July 12-16, Summer Salmon Institute for Professional Develop

July 12, 2010 through July 16, 2010 A Summer Salmon Institute
FREE training workshop series
July 12-16, 2010
NOAA Bay-Watershed Education Training (B-WET) partners with SPAWN to provide a series of classroom and field activities highlighting ways to incorporate coho salmon conservation and ocean ecology into all aspects of your education programs.
*Acquire lesson plans, curricula, tools and experience
* New expert instructors each day
* Earn from 1-4 C.E.U.s (inquire for details)
* Train, learn, and earn credit immersed in the beautiful watersheds of West Marin
* Download Information Binder at the bottom of SSI page
Salmon provide a critical connection between the oceans and inland watershed health, and our land use practices at school and at home affect this vital connection. SPAWN staff and expert guests will detail the pedagogy of a meaningful watershed experience and participants will gain the tools and skills to provide their students a meaningful watershed experience with SPAWN.

The Headwaters to Sea program launches the inaugural Summer Salmon Institute July 12-16, 2010!

Contact us for details, (415) 663-8590 x109

NOAA B-WET California informational website defines program and meaningful watershed experience goals.

Agenda for theSummer Salmon Institute

Monday: A Meaningful Watershed Experience - with co-instructor Jennifer Stock, the Education Coordinator at NOAA's Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary.
Classroom AM: Definition and pedagogy of a Meaningful Watershed Experience.
Exercise AM: Use of maps to define oceans, watershed, creeks, geology, land ownership, land use.
Field PM: Tour from headwaters of Lagunitas Creek Watershed to Tomales Bay and Pacific Ocean.
Exercise PM: Habitat mapping exercise at 3 sites; Ephemeral Creeks, Floodplains, and Estuary.
Classroom PM: Discuss watershed conditions and habitat transitions from headwaters to sea.

Tuesday. Salmon: the Critical Nutrient Connection - with co-instructor Gail Seymour, Associate Fishery Biologist with the California Department of Fish and Game.
Classroom AM: Ocean conditions, salmon life history and habitat use, predator prey relationships, riparian corridor qualities, migration of nutrients through salmon between ocean and inland ecosystems.
Exercise AM: Identifying habitat use by salmon, plants, and birds from headwaters to sea.
Field PM: Break into 3 teams and visit previous 3 field sites.
Exercise PM: Water quality testing, flora & fauna identification, and native plant seed collection.
Classroom PM: Discuss water quality, flora, and fauna transition from headwaters to sea, and using the techniques learned to provide a meaningful watershed experience to students.

Wednesday: Salmon as Indicators of Watershed Quality - with co-instructor from the San Francisco Regional Water Quality Control Board.
Classroom AM: Water quality needs of salmonids in oceans and freshwater, habitat quality impacts on water quality, impact of inland water quality to estuary and ocean water quality.
Exercise AM: Salmon population assessment calculations and trends related to life-cycles.
Field PM: In-stream salmonid population assessment and habitat use.
Exercise PM: Field collection and identification of fishes.
Classroom PM: Discuss current ocean conditions and salmonid populations, project population trends along life-cycles, and use techniques learned to provide a meaningful watershed experience to students.

Thursday. Making a Difference: Improving your Watershed - with lead instructor Paola Bouley, Conservation Program Director at SPAWN.
Classroom AM: Principles of habitat restoration, importance of native plants, improving inland conditions connects and benefits ocean conditions, reducing debris, and dangers of marine plastic.
Exercise AM: Design rainwater harvesting system, nursery, and raingarden for their campus.
Field PM: Tour of rainwater harvesting systems, native plant nursery, and raingardens.
Exercise PM: Transplanting native plants and removing invasive plants for habitat restoration.
Classroom PM: Discuss climate change, implications of it for ocean conditions and watershed restoration, and using techniques learned to provide a meaningful watershed experience to students.

Friday. The Salmon Watershed Quality Audit - with lead instructor Todd Steiner, Executive Director of the Turtle Island Restoration Network and SPAWN.
Classroom AM: Land use and impacts on watershed quality and watershed cycles from headwaters to sea.
Exercise AM: Salmon Watershed Quality Audit using watershed maps.
Field PM: 3 groups visit small towns of Woodacre, Lagunitas, Pt. Reyes Station.
Exercise PM: Field assessment of Salmon Watershed Quality Audit.
Classroom PM: Discuss future Audits, complete evaluations, using techniques learned to provide a meaningful watershed experience to students, and encourage future leadership.

Contact us for details, (415) 663-8590 x109

SEARCH	July 12-16, Summer Salmon Institute for Professional Develop July 12, 2010 through July 16, 2010 A Summer Salmon Institute FREE training workshop series July 12-16, 2010 NOAA Bay-Watershed Education Training (B-WET) partners with SPAWN to provide a series of classroom and field activities highlighting ways to incorporate coho salmon conservation and ocean ecology into all aspects of your education programs. Acquire lesson plans, curricula, tools and experience New expert instructors each day * Earn from 1-4 C.E.U.s (inquire for details) * Train, learn, and earn credit immersed in the beautiful watersheds of West Marin * Download Information Binder at the bottom of SSI page Salmon provide a critical connection between the oceans and inland watershed health, and our land use practices at school and at home affect this vital connection. SPAWN staff and expert guests will detail the pedagogy of a meaningful watershed experience and participants will gain the tools and skills to provide their students a meaningful watershed experience with SPAWN. The Headwaters to Sea program launches the inaugural Summer Salmon Institute July 12-16, 2010! Contact us for details, (415) 663-8590 x109 NOAA B-WET California informational website defines program and meaningful watershed experience goals. Agenda for theSummer Salmon Institute Monday: A Meaningful Watershed Experience - with co-instructor Jennifer Stock, the Education Coordinator at NOAA's Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary. Classroom AM: Definition and pedagogy of a Meaningful Watershed Experience. Exercise AM: Use of maps to define oceans, watershed, creeks, geology, land ownership, land use. Field PM: Tour from headwaters of Lagunitas Creek Watershed to Tomales Bay and Pacific Ocean. Exercise PM: Habitat mapping exercise at 3 sites; Ephemeral Creeks, Floodplains, and Estuary. Classroom PM: Discuss watershed conditions and habitat transitions from headwaters to sea. Tuesday. Salmon: the Critical Nutrient Connection - with co-instructor Gail Seymour, Associate Fishery Biologist with the California Department of Fish and Game. Classroom AM: Ocean conditions, salmon life history and habitat use, predator prey relationships, riparian corridor qualities, migration of nutrients through salmon between ocean and inland ecosystems. Exercise AM: Identifying habitat use by salmon, plants, and birds from headwaters to sea. Field PM: Break into 3 teams and visit previous 3 field sites. Exercise PM: Water quality testing, flora & fauna identification, and native plant seed collection. Classroom PM: Discuss water quality, flora, and fauna transition from headwaters to sea, and using the techniques learned to provide a meaningful watershed experience to students. Wednesday: Salmon as Indicators of Watershed Quality - with co-instructor from the San Francisco Regional Water Quality Control Board. Classroom AM: Water quality needs of salmonids in oceans and freshwater, habitat quality impacts on water quality, impact of inland water quality to estuary and ocean water quality. Exercise AM: Salmon population assessment calculations and trends related to life-cycles. Field PM: In-stream salmonid population assessment and habitat use. Exercise PM: Field collection and identification of fishes. Classroom PM: Discuss current ocean conditions and salmonid populations, project population trends along life-cycles, and use techniques learned to provide a meaningful watershed experience to students. Thursday. Making a Difference: Improving your Watershed - with lead instructor Paola Bouley, Conservation Program Director at SPAWN. Classroom AM: Principles of habitat restoration, importance of native plants, improving inland conditions connects and benefits ocean conditions, reducing debris, and dangers of marine plastic. Exercise AM: Design rainwater harvesting system, nursery, and raingarden for their campus. Field PM: Tour of rainwater harvesting systems, native plant nursery, and raingardens. Exercise PM: Transplanting native plants and removing invasive plants for habitat restoration. Classroom PM: Discuss climate change, implications of it for ocean conditions and watershed restoration, and using techniques learned to provide a meaningful watershed experience to students. Friday. The Salmon Watershed Quality Audit - with lead instructor Todd Steiner, Executive Director of the Turtle Island Restoration Network and SPAWN. Classroom AM: Land use and impacts on watershed quality and watershed cycles from headwaters to sea. Exercise AM: Salmon Watershed Quality Audit using watershed maps. Field PM: 3 groups visit small towns of Woodacre, Lagunitas, Pt. Reyes Station. Exercise PM: Field assessment of Salmon Watershed Quality Audit. Classroom PM: Discuss future Audits, complete evaluations, using techniques learned to provide a meaningful watershed experience to students, and encourage future leadership. Contact us for details, (415) 663-8590 x109
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