Santa Clara Valley Water District’s
Water Awareness Program
This is the electronic news update for April with links to events and opportunities coming up for you and your students. Please share this information with your colleagues.
ATTENTION TEACHERS: Project Wet is June 22, 2007
 June 22, 2007 (6 hour workshop)
Location: Santa Clara Valley Water District
Sponsored By: Santa Clara Valley Water District
Contact: Kathy Machado at (408) 265-2607 ext. 2331 OR kmachado@valleywater.org
Come join us for the next Project WET training. WET activities are designed to satisfy the goals of educational programs by complementing existing curricula rather than displacing or adding more concepts. Project WET activities provide many opportunities to address curriculum objectives and educational standards. These interdisciplinary activities designed for students in grades K-12 are perfect for use in formal and non-formal education settings
NOAA Ocean Explorer Teacher Workshop in Charleston, S.C.:
Who: Grade 5-12 Science Teachers and Other Educators Interested in
Ocean Exploration
What: NOAA “Learning Ocean Science through Ocean Exploration”
Professional Development Workshop
When: Saturday, June 16, 2007
8:30 am – 3:30 pm
Where: South Carolina Aquarium
Charleston, South Carolina
REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS JUNE 1, 2007.
To register, call or e-mail Brian Thill at the South Carolina Aquarium,
(843) 579-8546.
SAN JOSE/SANTA CLARA WATER POLLUTION CONTROL PLANTS:
Interested in a special free tour of the San Jose/Santa Clara Water Pollution Control Plant and the wetlands of the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge? Come learn firsthand how our everyday activities impact the Bay and its wetlands.
Water Pollution Plant tours available May 12- limited spaces available for schools with children aged 10 and over. Two tour times are available to adults and children over 10 years old.
Morning Tour: 10 am - Noon (check-in at 9:30 am)
Afternoon Tour: 1:30 - 3:30 pm (check-in at 1 pm)
Since the tour buses have a limited capacity, space is limited to the first 175 people. Please register by May 10, 2007. A written confirmation of your tour request will be sent to you by e-mail.
Register at the website only.
Here's the link:
http://www.sanjoseca.gov/esd/plantmasterplan/tour-reservations.asp
Go Green Earth Summit Schools Environmental Conference
What: Go Green Initiative Earth Summit
When: Nov. 2 and 3, 2007
Where: Marriott Hotel next to the SJ Convention Center
Why: To promote environmental stewardship in San José area K-12 schools.
This conference-within-a-conference will focus on San José area environmental resources available for greening K-12 schools. The following topics will be covered:
- school recycling
- composting
- green buying
- environmental education
- integrated pest management for schools
- green cleaning for schools
For further information or to request registration materials contact:
sjgreenschools@sanjoseca.gov
PUBLIC “STORM SPOTTER” TRAINING SESSION
DATE: Tuesday May 15, 2007
TIME: 7 to 8:30 pm
PLACE: Sheriff's Field Operations Building
Downstairs Training Room
1980 Muir Road
Martinez, CA
RSVP: NWS at 831-656-1713x223 or david.soroka@noaa.gov
Formal RSVP not required – but suggested to gauge attendance
Become a new National Weather Service Skywarn Spotter or re-learn your technique! Learn how you can relay local weather information to the National Weather Service, assisting in their mission to save lives and property and help validate their weather warnings.
May is American Wetlands Month
Web site with good information on NIS
New website hosting river-restoration research occurring at UCB
International Conference in Sacramento
Water, Wetlands, and Wildlife - Resolving Conflicts and Restoring Habitat
GEOMORPHIC AND ECOLOGICAL FUNDAMENTALS FOR RIVER AND STREAM RESTORATION
When: August 13-17, 2007
Where: Sagehen Creek Field Station near Lake Tahoe, California
Information and registration form
For questions, please contact restoration_shortcourse@yahoo.com.
Mapping Resources:
Free Santa Cruz Soil Survey
Free historical topographic maps in the Bay Area
To physically purchase topographic maps:
Menlo Park-Earth Science Information Center
U.S. Geological survey
Building 3, MS 532, Rm. 3128
345 Middlefield Road
Menlo Park, CA 94025-3591
Telephone: (650)329-4309, Monday through Friday 8 am to 4 pm
Free Aerial Photos:
http://www.terraserver.microsoft.com
http://maps.google.com
http://earth.google.com/
NRCS offices
Santa CruzCountyGIS services
Santa ClaraCounty Planning Office
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