Sonoma, Mendocino, Lake, Humboldt, and Del Norte Counties
900 Kids + a Giant Sturgeon =
Friends of the Dunes 11
th Annual Ocean Day!
On the morning of June 3, 900 students took a "stand in the sand" at the Mike Thompson Wildlife Area, South Spit by forming a giant sturgeon and with the message "Unite for the Sea" as part of Kids' Ocean Day. Local pilot Mark Harris flew over while photographer Patrick Cudahy captured the image. View a video of the event here.
Friends of the Dunes and the Bureau of Land Management Arcata Field Office organized the Kids' Ocean Day event locally, with help from the California Conservation Corps, and the Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge. This event was part of the statewide Kids' Ocean Day education program, a series of children's cleanups and aerial art displays five sites along the California Coast. Across the state, students received classroom presentations before the event focusing on the ocean, biodiversity, and the importance of keeping our coast clean and healthy. . In Humboldt, students have the option to pick up trash or remove invasive plant species... read more
The Sonoma County Water Agency successfully carried out a second year of the Write with Might! book contest inviting middle school English teachers and their students to participate in a book writing challenge. This year's theme was the Urban Water Cycle...
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On the North Coast, CREEC is supported by Humboldt State University's Redwood Science Project and Natural History Museum. Allison Poklemba (allison@creec.org) and Laura Powell (laura@creec.org)
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