This 8-minute video highlights the Mokelumne River Fish Hatchery truck as it makes the salmon run to the sea.
Category: Watershed Education
Painting Lodi’s Sandhill cranes
In November, fifth-graders at Heritage Elementary School had a unique opportunity to become nature artists. The students were able to go on a Fly-In Tour at Woodbridge Ecological Reserve, a sneak preview of the tours offered each year during the Lodi Sandhill Crane Festival. After their up-close view of the ancient birds that migrate to 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
What is Project WET?
In September, a group of Lodi Unified teachers joined Kathy Grant, the City of Lodi’s Watershed Program Coordinator, and Brian Brown, California Project WET Coordinator, to learn more about the environmental science program. The Project WET Foundation has taken on the mission of educating students about water, from sustainability to water issues around the world to 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.