When it rains in Lodi, that water filters through soil, eventually making its way into the groundwater table or the Mokelumne River. But how does where rain falls affect surface water quality? This lab explores the different effects soil with growing vegetation vs. bare soil have on rainwater filtration and runoff.
Category: Storm Drain Detectives
The 2020 Mokelumne Current is online!
Lodi’s Watershed Program Adapts to COVID-19 Sheltering in Place Lodi Unified School District’s spring quarter, 2020, is almost in the books as students and teachers anticipate summer break — and maybe a less restrictive homebound lifestyle. But before the bells rings and school is dismissed till fall, please take the time now to enjoy the Click to read the full post.
Lodi High science teacher named district’s Teacher of the Year
Lodi High School science teacher Melissa Turner watched as some of her students, both current and former, who are members of the Lodi Storm Drain Detectives, tested water samples from Lodi Lake on Tuesday afternoon. Turner cites her involvement with the group as one of the reasons she was chosen as Lodi Unified School District’s Click to read the full post.
Citizen Science: Lodi under the microscope
Every month, groups of birders gather at the Woodbridge Wilderness Area, Cosumnes River Preserve and the Mokelumne River Fish Hatchery to count birds. Students from Lodi’s two high schools head out to Lodi Lake and the river to test water quality, while elementary school classes study the creatures that have moved into leaf packs. Dedicated 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.
Save the Date: Water Flea Toxicity Workshop
The City of Lodi has set dates for a free workshop for Storm Drain Detective students, using water fleas, otherwise known as Ceriodaphnia dubia, to determine toxicity levels in water.
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.
Congratulations, Storm Drain Detectives!
The City of Lodi has a lot to be proud of. At the recent League of California Cities’ annual conference in Long Beach, Lodi was honored with the Ruth Vreeland Award for Engaging Youth in City Government. The reason? Lodi’s successful Storm Drain Detectives program, which encourages teens at Lodi and Tokay high schools to Click to read the full post.
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.
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.