Tomorrow is Earth Day! First celebrated in 1970, the worldwide holiday is a day to learn about our planet and how to protect it for future generations. The San Joaquin County Office of Education, Peace and Justice Network of San Joaquin and other community-based organizations have partnered to hold a local virtual celebration and discussion Click to read the full post.
Category: Upcoming Events
Loving Lodi: Show the City Some Love This Valentine’s Day Weekend
For the upcoming Valentine’s day weekend (and President’s day holiday) show some love to your city. After being stuck inside with your loved ones for a year, head outside and give some love to your Lodi Community. Help spread the word that a loving community is using the Littarti app for a NEWLODI city challenge. Join Click to read the full post.
Citizen Science Alert: Audubon’s Great Backyard Bird Count
When: February 17-20, 2017 Where: Anywhere you like, including your own backyard Every year, the Audubon Society and Cornell University host the Great Backyard Bird Count. Joining in is easy: First, register for an account at the GBBC website. Then, spend at least 15 minutes bird watching on one of the three days of the count. That’s 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.
Save the date: Biodiversity Museum Day at UC Davis
When: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on February 18, 2017 Where: University of California, Davis, 1 Shields Ave., Davis Cost: Free access to exhibits and parking at the university The University of California, Davis will open up 12 of its collections to the public on the sixth annual Biodiversity Museum Day. Each of the collections Click to read the full post.
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.
Free family fun at the Sandhill Crane Festival
Every year, Lodi welcomes thousands of birds flying down from the north to spend their winters in the California Delta. Among them are the greater and lesser Sandhill cranes. For 20 years now, Lodi has been the host of the Sandhill Crane Festival, which celebrates these ancient birds. Did you know that a crane fossil was Click to read the full post.
Workshop: Salmonids in the Classroom
On Nov. 5, the California Regional Environmental Education Community will be hosting a Salmonids in the Classroom workshop for EEI teachers. According to the registration email: From eggs, to alevin, to fry that may be released back into the river, your students will be able to observe the beginning of this fascinating life cycle. Raising salmon Click to read the full post.
Pitch in at the 14th annual Coastal Cleanup at Lodi Lake
When: Saturday, Sept. 17 from 9 a.m. to noon. Registration begins at 8 a.m. Where: Lodi Lake Park Discovery Center, 1101 W. Turner Road, Lodi. Every year, on the third Saturday in September, people join together at sites all over California to take part in the state’s largest volunteer event, California Coastal Cleanup Day. Families, friends, coworkers, Click to read the full post.
‘Teaching From a Watershed Perspective’ Workshop
When: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday Sept. 10, 2016 Where: Hutchins Street Square, 125 S. Hutchins St., Lodi The City of Lodi Watershed Education Program invites you to attend an interactive workshop that will bring study of the environment to life through the hands-on activities of Project WET (Water Education for Teachers)! Your time will Click to read the full post.