Location: Field sites in Sacramento & Yolo Counties

Sponsored By: California Department of Water Resources, FESSRO; Yolo County Office of Education/CREEC Region 3; Center for Land-based Learning/Caring for Our Watersheds; UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences and the City of West Sacramento

Special Note: *Open to interested teachers of any grade, but especially applicable to grades 6-12.

Register: at http://goo.gl/forms/gpAeR8vbZh – limited spaces available!For questions, please contact Karen Swan, CREEC/Center for Land-based Learning or Anabel Figueroa, CREEC/Yolo County Office of Education.

Description: This FREE institute would focus on floodplain ecosystems, floodplain restoration, the multiple uses floodplains serve in our region and the careers and career pathways related to floodplain ecology. We will highlight the exciting work being done in this region around restoration, monitoring and implementation of ecosystem services in managed floodways.

You’ll learn how floodplains are used in this region and current research being conducted around floodplain use and ecology, while learning and practicing field research skills. Curriculum training in both Project WET and EEI (Education & the Environment Initiative) and guided planning time will prepare you to bring the new knowledge and skills back to the classroom. 

Additionally, the institute will include information about the many careers in this region related to floodplains, allowing you to incorporate career readiness and career pathways knowledge into the curriculum, especially in relation to our regions floodplain and water management needs.

Materials & lunch included. Earn a $200 stipend upon completion