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California Environmental Education Event Calendar

CEEIN is pleased to offer a calendar of events and opportunities in California relating to environmental education. Please submit your events for the calendar. Events will be reviewed and posted here if approved. Please contact the host organizations for more information and to confirm details. Host organizations are solely responsible for their events.

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Upcoming Environmental Education Events, by Date
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• Polar Bears and Climate Change, Living on Sea Ice in a Warming World
       Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County
       January 20, 2019
  1:30pm-2:30pm
  Seymour Marine Discovery Center
  Fee: Free with admission to the Seymour Center
  Contact: (831) 459-3800
  Visit website for details.
• BEETLES Outdoor Science Program Leadership Institute
       Northern California
       August 11-16, 2019
       Application deadline January 28, 2019
  BEETLES, Lawrence Hall of Science
  Fee: Free
  Contact: beetles@berkeley.edu
  Visit website for details.
• Understanding Climate Change in California
       Lemoore, Kings County
       January 30, 2019
  8am-4pm
  California Department of Water Resources Climate Change Team
  Fee: $25
  Contact: Brian Brown projectwet@watereducation.org
  Visit website for details.
• CalWater H2O Challenge
       Register by January 31, 2019
  NAAEE
  Fee: No
  Contact: CalWaterChallenge@gmail.com
  Cal Water H2O Challenge's Classroom Challenge is a project-based, environmentally-focused competition for classrooms, grades 4-6. Schools in Cal Water Service areas are eligible. Visit website for details.
• Coastal Art & Poetry Contest for K-12 Students
       January 31, 2019
  California Coastal Commission
  Fee: None
  Contact: Annie Kohut Frankel annie.frankel@coastal.ca.gov
  Postmark entry deadline. Visit website for details.
• President's Environmental Youth Award Application Deadline
       February 1, 2019
  US EPA
  Fee: Free
  Visit website for details.
• Land of the Jaguars: Wild Wetlands of South America
       Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County
       February 2, 2019
  3pm and 7pm
  Seymour Marine Discovery Center
  Fee: $20-$45
  Visit website for details.
• Watershed Institute for Teachers
       Los Angeles County, Castaic
       February 2, March 2 & April 6, 2019
  8am-4pm each day
  CSUN Aquatic Center, NOAA and California Project WET
  Fee: $90
  Contact: Kurt Holland kurt.holland@gmail.com
  Visit website for details.
• Getting Little Feet WET
       Sacramento, Sacramento County
       February 7, 2019
  4:30pm – 7:30pm
  Sacramento Municipal Utilities District (SMUD)
  Fee: Free
  Contact: SMUD etcmail@smud.org
  Visit website for details.
• California Naturalist Tuleyome Course
       Woodland, Yolo County
       February 8-April 12, 2019
  Fridays noon-4pm
  UC California Naturalist Program, Tuleyome
  Fee: $450
  Contact: Mary Hanson mhanson@tuleyome.org
  Visit website for details.
• California Naturalist Palm Desert Course
       Palm Desert, Riverside County
       February 9-April 27, 2019
  Saturdays 8am-noon
  UC California Naturalist Program, Tuleyome
  Fee: contact for info
  Contact: palmdesert@ucanr.edu
  Visit website for details.
• Green Schoolyards America Bay Area Principal's Institute Registration Deadline
       San Francisco Bay Area
       February 15, 2019
  Green Schoolyards America
  Fee: $2,250
  Contact: Erica Fine erica@greenschoolyards.org
  Professional development seminars will be held March 8, May 3, September 27, and November 8, 2019. Four full-day green schoolyard tours and other resources and support will also be included. Visit website for details.
• Coastal Institute, Camp Ocean Pines Immersion California Naturalist Course
       Cambria, San Luis Obispo County
       February 19-26, 2019
  UC California Naturalist Program, Camp Ocean Pines
  Fee: Starting at $1,150
  Contact: Bill Thornton bill@coastalinstitute.org
  Visit website for details.
• U.C. California Naturalist Certification: Spring 2019
       Guerneville, Sonoma County
       February 21-April 18, 2019
  6pm-9pm
  Stewards of the Coast & Redwoods
  Fee: $448-$560 (discount for members)
  Contact: kat@stewardscr.org
  Visit website for details.
• American River Conservancy California Naturalist Course
       Coloma, El Dorado County
       February 21 - May 9, 2019
  UC California Naturalist Program, American River Conservancy
  Fee: Starting at $425
  Contact: Dillon Brook dillon@arconservancy.org
  Visit website for details.
• Water Conservation in Solano County with Project WET
       Fairfield, Solano County
       February 23, 2019
  8am-3pm
  Solano School Water Education Program, California Project WET
  Fee: Free
  Contact: Wendy Low wendy.low@solanorcd.org
  Visit website for details.
• Project WET & Garden in Every School
       Chino, San Bernardino County
       February 26, 2019
  8am-3pm
  Inland Empire Utilities Agency and Partner Agencies
  Fee: No
  Contact: Andrea Carruthers acarruthers@ieua.org
  Visit website for details.
• Sierra Foothill Conservancy California Naturalist Course
       Mariposa, Mariposa County
       March 1 - April 26, 2019
  UC California Naturalist Program, Sierra Foothill Conservancy
  Fee: Starting at $375
  Contact: Allyson Brooks sfc@sierrafoothill.org
  Visit website for details.
• Catalina Island Conservancy California Naturalist Course
       Avalon, Los Angeles County
       March 1 - May 4, 2019
  UC California Naturalist Program, Catalina Island Conservancy
  Fee: $425
  Contact: Hillary Holt hholt@catalinaconservancy.org
  Visit website for details.
• Water Conservation for the Next Generation with Project WET
       Sacramento, Sacramento County
       March 2, 2019
  8:30am – 3:30pm
  Sacramento Municipal Utilities District (SMUD)
  Fee: Free
  Contact: SMUD etcmail@smud.org
  Visit website for details.
• Go WILD! Project WILD and Aquatic WILD Workshop
       Rancho Cordova, Sacramento County
       March 3, 2019
  9am-3pm
  Project WILD, Capital/Foothills Region
  Fee: $35
  Contact: Laura Drath laura4projectwild@yahoo.com
  Learn how to use the WILD curriculum in your classroom to engage students in hands-on, Common Core and NGSS-aligned science lessons. Cost includes two guides packed with 136 ready-to-use lessons, extensive online resources, prizes, snacks, and more!
• California Council for the Social Studies Conference
       San Jose, Santa Clara County
       March 15-17, 2019
  California Council for the Social Studies
  Fee: Varies
  Visit website for details.
• Solano Youth Ag Day, for Solano County 3rd Graders
       Vallejo, Solano County
       March 19, 2019
  9am-1pm
  Solano County Fair Association
  Fee: Free
  Contact: Sara Taverner agday@scfair.org
  Visit website for details.
• Wildlife Conservation Science Education Seminar
       Suisun City, Solano County
       March 23-26, 2019
  8am-8pm
  California Waterfowl Association; Projects WET, WILD & Learning Tree
  Fee: $50
  Contact: Molly Maupin mmaupin@calwaterfowl.org
  Visit website for details.
• AEOE Statewide Spring Conference
       Occidental, Sonoma County
       March 29-31, 2019
  California Association for Environmental & Outdoor Education
  Fee: Varies
  Visit website for details.
• Los Angeles Environmental Education Fair
       Arcadia, Los Angeles County
       March 30, 2019
  9am-3pm
  Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden
  Visit website for details.
• Migration Celebration
       Playa del Rey, Los Angeles County
       April 6, 2019
  10am-2pm
  Friends of Ballona Wetlands
  Fee: Free
  Visit website for details.
• Children & Nature Network International Conference
       Oakland, Alameda County
       May 16-18, 2019
  Children & Nature Network
  Fee: Starting at $250 and up. Check website.
  Visit website for details.
• Forestry Institute for Teachers
       Meadow Valley, Plumas County
       June 16-22, 2019
  8am-9pm
  Northern California Society of American Foresters; UC Cooperative Extension; US Forest Service; Cal Fire; Forest Foundation; California Project WET and other partners
  Fee: $25
  Contact: Ricky Satomi rpsatomi@ucanr.edu
  Visit website for details.
• Forestry Institute for Teachers
       Sonora, Tuolumne County
       June 23-29, 2019
  8am-9pm
  Northern California Society of American Foresters; US Forest Service; Tuolumne County Superintendent of Schools; Clovis USD; California Project WET and other partners
  Fee: $25
  Contact: Ricky Satomi rpsatomi@ucanr.edu
  Visit website for details.
• Forestry Institute for Teachers
       Shingletown, Shasta County
       July 30–July 6, 2019
  8am-9pm
  Northern California Society of American Foresters; UC Cooperative Extension; US Forest Service; Cal Fire; Forest Foundation; California Project WET and other partners
  Fee: $25
  Contact: Ricky Satomi rpsatomi@ucanr.edu
  Visit website for details.
• Forestry Institute for Teachers
       Arcata, Humboldt County
       July 7-13, 2019
  8am-9pm
  Northern California Society of American Foresters; UC Cooperative Extension; US Forest Service; Cal Fire; Forest Foundation; California Project WET and other partners
  Fee: $25
  Contact: Ricky Satomi rpsatomi@ucanr.edu
  Visit website for details.
• STEM Forum & Expo
       San Francisco
       July 24–26, 2019
  National Science Teachers Association
  Fee: Varies
  Visit website for details.
• California Science Education Conference
       San Jose, Santa Clara County
       October 18 - 20, 2019
  California Science Teachers Association
  Fee: Varies
  Visit website for details.