Twenty-six Solano County educators recently immersed themselves in the lessons of the Solano Water Institute for Teachers. The three-day professional development program, hosted by Solano Resource Conservation District, instructs the K-12 educators in the natural and managed water systems that define the Solano County region. … The teachers explore the Suisun Marsh at Rush Ranch Open Space. They learn wetland ecology and management from experts like Steve Chappell from the Suisun Resource Conservation District and Matt Ferner from the San Francisco Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. … The teachers take the deep dive into [Water Education Foundation's California] Project Wet program on the final day of the institute at the Dunnell Nature Park & Education Center in Fairfield.