On November 21, the shore of Lodi Lake was abuzz with activity. The fifth-graders in Mrs. Martina Ruiz’s class at Needham Elementary School were there to work alongside Barbara Transon of Lodi Unified School District, Watershed Program Coordinator Kathy Grant of the City of Lodi, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife biologists Donnie Ratcliff, Kes Benn and Erin Click to read the full post.
Month: November 2016
Xerces Society celebrates 20 years of the Western Monarch Thanksgiving Count
Each fall, monarch butterflies retreat to groves along the Pacific coast in California to settle in for the winter. Every year, the Xerces Society, an organization dedicated to conserving all kinds of invertebrates, gets together to count how many arrive for their annual vacation. The butterflies nest in about 400 locations from Mendocino County here Click to read the full post.
Storm Drain Detective team leaders receive Beeler Award
Congratulations to teachers Jud Atwater and Melissa Turner of Lodi High; Sandi Starr of Tokay High; Janine Jacinto of Heritage Elementary; and Melanie Martinez of Reese Elementary! The 2016 Frank R. Beeler Watershed Stewardship Award was presented to City of Lodi’s Storm Drain Detective team leaders at the annual October EMBUD Pardee barbecue. Representing the SDD team leaders Click to read the full post.