Delta Sierra CREEC
Serving Amador, Calaveras, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, and Tuolumne Counties

  Forestry Institute for Teachers,  Six-day Workshops in Plumas, Tuolumne, Shasta or Humboldt Counties in June and July:  FIT is a mulit-day residence institute held at 4 Northern California locations. The goal of FIT is to increase understanding of California's forest ecosystems and learn about environmental science-based curriculum and concepts.  $1000 value, $20 registration fee.    For more information, go to http://www.forestryinstitute.org ; or call 1-888-FIT-PROJ  (348-7765)

Forest Science in California with Project Learning Tree.  Come meet the researchers and take home PLT's curriculum materials on the topics explored.  June 25: UC Berkeley's Blodget Forest Research Station, Georgetown, CA, focus on fire ecology and forest management strategies   June 26: USDA Forest Service Institute of Forest Genetics, Placerville, CA, focus on forest genetics and biotechnology applications  June 28:  Big Gun Conservation Bank Site, Forestville, CA, restoration ecology with a focus on issues affecting biodiversity. Download this pdf for more information Forest Science in California   To register or for more details, contact Kay Antunez, 916-653-7958 or kay.antunez@fire.ca.gov ;

Cal Alive Professional Development, California's Water Resources and Climate Change for 6th-12th grade teachers.  June 15-17 and 22-24: Sierra Nevada Kickoff Institute, Jack L. Boyd Outdoor School, $375,    June 28-29: Foothills Institute, CSU Fresno and Millerton Lake State Recreation Area, $75,  July 9-13: San Francisco Bay Area Institute, Angel Island State Park and other Regional Parks, $170.  For more information or to register, visit www.eurekaseries.org

San Joaquin County Earth Day Festival, Fran Abbott Mini-Grants for Environmental Education   Teachers in San Joaquin County may apply for grants of up to $250 to fund activities in environmental education in their classrooms.  Previous grants have included school gardens, geocaching, field trips, solar activities, fish projects, video "documentaries," and shopping bag and anti-litter promotions.  For more information and the grant application, click on E E Teacher Grants or contact Conni Bock,  cbock@sjcoe.net ;

DELTA Studies Institute, San Joaquin Office of Education   

DELTA Studies is an engaging California standards-based curriculum centered upon the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.  The Institute includes a day-long tour of the Delta, visiting the Skinner fish screens and the Tracy pumping plants and two workshops throughout the school year.  Tour date is Sept 17, 2011.  Class meetings are Nov 16 and May 2, 2012.  Stipend of $200 and unit of credit offered

For information on the DELTA Studies bus tour and curriculum and registration,  visit http://imeet.sjcoe.net/deltastudies/

Education and the Environment Initiative The K-12th grade curriculum is comprised of 85 units teaching select Science and History-Social Science academic standards.  Each EEI Curriculum unit teaches these standards to mastery and is qualified to replace the standard classroom units.  Information about EEI and the units are available to view and download online at http://www.calepa.ca.gov/Education/EEI/default.htm

Recycle Rex's Statewide Challenge   Collect aluminum and plastic CRV beverage containers from home, school, your neighbors or even have your class organize a recycling drive for your entire school!   This is a great way to get kids directly involved in recycling!  for more information, downloadable songs and movies,  go to: http://www.conservation.ca.gov/dor/rre/Pages/index.aspx

  Climate Change Presentations for High Schools.  Alliance for Climate Education will make free  presentations to high schools and also offers grants and scholarship opportunities to students.  More information at http://www.climateeducation.org/

Calaveras High School Earth Club  The Calaveras High School Earth Club is the most active club on campus, and an example of an exemplary environmental education program in Region 6.  They raise funds by recycling on campus every week, and use that money and community partners to fund many very successful projects.  This includes rewarding local shoppers for using reusable bags, adopting a section of Highway 49 to keep clean, hosting a lightbulb trade-in day at a local store, and conducting daily Earth Week activities on campus.  To find out more about what they are up to and how you can start your own Earth Club, click here:  "Calaverasclub"

Delta Experience: Four kindergarten classes at John Riggio School in Lincoln Unified, Stockton, CA had a special day devoted to activities involving environmental science and the Sacramento/San Joaquin Delta.  They got to climb on boats from the Coast Guard and Fish and Wildlife, create a mural with a local artist, explore local plants and animals and much more, supported by volunteers from the local community.