Take a virtual walk through the Lodi Lake Nature Area with Kathy Grant, City of Lodi watershed program coordinator, and science educator Jay Bell. Video filmed by WGR Southwest, Inc.
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An interview with mushroom expert Bob Stahmer
Editor’s note: We’ve had another successful year at the Mokelumne Current! The students have put together a wonderful newspaper. As usual, there was some excellent work that simply didn’t fit into the print edition, and we’ll be sharing it all here. First up is an interview with Lodi mushroom expert Bob Stahmer, who regularly leads Click to read the full post.
Students study health, biodiversity of Lodi Lake and Mokelumne River
Students in Melanie Martinez’s sixth-grade class at Reese Elementary took a trip to Lodi Lake on Wednesday morning to conduct a science experiment on the health of the water at Lodi Lake and the Mokelumne River. The students sifted through leaf packs that were previously placed at four testing sites at the lake and river, Click to read the full post.
Almost 300 turn out for 15th annual Lodi Lake cleanup
Nearly 300 volunteers, including 15 kayakers, came out to beautify Lodi Lake and the Mokelumne River during Saturday’s Coastal Cleanup in Lodi. This was Lodi’s 15th year participating in the international event. Team leaders included teachers from Lodi Middle, Tokay High, Lodi High, Reese Elementary and Heritage Elementary, Boy Scout Troop 399 and various other Click to read the full post.
Mokelumne River and Lodi Lake clearer this year
The water at Lodi Lake and the Mokelumne River is slightly clearer than it was last year, according to results from recent tests. The tests were conducted by local students under the guidance of Lodi Watershed Coordinator Kathy Grant for the 17th year in a row and Lodi’s findings were added to national results from Click to read the full post.
Canoemobile makes a splash at Lodi Lake
The nonprofit Wilderness Inquiry brought their Canoemobile program to Lodi Lake during the Love Lodi event on Saturday, sponsored by Constellation Brands. The program brings 24-foot Voyageur canoes so people can safely explore their local waterways, and teaches about water safety and nature. See all the photos at the Lodi News-Sentinel.
Canoemobile program takes to the water in Lodi area
How well do you know local waterways? Have you gone paddling in Lodi Lake, or explored the Mokelumne and Cosumnes rivers? Do you know the wildlife and plants that live in those waters? If you don’t, this week you have a chance to change that. Wilderness Inquiry is bringing their Canoemobile program to Galt students Click to read the full post.
Needham students learn about Lodi Lake through leaf packs
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.
Needham Elementary students make leaf packs
On Thursday morning, students in Ms. Martina Ruiz’s fifth-grade class at Needham Elementary School became citizen scientists for a few hours. Their mission: Create eight leaf packs weighing exactly 30 grams each, which will be used to monitor the health of Lodi Lake and the Mokelumne River. But first, they had to review what they Click to read the full post.
330 volunteers turn out for the Coastal Cleanup at Lodi Lake
Bright and early this morning, about 330 people — from Lodi and Tokay high schools, Girl Scout and Boy Scout troops, the Heritage School Earthkeepers and more — turned out to help clean up Lodi Lake. The event was Lodi’s contribution to the annual California Coastal Cleanup, with the goal of cleaning up trash before Click to read the full post.