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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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• Watsonville Nature Center Walk
       Watsonville, Santa Cruz County
       Sundays
  1:30pm
  City of Watsonville
  Fee: Free
  Contact: Name naturecenter@cityofwatsonville.org
  Every Sunday. Visit website for details.
• CalWater H2O Challenge Early Registration
       November 1-15, 2019
  Cal Water
  Fee: Free
  Contact: Laurie Monserrat CalWaterChallenge@gmail.com
  Visit website for details.
• Whale Tail Grant Applications Due
       November 9, 2019
  California Coastal Commission
  Contact: Annie.Frankel@coastal.ca.gov
  Visit website for details.
• Whale Tail Grant Applications Due
       November 9, 2019
  California Coastal Commission
  Contact: Annie.Frankel@coastal.ca.gov
  Visit website for details.
• Ocean Literacy, NGSS, and Your Classroom
       Monterey, Monterey County
       November 9, 2019
  9am-3pm
  Presented by: Southwest Marine/Aquatic Educators' Association, Monterey Bay Aquarium, Lawrence Hall of Science
  Fee: Up to $10
  Contact: Emily Weiss weisse@berkeley.edu
  Register at website for details.
• Environmental & Outdoor School Managers Retreat
       Cambria, San Luis Obispo County
       November 9-10, 2019
  Association for Environmental & Outdoor Education
  Fee: One person FREE per AEOE institutional membership. Extra attendees will need a current AEOE individual membership and pay a $60 attendance fee.
  Contact: ryan@aeoe.org
  Visit website for details.
• Younger Lagoon Reserve Tour
       Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County
       November 10, 2019
  10:30am-Noon
  Seymour Marine Discovery Center
  Fee: Free
  Contact: (831) 459-3800
  Visit website for details.
• Community Free Day at the Seymour Marine Discovery Center
       Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County
       November 12, 2019
  10am-5pm
  Seymour Marine Discovery Center
  Fee: Free
  Contact: (831) 459-3800
  Visit website for details.
• National Network for Ocean and Climate Change Interpretation Beginner Workshop
       Sausalito, Marin County
       November 13, 2019
  9:30am-3:30pm
  NNOCCI
  Fee: Free
  Contact: Laura_Castellini@nps.gov
  Visit website for details.
• Art & Science: Nature as your Muse
       November 14 or 15, 2019
  9:10am or 10:10am
  California Academy of Sciences
  Fee: Free
  Contact: distancelearning@calacademy.org
  Classroom webchat. Visit website for details.
• Association for Environmental & Outdoor Education Southern Section Fall Conference
       Mountain Center, Riverside County
       November 15-November 17, 2019
  5pm Friday to 1pm Sunday
  AEOE
  Fee: Early registration: $75 w/ discount for presenters
  Contact: Registration questions kelly@aeoe.org; General questions angie@aeoe.org
  Visit website for details.
• 'Understanding Climate Change in California' Workshop
       Banning, Riverside County
       November 16, 2019
  8am-4pm
  California Department of Water Resources - Climate Change team; Morongo Band of Mission Indians; Water Education Foundation
  Fee: $25
  Contact: Brian Brown projectwet@watereducation.org
  Visit website for details.
• CalWater H2O Challenge Registration
       November 16, 2019 - January 31, 2020
  Cal Water
  Fee: Free
  Contact: Laurie Monserrat CalWaterChallenge@gmail.com
  Visit website for details.
• Science Sunday—Floating on the Edge: Physiology, Ecology, and Recovery of Southern Sea Otters
       Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County
       November 17, 2019
  1:30-2:30pm
  Seymour Marine Discovery Center
  Fee:
  Contact: (831) 459-3800
  Visit website for details.
• National Network for Ocean and Climate Change Interpretation Beginner Workshop
       Sebastopol, Sonoma County
       November 19, 2019
  9:30am-3:30pm
  NNOCCI
  Fee: Free
  Contact: Laura_Castellini@nps.gov
  Visit website for details.
• Imperial Valley and the Colorado River Watershed Teacher Training
       El Centro, Imperial County
       November 21, 2019
  8:30am-3pm
  Sponsored by Imperial County Office of Education, Imperial Irrigation District & Bureau of Reclamation – Lower Colorado River Region
  Fee: No
  Contact: Rocio Obeso rocio.obeso@icoe.org
  Visit website for details.
• CA NGSS Statewide Rollout: Environmental Literacy
       Rancho Cucamonga, San Bernardino County
       November 21-22, 2019
  7:30am-3:30pm
  California Department of Education et al.
  Fee: $250
  Contact: Amy Kennedy akennedy@sjcoe.net, (209) 468-9027
  Visit website for details.
• Coachella Valley Project WET Workshop for Educators 2019
       Palm Desert, Riverside County
       November 23, 2019
  8am-3:30pm
  Sponsoring Organizations: Coachella Valley Water District; Water Education Foundation; Bureau of Reclamation - Lower Colorado River Region
  Fee: $20
  Contact: Maureen Perry mperry@cvwd.org
  Visit website for details.
• Younger Lagoon Reserve Tour
       Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County
       December 1, 2019
  10:30am-Noon
  Seymour Marine Discovery Center
  Fee: Free
  Contact: (831) 459-3800
  Visit website for details.
• CA NGSS Statewide Rollout: Environmental Literacy
       Red Bluff, Tehama County
       December 2-3, 2019
  7:30am-3:30pm
  California Department of Education et al.
  Fee: $250
  Contact: Amy Kennedy akennedy@sjcoe.net, (209) 468-9027
  Visit website for details.
• National Network for Ocean and Climate Change Interpretation Beginner Workshop
       San Francisco, San Francisco County
       December 3, 2019
  10am-4pm
  NNOCCI
  Fee: Free
  Contact: Laura_Castellini@nps.gov
  Visit website for details.
• Younger Lagoon Reserve Tour
       Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County
       December 5, 2019
  10:30am-Noon
  Seymour Marine Discovery Center
  Fee: Free
  Contact: (831) 459-3800
  Visit website for details.
• Project Learning Tree Workshop
       Irvine, Orange County
       December 7, 2019
  9am-3pm
  UCANR
  Fee: $20
  Contact: Cyndi Chavez crchavez@ucanr.edu
  Register at online.
• Inspired by Nature: Enhancing STEM with Biomimicry Design Challenges
       Silverado, Orange County
       December 8, 2019
  9am-5pm
  Biomimicry Institute, Bioneers, Ten Strands
  Fee: Free for teachers
  Visit website for details.
• California STEAM Symposium
       Anaheim, Orange County
       December 9-10, 2019
  Californians Dedicated to Education, California Department of Education
  Fee: Varies
  Visit website for details.
• National Network for Ocean and Climate Change Interpretation Beginner Workshop
       Richmond, Contra Costa County
       December 10, 2019
  9:30am-3:30pm
  NNOCCI
  Fee: Free
  Contact: Laura_Castellini@nps.gov
  Visit website for details.
• Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) Grant Deadline
       December 11, 2019
  NOAA
  Fee: No
  Contact: Seaberry Nachbar, (831) 647-4204, seaberry.nachbar@noaa.gov
  Visit website for details.
• CA NGSS Statewide Rollout: Environmental Literacy
       Costa Mesa, Orange County
       December 11-12, 2019
  7:30am-3:30pm
  California Department of Education et al.
  Fee: $250
  Contact: Amy Kennedy akennedy@sjcoe.net, (209) 468-9027
  Visit website for details.
• CA NGSS Statewide Rollout: Environmental Literacy
       Imperial, Imperial County
       December 16-17, 2019
  7:30am-3:30pm
  California Department of Education et al.
  Fee: $250
  Contact: Amy Kennedy akennedy@sjcoe.net, (209) 468-9027
  Visit website for details.
• Geoscape Bay Area Professional Development for Teachers
       Stanford, San Mateo County
       January 18, February 1 and 29, March 14, and April 4, 2020
  9am-1pm
  Stanford School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences
  Fee: $50 deposit, returned on attendance
  Visit https://earth.stanford.edu/climate-change-ed/geoscape-teacher-workshop for details.
• National Network for Ocean and Climate Change Interpretation Beginner Workshop
       San Jose, Santa Clara County
       January 23, 2020
  10am-4pm
  NNOCCI
  Fee: Free
  Contact: Laura_Castellini@nps.gov
  Visit website for details.
• National Network for Ocean and Climate Change Interpretation Beginner Workshop
       Mill Valley, Marin County
       January 29, 2020
  9:30am-3:30pm
  NNOCCI
  Fee: Free
  Contact: Laura_Castellini@nps.gov
  Visit website for details.
• Coastal Art & Poetry Contest entry deadline
       January 31, 2020
  California Coastal Commission
  Fee: Free
  Contact: Annie.Frankel@coastal.ca.gov
  Open to K-12 students. Visit website for details.
• Coming Together for the Climate video challenge
       March 31, 2020
  California Coastal Commission
  Fee: Free
  Contact: Annie.Frankel@coastal.ca.gov
  Open to middle and high school students. Visit website for details.
• California Statewide Environmental Education Spring Conference
       Springville, Tulare County
       May 1-May 3, 2020
  5pm Friday to 1pm Sunday
  California Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education
  Fee: TBD
  Contact: angie@aeoe.org
  Visit website for details.
• Place Based Service-Learning and Sustainability for K-16
       Los Angeles, Los Angeles County
       July 27-31, 2020
  Community Works Institute
  Fee: Varies
  Visit website for details.