Location: Various field sites, Delta - Cosumnes River region

Partners: California Department of Water Resources; Water Education Foundation; Cosumnes River Preserve; Galt Joint Unified Elementary School District and others.

Register: Click here to register or email John Durand for more information.

Description: Join us this summer and fall for a multi-day exploration of the Cosumnes River and eastern Delta area to learn about regional water resources and ecosystems, human interactions and how they connect to statewide California water systems and provide valuable services that sustain wildlife, agriculture and protect our communities.

Build your own environmental literacy as we explore the connections between local water infrastructure, ecosystems and our statewide California water systems. Participants will hear from water resource and aquatic ecosystem professionals and experience Project WET activities that engage students in exploring concepts and skills straight out of Common Core and Next Generation Science Standards.

The institute will be held on July 21 – 23, followed by:

• Zoom sharing of your curriculum integration project in October (Date TBD).

Highlights of the institute include:

• An introduction to local water resource issues and science concepts through presentations by practicing water and natural resource professionals
• Exploring local water resources and ecosystems - including a July canoe trip down the Cosumnes River to its confluence with the Mokelumne and an October sunrise among thousands of migratory sandhill cranes & waterfowl
• Touring a regional water treatment plant and learning about its role in regional sustainability and resiliency efforts
• Training in Project WET and receive a Project WET guide
• Learning about school programs offered by the Cosumnes River Preserve and other institute partners – including available field trip funds for Sacramento and San Joaquin County schools
• Receive a $120 per day stipend that will be paid upon conclusion of the institute, including completion of a curriculum integration project
• Having an opportunity to purchase 2 units of credit through CSU Chico.

The $60 registration fee includes all materials, breakfast and lunch each day. Space is limited to 30 participants.