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Calvine High School Urban Creek Council of Sacramento is pleased to recognize the ongoing efforts at Calvine High School for its care and educational uses of Strawberry Creek. Faculty members Tony Lederer, Deb McGregor and Ron Eggert share the responsibility of curriculum development and would like to increase their school's use of Strawberry Creek as an outdoor classroom for courses in Science, Math, Economics/Government, and English. In addition, they also plan to participate this spring on Creek Week and/or Earth Day. They agree that not only is Strawberry Creek an excellent resource for their school's science curriculum, it is also their most cost effective option. Given the creek's close walking distance to Calvine High School, savings in transportation and time alone will justify their efforts in course development and substitute instructors. Tony forsees multiple classes with as many as 70 students per day visiting the creek and participating in outdoor instruction. Projects discussed to date include performing climate related observations to compare morning and afternoon temperatures observed by various class groups; Tony also plans to grid out and catalogue existing creek fauna and flora. This information will be used and tracked over subsequent school years to observe shifts in vegetation or invasion of non-native species of grasses, bushes or trees over future years. You can visit a gallery of their field photos from their last visit to Strawberry Creek on October 13, 2005, when they participated in World Water Testing Day activities. Pictures include the Strawberry Creek area, Calvine Road and Calvine High School. Sacramento Urban Creeks Council |
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