Madness in the Marsh

California Waterfowl hosted two Marsh Madness field days for over 110 Community Outreach Academy students at Maya Archer on November 3rd and 5th, 2009. These trips were made possible by a generous grant provided by Hewlett-Packard - Roseville Sustainability Network, and were in partnership with the Garcia Foundation and Maya Archer.

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Around the State
Vintage Parkway Elementary Gets
Outside with California Waterfowl

Eighty third and fouth grade students from Vintage Parkway Elementary in Oakley explored beyond their school yard to discover wetland plants and animals. To read more about this exciting field day, click here>>>

Get Your Class Outdoors
with California Waterfowl!

Programming is available for your class or group this school year at Rancho Esquon in the northern valley near Chico, and the Sacramento area. Bring your group out for a fun day discovering wetlands and wildlife.

Various opportunities come up during the year to get students involved with wetlands and wildlife, to stay on top of those opportunities, including Junior Duck Stamp Program updates, email California Waterfowl to recieve the new Teacher edition of enews. Contact California Waterfowl for information on any of our education programs or resources.

Wildlife ArT Programs

Federal Junior Duck Stamp

Everybody's a winner when you and your students participate in the Junior Duck Stamp Program! Students learn about wetlands, wildlife, and conservation as they produce their own wildlife art, then submit it for the competition. Every submission earns a dollar for conservation education efforts in California, and every student receives a certificate. For the teacher there is a variety of materials to help maximize student involvement. To view student artwork, learn more about the program, and access curriculum activities, click here>>

Tools for Teaching

Free CWA Activities, Kits, Programs, and More! Make learning about conservation and wetlands fun for you and your students. Check out this page full of CWA hands-on teaching materials and ideas. Many items are free! Also included is information on CWA programs, such as the Junior Duck Stamp Program and Marsh Madness. To learn more, click here>>

Outdoor and hands-on experiences provide vital connections to our natural world, and hunting in particular stimulates life-long involvement in conservation. To learn more, click here>>

EDUCATOR RESOURCE LINKS

Conservation Education Web Sites for Teachers Want some more activity ideas for conservation education? To check out these resourceful Web sites click here>>

CALIFORNIA CONTENT STANDARDS

CWA Content Standard Correlations Many of CWA’s activities and programs correlate with the California content standards. • To view Junior Duck Stamp Poster correlations click here>> • To view the California Content Standards click here>>

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