Location: Effie Yeaw Nature Center, Carmichael, CA

Sponsored By: California Department of Water Resources, Effie Yeaw Nature Center and Water Education Foundation

Register: Please click here to register or contact Brian Brown, California Project WET Coordinator if you have questions.

Description: 

The California Department of Water Resources, Effie Yeaw Nature Center and California Project WET invite K-12 educators to a Project WET workshop focused on exploring flood risk, flood preparedness and the benefits of floodplain restoration in the Sacramento region.

For a $20 registration fee, participants in this workshop will:

• Receive an overview of the Central Valley Flood Protection system from DWR flood science experts;
• Visit the Ancil Hoffman Habitat Restoration Project for salmon;
• Learn about California’s annual Flood Awareness Week;
• Experience Project WET activities to engage your students in flood preparedness and flood science concepts and skills tied to Common Core and Next Generation Science standards.

Participants will also receive a copy of Project WET Guide 2.0, a light breakfast and lunch, an introduction to Effie Yeaw Nature Center education programs for K-12 students, an opportunity to receive CEU credit – and a $100 stipend provided following completion of the training!