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Education
Education
Program overview
Birding Classes
Sparrow Sightings
Outdoor
Adventures Program
Teacher
Resources
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Audubon
Naturalist Program
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Day Camps
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Wildlife Photos
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Sea & Sage Audubon Society
Tours &
Workshops
Environmental
Opportunities
updated
February 13, 2005
| Sea and Sage Audubon
Society offers a variety of educational programs and opportunities for
teachers, students, families, scouts and other interested groups. Through
tours at the San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary in Irvine,
special workshops, and educational materials for loan, Sea & Sage encourages
everyone to experience the beauty and importance of birds and wetlands
in Orange County. Call Trude Hurd, Project Director of Education, at 949-261-7963
for more information. |
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| 1.
Outdoor
Adventures Program |
| This outdoor nature program at the San
Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary for 4th-5th-6th grade classes emphasizes observational
skills and identification of bird and pond life using binoculars and microscopes.
Program fee of $5.00 per student includes the two-hour “Bird Walk” and
“Pond Study” activities led by trained naturalists, a teacher packet of
classroom activities (including a wetlands poster, bird field guides, and
a taxidermy bird specimen) to prepare the students for their visit, and
a copy of our 28 page illustrated field guide Birds of San Joaquin Wildlife
Sanctuary for each student. Maximum number of students is 68, the minimum
is 30. Advance reservations are required. For more information on this
special program, Trude Hurd, Project Director for Sea & Sage Audubon,
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| 2.
Group Tours for Scouts & Community Groups |
| Scout troops and others will learn bird
identification, bird migration and the importance of wetlands while observing
wild birds and mounted bird specimens at the San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary.
The program includes a naturalist-led, one-hour tour of the trails
and Audubon House, use of binoculars, and a copy of our 28 page illustrated
field guide Birds of San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary for each participant.
Advance reservations are required. For more information on
this program, click here. |
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| 3. Nature
Day Camp Programs for Children in 2006 |
| Our five-day Summer Nature Day Camps at the San
Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary help children of age 7 and over develop
an appreciation for wetlands and wildlife through daily field walks, journal
writing, and hands-on activities and crafts. Children explore all aspects
of a bird's life in FLEDGLING CAMP, MARSH BIRD CAMP, ADVANCED BIRD CAMP,
and WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY CAMP. For information on these camp programs,
click here. |
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| 4. Marsh
Education Programs for 2006 |
| Throughout the year, we offer special
workshops to increase people's awareness and understanding about nature.
Past topics have included Discovering Bats, Attracting Birds to Your
Backyard, Wildflower Identification, Field Sketching, Feather Identification,
Pond Life, Building Bird Houses, Local Butterflies, Days of the Wild Condor,
etc. Watch this webpage for a list of coming attractions. |
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