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Butte Creek Outdoor Classroom: Environmental Education and Action

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Title: Butte Creek Outdoor Classroom: Environmental Education and Action


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Butte Creek Outdoor ClassroomEnvironmental
Education and Action
  • Presenter Kristy Miller
  • CSU, Chico

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What do we do?
  • - an environmental education program, working
    with groups of 10 to 45 students from local
    elementary schools
  • Train interns and volunteers
  • Lead environmental education field trips
  • Festivals

3
Where are we located?
  • 93 acre Butte Creek Ecological Preserve
  • Riparian Ecosystem
  • Not pristine!

4

Our indoor facilities!
5
Training
  • Meet weekly
  • Schedule of events
  • Receive assignments
  • Teach environmental games
  • Focus oriented
  • Action oriented

6
Program
  • Not just one day!
  • Intro lesson
  • Field trip
  • Closing lesson

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Introductory Lesson
  • What is a preserve?
  • How to prepare for the visit?
  • Opening game

8
Field Day
  • Nature Yoga
  • Salmon game
  • Nature Names
  • Scavenger Hunt
  • Focus games Joseph Cornell
  • Planting/Restoration
  • Recycling
  • Composting

9
Closing Lesson
  • Reinforce lessons
  • Web of Life
  • Butte Creek Pledge

10
Festivals
  • Haunted Preserve
  • Eco-Easter
  • Endangered Species Faire
  • Eco-Fest
  • Childrens Environmental Faire

11
Work in Progress
  • Compost and Recycling in the schools
  • Eco Kids Club

12
Conclusion
  • Children are our future!
  • Benefits both interns and elementary students

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Activities
  • Biomagnification
  • by Joseph Cornell

Herbivores (1,000)
TP(10)
Carnivores (100)
90 Energy Loss
Plants (10,000)
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Thank you!
Any questions??? For more information please
contact Kristina Miller kmiller34_at_mail.csuchico.e
du (530) 591.0973
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