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Provider Name	Resource Link	Provider Location	Abstract
CA Dept of Fish and Wildlife, Sacramento Region	Classroom Aquarium Education Project (CAEP)	Sacramento	The Classroom Aquarium Education Program (CAEP - also known as Trout-in the Classroom and Steelhead in the Classroom) is a community-based program which allows students to experience first hand the delicate balance needed for animals to survive in aquatic ecosystems. Using eggs provided by a hatchery, classes set-up and maintain an aquarium for the purpose of observing the development of fish from the eyed-egg stage until they become young fry. Students engage in course of study which supports the leaning experience across curriculum area. This program is run cooperatively by local schools, fishing clubs and government agencies.
California Coastal Commission	Adopt-a-Beach Program	San Francisco	In order to "adopt" a local beach, volunteers agree to clean the beach at least three times a year, although school groups can fulfill their obligation with a single cleanup. Groups are encouraged to re-adopt at the end of the year.
Greater Farallones Association	Student Monitoring Programs (LiMPETS)	San Francisco	Through research-based monitoring, students develop their problem solving skills, gain experience using tools and methods employed by field scientists, and learn to analyze data. Teachers are provided with a Monitoring Handbook, equipment, an in-class introduction to the project, and a training session at the monitoring site to ensure that teachers and students are familiar with the protocols. Pick from the Sandy Beach Monitoring Project or the Rocky Intertidal Monitoring Project. Sandy Beach and Rocky Intertidal Monitoring Program options available
Greater Farallones Association	Student Monitoring Programs (LiMPETS)	San Francisco	Through research-based monitoring, students develop their problem solving skills, gain experience using tools and methods employed by field scientists, and learn to analyze data. Teachers are provided with a Monitoring Handbook, equipment, an in-class introduction to the project, and a training session at the monitoring site to ensure that teachers and students are familiar with the protocols. Pick from the Sandy Beach Monitoring Project or the Rocky Intertidal Monitoring Project. Sandy Beach and Rocky Intertidal Monitoring Program options available
Kids for the Bay	School Wide Urban Wilderness Classroom Program	Berkeley	KftB works with every teacher and every class of students at a school to design, create, study and maintain the Urban Wilderness Classroom, an outdoor wilderness habitat located on the school campus. Working with KftB, each grade level is responsible for the design of a different habitat of the wilderness. Once the wilderness is developed, KIDS for the BAY leads lessons for each class to study the various habitats of the wilderness and to cultivate and maintain them. School-Wide Programs are a partnership between KIDS for the BAY and the entire elementary school, including the principal, teachers, students, and students’ families. These long-term, in-depth programs engage each grade level in environmental science and action while providing professional development in science education for each classroom teacher. KftB also provides curriculum, training, and an equipment resource center for the school to continue the program in future years. The lessons and activities for each grade level are directly tied to many California State Content Standards in science, language arts, social studies, and math. After a three year period of support for the school, the principal, teachers, students, parents and community partners continue the program independently as a completely integrated part of their school curriculum and culture.
Kids for the Bay	School Wide Creek Education Program	Berkeley	KftB works with the school community to adopt, clean up, and restore a local creek habitat. The creek becomes an outdoor classroom for hands-on learning and environmental stewardship. Students learn about their connection to their local creek and discover reasons to care for their creek watershed. School-Wide Programs are a partnership between KIDS for the BAY and the entire elementary school, including the principal, teachers, students, and students’ families. These long-term, in-depth programs engage each grade level in environmental science and action while providing professional development in science education for each classroom teacher. KftB also provides curriculum, training, and an equipment resource center for the school to continue the program in future years. The lessons and activities for each grade level are directly tied to many California State Content Standards in science, language arts, social studies, and math. After a three year period of support for the school, the principal, teachers, students, parents and community partners continue the program independently as a completely integrated part of their school curriculum and culture.
Kids for the Bay	Environmental Action Projects	Berkeley	Environmental Action Projects provide the exciting, empowering opportunity for teachers and students to take action to help solve environmental problems in their communities. Each project includes engaging hands-on activities that focus on a particular environmental problem and the solutions to that problem. Each Environmental Action Project is three hours of instruction and action. Environmental Action Project options: ? Reducing Plastic Marine Debris – School Campus Clean-Up ? Reducing Plastic Marine Debris – No Waste Lunches ? Our Watershed and Water Conservation ? Environmentally Safe Pesticides ? Safe Bay Food Consumption ? Ocean Acidification and Energy Conservation ? Creek Restoration ? Creek Water Quality Testing ? Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Rot
Kids for the Bay	Watershed Rangers Program	Berkeley	In the Watershed Rangers Program, students will learn about the importance of the San Francisco Bay watershed and how we can all play a part in keeping it clean and healthy. In this exciting, hands-on program, students will take direct action to prevent storm drain pollution and divert our solid waste stream through reducing, reusing, and recycling.
Kids for the Bay	Watershed Action Program	Berkeley	The Watershed Action Program is KIDS for the BAY’s signature program in which students in grades 3-5 learn about and care for their local watershed. Through hands-on science experiments and activities, students learn about watersheds, urban run-off pollution, food chains, bay organisms, and environmental justice. Our Watershed Action Program is designed to turn students onto science, connect students to nature, and inspire students to take action for their environment. The Watershed Action Program consists of: • Five classroom lessons • An environmental action project • A field trip to a local creek, Bay, delta, or ocean habitat • Lessons that address California State Science and Social Science Standards The Watershed Action Program is also a teacher-training program. Teachers learn alongside their students and receive both a curriculum guide and an equipment kit to teach the program to future students. Up to eight Continuing Education Units are available through our partnership with California State University East Bay.
Roots and Shoots	Roots and Shoots Service Learning Projects	Berkley	Roots and Shoots helps your classroom improve the environment by supporting groups that are doing service learning projects. You can start your own projects or join existing projects in your area.
Save The Bay	Virtual Expedition	Oakland	Join Save The Bay staff on the shoreline from home or from the classroom. We offer virtual field trips by grade bands. Each session includes a short presentation, a live virtual tour of our nursery and the shoreline, and finishes with an activity encouraging students to share what they’ve learned. Programs are available for customization to support classroom curriculum
Save The Bay	Bay Discovery	Oakland	This in-person program brings students to the shoreline to gain a deeper understanding of San Francisco Bay and our rich relationship to it. Students also have an opportunity to complete a service learning project exhibiting the positive impact we can have on our environment. Save The Bay’s field staff lead students in grade specific educational activities that explore a range of themes. After learning about threats such as flooding, pollution, and invasive species, participants engage in seasonally dependent activities to restore the shoreline and improve habitat for a healthier, more sustainable San Francisco Bay now and for generations to come. A typical program includes one hour for educational activities and games, and one to two of restoration project time. All of our restoration activities are accompanied by educational and informative games or activities to teach about the importance of wetland habitats to San Francisco Bay. All equipment and instruction is provided; your students should simply be prepared to be outdoors for the day.
The Monterey Bay Salmon and Trout Project	Salmon and Trout Education Program (STEP)	Davenport	In early February each year the STEP team trains new teachers to present the curriculum to their students. The two-day weekend workshop has one day in the field and in the creek studying the salmon habitat. After taking the training the teachers are qualified to apply to MBSTP for eggs to incubate. The incubation experience has had a very high success rate over the 35-year history. Not only are the kids inspired, but greater than 95% of the eggs hatch and the resulting fry are successfully released into their native habitat.
The Watershed Project	The Water Around Us	Richmond	In The Water Around Us program, elementary students (grades K-2) will investigate the guiding question, “Why is water important for life on earth?” from a variety of perspectives. The lessons in this program provide students the opportunity to explore the wonders of the watery world that surrounds them through dance, games, stories and more!
The Watershed Project	Me & My Watershed: Creekside program,	Richmond	In Me & My Watershed: Creekside program, 3rd-5th grade students will investigate the guiding question, “How am I a part of my watershed?” The lessons in this program will provide students with a foundational understanding of what a watershed is, and how they are connected to their local watershed. Through nature journaling, students will have the chance to explore, observe, and personally reflect on these connections. Students will investigate, monitor, and advocate for the health of local creek ecosystems within our watershed.
The Watershed Project	Me and My Watershed: Tap the Sky	Richmond	In the Me and My Watershed: Tap the Sky program, 3-5th grade students investigate the guiding question, “How does capturing rainwater benefit me and my watershed?” Through exploring watershed models, hands-on activities like watershed mapping, seasonal rainfall graphing and student designed rainwater catchment modeling, students will understand their connection to the Bay, see how water is a precious resource and learn ways to be resourceful with water.
The Watershed Project	Ecosystem, Our Community: Greening Urban Watersheds	Richmond	In Ecosystem, Our Community: Greening Urban Watersheds, middle school students (grades 6-8) will investigate the guiding question, “How am I part of my local ecosystem?” The lessons in this program will provide students with a foundational understanding of biodiversity and interdependence in ecosystems, and opportunities to explore their local ecosystem through nature journaling, guided walks and more. Students will build and test models to learn how restoring urban ecosystems benefits communities and wildlife and manages stormwater. At the conclusion of the program, students will transform their knowledge into meaningful action to understand and protect their local ecosystem.