Activity: Green Home Detectives

Apr 21, 2020 | Activity

Activity Overview Grade: K-7thTime: 30 minutesAdult support needed? Self-guided student activity, however younger students may need adult support with some of the questions.  Explore your home to learn how your family can help reduce waste, save energy and save water....

Activity: Water Level and Steelhead Trout Migration

Apr 17, 2020 | Activity

Activity Overview Grades: 3,4,5thLength of Time: 30 minutesAdult Support Needed?: No Here in Santa Cruz, steelhead trout migrate from San Lorenzo River in the Santa Cruz Mountains to the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. This journey is a challenge and many...

Video Storytime: San Lorenzo River Stories of Grandma Steel

Apr 14, 2020 | Activity, Featured Articles

Activity Overview Grade: K-3rd Time: 10 minutes Adult Support Needed? No Curl up and get cozy, it’s story time! Join a reading of the Coastal Watershed Council’s San Lorenzo River Stories of Grandma Steel, a story about of a spawner steelhead trout named...

Interactive Virtual Tour: Native Plants of the San Lorenzo River

Apr 14, 2020 | Activity, Featured Articles

Virtual Tour Overview Grade: 1st-5thTime: 20 minutesAdult support needed? No Native plants are an important part of the San Lorenzo River. Join CWC staff Whitney Reynier and Mollie Behn on this interactive virtual tour to learn more about the local plants that call...

Activity: Become a Steelhead Trout Expert

Apr 14, 2020 | Activity

Activity Overview Grades: 3,4,5thLength of Time: 30 minutes to 1 hour Adult Support Needed?: No Steelhead trout are one of the native fish species that calls the San Lorenzo River home. They have a very unique life cycle. Steelhead trout are born and grow up in the...