or call 510-657-4847. &lt;/P&gt;</description>
			<link>http:\www.baeerfair.org</link>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 19 Nov 2005 01:26:41 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Live Webcast on Water Quality Curriculum</title>
			<description>&lt;H4&gt;Tuesday, November 15, 4:00 - 5:00 pm&lt;/H4&gt;
&lt;P&gt;The California Water Boards proudly present the &lt;STRONG&gt;Water Quality Service Learning Program. &lt;/STRONG&gt;The curriculum is written for 4th-6th grade students and is aligned to the California content science standards. A live webcast will be hosted by the Sacramento County Office of Education&amp;nbsp;to introduce educators to the program. Individuals can watch from any computer with high-speed internet connection, T1 or faster. Register at &lt;A href="http://www4.scoe.net/ims/webcasts/cf/index.cfm"&gt;http://www4.scoe.net/ims/webcasts/cf/index.cfm&lt;/A&gt;. Water lessons will be available online beginning October 26, 2005&amp;nbsp;at &lt;A href="http://www.waterlessons.org"&gt;www.waterlessons.org&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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			<link>www.waterlessons.org</link>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2005 18:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>Deborah Bruns</dc:creator>
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			<title>Jiminy Cricket Environmentality Challenge for 5th Grade</title>
			<description>&lt;STRONG&gt;Registration Deadline EXTENDED:&amp;nbsp;November&amp;nbsp;15, 2005&lt;/STRONG&gt; 
&lt;BLOCKQUOTE&gt;This program provides an opportunity for&amp;nbsp; 5th grade classes in the State of California to &#147;think green.&#148; The purpose is to encourage students to think and act environmentally at school, at home and in their communities. For more information, visit the Environmentality website at &lt;A href="http://www.jceckids.org/"&gt;&lt;FONT color=#662c08&gt;www.jceckids.org&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/A&gt; or contact Kate DiRanna at &lt;A href="mailto:kate.diranna@disney.com"&gt;kate.diranna@disney.com&lt;/A&gt; or at (818) 553-7256.&lt;/BLOCKQUOTE&gt;</description>
			<link>www.jceckids.org</link>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2005 18:30:57 GMT</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>Deborah Bruns</dc:creator>
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			<title>California Ag in the Classroom Conference</title>
			<description>&lt;H4&gt;October 20-22, 2005&lt;BR&gt;Radisson Hotel Sacramento&lt;/H4&gt;
&lt;P&gt;More than 35 workshops and "make-and-takes" will run the gamut from school gardens and biotechnology to grant writing and nutrition. Speakers include Richard Louv, author of &lt;EM&gt;Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature Deficit Disorder&lt;/EM&gt;, A.G. Kawamura, Secretary, CDFA and David Mas Masumoto, farmer and author. More information and conference schedule at &lt;A href="http://www.cfaitc.org"&gt;www.cfaitc.org&lt;/A&gt; or call (800) 700-AITC.&lt;/P&gt;</description>
			<link>http://www.cfaitc.org</link>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2005 22:02:57 GMT</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>Deborah Bruns</dc:creator>
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			<title>Jiminy Cricket's Environmentality Challenge for 5th Graders</title>
			<description>&lt;SPAN style="PADDING-RIGHT: 4px; PADDING-LEFT: 4px; FLOAT: right; PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px; PADDING-TOP: 4px"&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;B&gt;Registration Deadline: October 15, 2005&lt;/B&gt; 
&lt;BLOCKQUOTE&gt;This program provides an opportunity for&amp;nbsp; 5th grade classes in the State of California to &#147;think green.&#148; The purpose is to encourage students to think and act environmentally at school, at home and in their communities. For more information, visit the Environmentality website at &lt;A href="http://www.jceckids.org"&gt;www.jceckids.org&lt;/A&gt; or call (800) 290-0299.&lt;/BLOCKQUOTE&gt;</description>
			<link>http://www.jceckids.org</link>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2005 22:02:39 GMT</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>Deborah Bruns</dc:creator>
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			<title>American River Salmon Festival</title>
			<description>&lt;H4&gt;Saturday October 8 and Sunday October 9&lt;BR&gt;10 am - 4 pm&lt;/H4&gt;
&lt;P&gt;The 8th Annual American River Salmon Festival is an entertaining two-day event filled with&amp;nbsp;food, music, storytelling, boating and educational&amp;nbsp;activities for the whole family at the Nimbus Fish Hatchery and Lake Natoma.&amp;nbsp;Come&amp;nbsp;celebrate with more than 100 organizations committed to the protection of salmon and the American River.&amp;nbsp;The event raises money for the "Salmon in the Classroom" program. For more information and a schedule of events, visit http://www.salmonfestival.net/ &lt;/P&gt;</description>
			<link>http://www.salmonfestival.net/ </link>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2005 21:27:17 GMT</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>Deborah Bruns</dc:creator>
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			<title>Coastal Clean-up Day is Saturday September 17</title>
			<description>Each year thousands of volunteers participate in clean-up events throughout the state. For information about events at our local water ways, call 1-800-COAST4U or visit http://www.coastal.ca.gov/publiced/ccd/ccd.html </description>
			<link>http://www.coastal.ca.gov/publiced/ccd/ccd.html </link>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 03 Sep 2005 00:36:06 GMT</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>Deborah Bruns</dc:creator>
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