When most people hear the term endangered species, they think of manatees, grizzly bears, whales,and other charismatic species. If these creatures don’t live in your area, you might think there is nothing you can do to help endangered species. However, the current endangered species list contains almost 1300 plants, birds, fish, mammals, and other species Click to read the full post.
Category: California Wildlife
Let’s look at bats!
Last week, Lodi Unified School District teacher Nikki Parks and her students learned about bats in the Mokelumne River Watershed and how they are affected by humans. Here’s what she had to say: In the “Geography of Where We Live” EEI unit, student learn about the human impact on their local region. During the lessons Click to read the full post.
Floodplains and crawdads
Here are two great resources for learning about the local watershed and the salmon and crawdads who live here, from the California Department of Water Resources and the California WaterBlog. First up, a question-and-answer with Hailey Wright, a CDWR environmental scientist, who discusses why floodplains are so ivital for California’s salmon population: Can you explain Click to read the full post.