With the uncertainty of school closures again, Sonoma Ecology Center is pre-registering elementary-aged students (7-11 years old) for a week of Creek Camp exploration at Sugarloaf Ridge State Park. Based on our “Water Wonders” field trip programming, we’ll traverse the headwaters of Sonoma Creek Watershed in this recreational and environmental education camp. Campers will spend the week as explorers, starting off the day with morning hikes on the park's trails. As the day warms, we'll stay close to water, exploring the creeks for insects and amphibians. Activities include investigating the properties of water, collecting and studying aquatic insects, learning about the wildlife and plants found in the park. Our camp days will also consist of plenty of games, hikes, and storytelling. We will follow PPP and mandated safe practices in the wide-open outdoors of the park creeks and trails.
This pre-registration is intended to help us contact and enroll families quickly in the event of an unscheduled SVUSD closure. Because we don’t know when, or if, a closure will occur, these are tentative dates. If schools remain open, this camp may not happen at all. Families that complete this pre-registration will be contacted should a closure be announced.
"School Closures Camp at Sugarloaf" is run by Sonoma Ecology Center naturalists. Transportation can be provided for those in need from a TBD location. Lunch/snack preparations will be made for each child in partnership with El Sazón Azteca food truck. Sonoma Valley Education Foundation has funded this effort, so we offer this camp free to participants. We particularly encourage less privileged families and members of groups that have traditionally been excluded to apply.
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Con la incertidumbre del cierre de escuelas debido a la pandemia, Sonoma Ecology Center está preinscribiendo a estudiantes de edades de 7 a 11 años para una semana de exploración en el Parque Estatal Sugarloaf Ridge. Basado en el programa “Water Wonders”, atravesaremos la cabeceras de Sonoma Creek en este campamento de día recreacional y educativo. Conforme los días se tornan calurosos, exploraremos el arroyo en busca de insectos y anfibios. Actividades incluyen investigación de las propiedades del agua, coleccionar y estudiar insectos acuáticos, y aprender acerca de la vida silvestre y las plantas en el parque. Nuestros días también consistirán de juegos, excursiones, y contar cuentos. Seguiremos el código de conducta mandado por el Departamento de Salud Pública del Condado y de equipo protectivo personal en el aire libre de los arroyos y senderos del parque.
Esta preinscripción es diseñada para ayudarnos a ponernos en contacto con familias e inscribir a estudiantes rápidamente en el evento de un cierre de emergencia de escuelas en el distrito escolar del Valle de Sonoma. Porque no sabemos cuando o si las escuelas rerrarán, estas fechas son tentativas. Si las escuelas no cierran, este campamento de día tal vez no se realize. Familias que completen esta preinscripción serán contactadas si las escuelas cierran y clases se clausuran.
"Campamento en Sugarloaf debido al cierre de escuelas" es dirigido por naturalistas de Sonoma Ecology Center. Transportación (el punto de reunion no ha sido decidido) puede ser proveída para estudiantes con necesidad. Preparaciones para comida serán hechas para cada estudiante en colaboración con la camioneta de comida El Sazón Azteca. Sonoma Valley Education Foundation ha financiado esta iniciativa, así que la oportunidad de atender es gratuita. Particularmente animamos a familias menos privilegiadas y a miembros de grupos tradicionalmente excluídos a preinscribirse.
Sonoma Ecology Center works to address challenges related to water supply and quality, open space, rural character, biodiversity, energy, climate change, and a better quality of life for all residents.
Since 1990, we’ve worked to increase appreciation and stewardship of Sonoma Valley’s natural heritage and create measurable benefits in areas of land, water, climate change, and biodiversity.
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