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Lake Tahoe Watershed Tours
Thursday, August 21, 2008 - South Shore Agenda
Saturday, August 23, 2008 - North Shore Agenda
These unique and fun tours will take you to locations around Lake Tahoe to see several locations that provide opportunities for enironmental service learning projects with youth. Formal and non-formal educators, administrators and community partners will learn about how to connect curriculum to the study sites and learn monitoring techniques. Tours will visit restoration sites, riparian zones and more. Click here for more details. To purchase your bus pass, visit our on-line store.
Environmental Literacy Summit: Sharing Assets with Educators
Key Note Speaker: Dr. Art Sussman
Saturday October 11, 2008
Tahoe Center for Environmental Sciences, Incline Village NV
This summit will bring together people from throughout the region to share their stories, skills, curriculum and expertise working with youth on environmental service projects. Click here for the flyer. To purchase your ticket, visit the on-line store.
Annual Sunset Cruise aboard the Tahoe Gal June 3, 2008!
Come and meet SWEP staff and board of directors for our annual fundraiser and celebration honoring all the teachers, community partners and supporters that make our organization so great! This annual event is not to be missed! See the flyer for more information.
Tickets can now be purchased securely and safely through our new on-line store! Click here to view the store and purchase your Tahoe Gal boarding passes and raffle tickets! Boarding passes and raffle tickets purchased before May 23 will be mailed to you. Purchases after May 23 will be held for you to pick up at the dock on June 3.
Interested in sponsoring this event? Please contact Christine McMorrow for details. 530-525-9457 or christine@4swep.org
SWEP and Tahoe XC Host Winter Kids Discovery Days
Staying home for Ski/Skate week? Looking for something fun for your kids to do? SWEP will host youth from ages 7-10 (grades 2-5) at the Tahoe XC Center for winter ecology, skiing, games and lots of winter fun! Click here for more information. Hosted by SWEP Americorps member Eric McKee, your kids are sure to have a great time!
Tahoe-Sierra Region Awarded $12.5M in Proposition 50 Funds!
Proposition 50 funds are awarded to regions around the state who have submitted compelling proposals for water quality improvement projects. The Tahoe Sierra proposal involves fifteen projects throughout the region from Truckee to Alpine county. SWEP is written into three of the projects to complete the outreach and education component of the projects. The projects we are involved in are: Schoolyard BMP's, Polaris Creek Wetland and fish habitat Restoration and Trout Creek in Truckee.
The Sierra Sun featured an article about the ‘Got Space’ bumper sticker in the August 2, 2007 edition
Defensible space education has been a prominent part of our Forest Health education program for over three years now. We have built collaborative partnerships with North Tahoe Fire’s defensible space team, CA State Parks fire personnel, USFS fuels managers, and Truckee Fire to educate our local youth about important issues related to forest fire prevention and safety. SWEP’s programs go beyond classroom education and field studies to include hands on experiences with community partners, in which youth participate in monitoring, restoration and public outreach projects.
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| A house burns in the Angora Fire, June 2007 |
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| Forest Charter School student presenting his "Got Space" bumper sticker to Northstar firefighters. |
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| The Angora Fire burns through dense forest in the urban interface. |
Peace One Day: United Nations Day of International Ceasefire September 21, 2007
Youth are currently creating a Giant Peace Dove to be flown on Peace Day. A celebration and honoring of Peace Day will be held for the community to join on Sunday September 23, 12-1pm at the Village at Squaw.
California Biodiversity Workshop August 20-21, 2007
This workshop is hosted by UC Berekeley @ Sagehen Creek Field Station.
About the Exploring
Exploring California Biodiversity is an educational outreach program of the
· Engaging students in exploratory and scientific activities in the study of biodiversity.
· Forming a learning and teaching community among researchers, graduate students, K-12 teachers, and K-12 students.
· Involving K-12 schools in the research and collections of the
Flyer and Registration Information
Watershed Walkabout Day Camp July 23-27, 2007
SWEP will host a fun filled week for children ages 7-10 at Rideout Community Center. Click here for more information or check the schedule.
"Out of the Classroom and Into the Community" June 28-29, 2007
This workshop will focus on how to use service learning to enhance your teaching and your students' learning! Appropriate for those new to service learning and experienced practicioners! This workshop is FREE to region 3 teachers and community partners. Space is limited.
2nd Annual Youth Service Symposium May 18, 2007
The 2007 theme "Healthy People, Healthy Communities, Healthy Planet" is coming up! Click here for more information!
Community partners can participate in the Career Walk for students to learn about and discover career options in our community!
Education for Sustainability Workshop
The Education for Sustainability Workshop, with Jamie Cloud, will be held August 28-29 in Tahoe City. GO>>
Environmental Stewards Leadership Program
SWEP will interns this summer and fall to work with various community partners and SWEP staff. GO >>
Education and the Environment Initiative
SWEP will participate in the Environmental Education Initiative this summer and fall, developing curriculum for use in Tahoe and the California. GO>>
TTREC
The Truckee Tahoe Regional Education Coalition (TTREC) will kick off the year with a meeting on August 31 to plan the 2006-2007 school year, assisted by Jamie Cloud. GO>>
Youth Global Climate Change Symposium 2006
The Youth Global Climate Change Symposium, held May 5, was a great success. GO>>
Education Matters
The recent Education Matters forums brought the community together to identify its top eight priorities for quality education. GO>>
Grants
SWEP and the Service-Learning Partnership of Tahoe Truckee Unified School District were recently awarded two new grants for the continuation of service-learning projects in our classrooms. State Farm Insurance and the National Service Learning Initiative awarded our partnership a $5,000 grant for fire-related service-learning projects, and the Alpine Winter Foundation awarded us a $10,000 grant for service-learning in collaboration with TAO and UC Berkeley's Sagehen field site. These grants will be used as seed money to leverage more support for our activities in the next few years. For more information about these grants, please contact Christine at .
• 530-525-9457 • PO Box 1096, Homewood CA 96141 • Revised 8/21/06