Hi, Lodi Watershed Teachers, As the wet season in Lodi slowly approaches, it would be timely, now, to review with your students, Lodi’s watershed best management practices (or BMPs) for the rainy season. Students can help prepare for rain at home, as well! Encourage students to rake leaves out of the street’s gutter or yard. Click to read the full post.
Category: Earthkeepers
The latest edition of the Mokelumne Current is out!
The Mokelumne Current features eight pages of writing, photography and art created by Lodi students to showcase what they have learned about the watershed and local environment this year. Read it online, or contact Kathy Grant, City of Lodi Watershed Program Coordinator, for a copy.
Insect Alert! Vinewood students study local bugs
Vinewood Elementary students have been studying and drawing insects they see around Lodi for the Mokelumne Current, a student-created newspaper published each spring. Here is a sample of some of their work:
Lodi students experience a day of discovery in the San Joaquin Delta
The net splashes down into the water. A dozen fifth-graders from Heritage Elementary School peer carefully over the stern of the Robert G. Brownlee, watching as the net drags out behind the boat. As the boat chugs in lazy circles in Broad Slough, the instructor talks about the fish they might catch. The students fidget Click to read the full post.