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SUMMARY:Earth Day “Help Keep Good Bugs in the Garden” Poster Contest Winners
DESCRIPTION:Earth Day “Help Keep Good Bugs in the Garden” Poster Contest Winners to Be Displayed at Castro Valley Library 4/28–5/29\, 2023.\nFour elementary school students from Unincorporated Alameda County won prizes for their outstanding entries in the “Help Keep Good Bugs in the Garden” Earth Day poster contest. The contest was open to all 3rd and 4th graders in Unincorporated Alameda County and sponsored by the Alameda County Unincorporated Area Clean Water Program. \nThe top four prize-winning posters\, two each from 3rd and 4th grades\, will be displayed at the Castro Valley Library at 3600 Norbridge Ave\, Castro Valley\, CA 94546 from April 28th–May 29th. \nTo enter the contest\, participating teachers held a brief classroom lesson on using less toxic ways to deal with weeds and pests and keeping good bugs in the garden. They also showed a video starring Clean Water Program mascots Fred Frog and Izzy Egret. Titled “Fred’s Healthy Garden Getaway” the video spot is available for viewing on YouTube. Students then creatively expressed what they learned in their artwork. \n“Pesticides are one of several ways the health of our local waterways\, such as Castro Valley and San Lorenzo creeks\, is threatened\,” says Allison Rodacker\, the Clean Water Program representative for Unincorporated Alameda County. “Helping kids understand the connection between their neighborhoods and local water and wildlife can help reduce pesticide use that can harm helpful garden bugs and pollute the waterways.” \nThe contest received over 100 creative entries prompting the organizers to include more prize winners. Instead of only one winner per grade\, they awarded the top two entries in 3rd and 4th grades with prizes\, and the top 10 entries received certificates. Winners received a Hydroflask reusable water bottle and a spiral notebook with the student’s artwork printed on the cover. \nSix classrooms submitted entries from every student and were entered into a raffle. Two classrooms were awarded a $100 Amazon gift card each. All winning posters will be displayed at the Castro Valley Library\, 3600 Norbridge Avenue\, Castro Valley\, CA 94546 from April 28th – May 29th. \nClassroom Amazon Gift Card Raffle Winners\nErin Kundert\, 3rd grade teacher\, Marshall Elementary School\nKim Fisher Hayes\, 3rd grade teacher\, Dayton Elementary School \nWhen people use pesticides in the garden\, those chemicals can wash into gutters and storm drains with water from garden hoses\, sprinklers\, and rainfall. From there\, the polluted water flows untreated into local creeks\, and the San Francisco Bay\, where it harms fish and other wildlife. Each spring\, the Alameda County Unincorporated Clean Water Program reminds residents how important it is to use non-toxic methods to control unwanted pests. “Keep Good Bugs in the Garden\,” to do that job for you! \nFor more information\, visit www.cleanwaterprogram.org
URL:https://acrcd.org/event/earth-day-help-keep-good-bugs-in-the-garden-poster-contest-winners/
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SUMMARY:Applications for the California Range & Natural Resources Camp Now Available
DESCRIPTION:Applications for the California Range & Natural Resources Camp Now Available\nRange Camp is an environmental science & management camp for high school students from across California. The camp takes place at the University of California’s Elkus Youth Ranch in Half Moon Bay\, CA\, and is in person again for 2023. \nRange Camp is a 6-day camp experience for high school sophomores\, juniors and seniors who have an interest in the science and conservation management of natural resources in California. Students get an introduction to ecological principles\, including characteristics and interrelationships of plants and animals\, fire ecology\, hydrology\, geology and soils\, and management of grassland\, brushland\, forest\, and stream and river ecosystems. Field activities include learning to read wildlife ‘sign’\, learning outdoor navigation with compasses\, maps and GPS\, forest management\, visits to working ranches and conservation projects\, and a beach BBQ. \nThe camp is organized by the University of California Cooperative Extension\, with support from a variety of institutions\, including university faculty and students from the University of California and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo\, the California Association of Resource Conservation Districts\, and numerous other agriculture and conservation organizations. Sessions are taught by university faculty and staff from local\, state and federal agencies\, and private professional scientists and natural resource management specialists. All students compete for the opportunity to travel to Reno\, NV in February 2024 as a representative of California to the national high school youth forum event which takes place at the annual scientific conference held by the Society for Range Management. \nRange Camp runs from June 18-23. More information and applications are available at https://ucanr.edu/sites/rangecamp/. Cost is $750.00. Applications are due by May 1st but will be accepted until May 24th if spaces remain. Camp staff will try to assist students/families with financial need in finding scholarship support. Please indicate so on application. Click here to learn more about becoming a sponsor. \nCalifornia Range Camp was first organized in 1984 by professional members of the California Pacific section of the Society for Range Management\, and has been held annually every year since. View the Range Camp Newsletter here. \nMedia Inquiries:\nTheresa Becchetti\nDirector\nUC Cooperative Extension Livestock and Natural Resources Advisor\nStanislaus and San Joaquin Counties\n3800 Cornucopia Way\nModesto\, CA 93538\n209-525-6800\ntabecchetti@ucanr.edu \n  \n 
URL:https://acrcd.org/event/applications-for-the-california-range-natural-resources-camp-now-available/
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