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Resources

This following list is incomplete, but is meant to provide ideas for additional teaching resources.

Education and Reference Materials

Creek Watchers: Exploring the World of Creeks and Streams
Guardianes Del Aqua Fresca (Spanish Language)

4-H Series Project/CASEC, Human & Community Development,
One Shields Avenue, University of California, Davis, California 95616
(916) 752-8824

Dipping Into Creeks.

Sacramento Chapter of the Urban Creeks Council. 1997

Guiberson, Brenda Z. Salmon Story.

Holt. 1993 (grades 1-7)

Higgins, Diane. California's Salmon and Steelhead: Our Valuable Heritage.

A Teacher's Guide and Student Activities for grades K-6.
Diane Higgins,1271 Fieldbrook Rd., Arcata, CA 95521

Kids in Creeks: An Interdisciplinary Creek Exploration Program

Aquatic Outreach Institute, 1325 South 46th St., #180, Richmond, CA, 94804

Pond and Stream Safari, A Guide to the Ecology of Aquatic Invertebrates.

Cornell Cooperative Extension Publishers. 1996

Steelquist, Robert. Field Guide to the Pacific Salmon.

The Adopt-A-Stream Foundation. Sasquatch Books. 1992

Watershed Education Project. The Stream Scene.

Published by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. 1990

WOW! The Wonders of Wetlands.

An Educator's Guide, Environmental Concern Inc. and the Watercourse

Yates, Steve. Adopting A Stream: A Northwest Handbook.

Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1991

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Related Publications

"Upstream"

Sierra Club, 4171 Piedmont Ave., #204, Oakland, CA 94611-5175

"Kids in Creeks News"

c/o San Francisco Estuary Institute, 1325 South 46th Street, #180, Richmond, CA 94804

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Internet Addresses

American Fisheries Society

http://www.fisheries.org

Aquatic Outreach Institute

http://www.aoinstitute.org

California Coastal Commission

http://www.ceres.ca.gov/coastalcomm/web

California Department of Fish and Game

http://www.dfg.ca.gov/dfghome.html

California Steelhead Trout: Essential Information Regarding Species Recovery

http://www.caltrout.org/steelhead/steelindex.htm

Coho Salmon and Steelhead Trout Restoration/ Point Reyes National Seashore

http://www.nps.gov/pore/resources/natural/coho.html

River of Words: Environmental Art and Poetry Contest

http://www.irn.org/row

For the Sake of Salmon

http://www.4sos.org

The Salmon Page

http://www.riverdale.or.us/salmon.htm

Salmon Protection and Watershed Network

http://www.spawnusa.org

The Stream Study

http://www.people.virginia.edu/~sos-iwla/streamstudyhomepage/streamstudy.html
This site includes an online key for identifying and learning about aquatic insects.

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Free

Salmonid-oriented Information/game sheets (ages 8 to 12)

Community Involvement/SEP
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
400 - 555 W. Hastings St. Vancouver, BC V6B 5G3

Wild Salmon Are Forever (video)

Sierra Club
4171 Piedmont Ave., #204
Oakland, CA 94611

MCSTOPPP: Marin County Stormwater Pollution Prevention Program

P.O. Box 4186
San Rafael, CA 94913-4186
www.mcstoppp.org
Free consumer publications and assistance for storm drain stenciling.

Sonoma County Water Agency/ Water Education Program

P.O. Box 11628
Santa Rosa, CA 95406-1628
Free water education materials and classroom visits (K-6) in Sonoma County.

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Posters

Life Stages of a Salmon (eight posters)

BCTF Lesson Aids
105-2232 Burrard St.
Vancouver, BC V6J 3N9 (604) 731-8121.

Trout, Salmon, and Char of North America

Hatfield Marine Science Center
Extension Sea Grant
Newport, OR 97365.

Pacific Ocean Salmon Species and Steelhead (six posters)

BC Wildlife Federation,
5659 176th Surrey, BC V3S 4C5

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Videos

Currents of Change

KGW-TV (Channel 8 in the Portland, OR area) aired a special program in early April titled, "Willamette River: Currents of Change". The first part was a documentary on the Willamette Basin and the second part a town hall meeting discussing issues facing the Willamette Basin, including growth and water quality. You can order videotape copies for $7.95/tape by sending a check or money order to: VME, PO Box 81120, Atlanta, Georgia 30366 or for credit card orders call: (800) 337-3273. Product code #34.

The Streamkeeper

A 25-minute video starrring Bill Nye "The Science Guy" - An upbeat training tool for teachers, community groups and students of all ages who want to learn more about watersheds and how to take effective action to protect them. To order: Adopt A Stream Foundation, 600 - 128th St. SE, Everett, WA 98208 (206) 316-8592

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Workshops and Classes

Aquatic Outreach Institute offers classes on weekends teaching about creeks, water quality and wetlands.

Aquatic Outreach Institute, 1327 South 45th St., #155, Richmond, CA 94804, (510)231-9566

Bay Institute offers an entire network of resources concerning water related issues and education.

www.bay.org

MCSTOPPP: Marin County Stormwater Pollution Prevention Program

P.O. Box 4186, San Rafael, CA 94913-4186
www.mcstoppp.org

Point Reyes National Seashore Association offers naturalist classes. Please call for a calendar and registration form.

PRNSA Field Seminars, Point Reyes National Seashore, Point Reyes
Station, CA 94956, (415) 663-1200

SPAWN: Salmon Protection and Watershed Network

POB 400, Forest Knolls, CA 94933
www.spawnusa.org

Trout Unlimited offers a class to certify educators to raise steelhead eggs in the classroom.

Trout Unlimited, 11447 Terrace Drive, Forestville, CA 95436

Friends of San Leandro Creek offers student contests, cleanup days and community activities.

Friends of San Leandro Creek, 300 Estudillo Avenue, San Leandro, CA 94577

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Grants and Awards

National Conservation Achievement Awards Program: These annual awards honor individuals and organizations whose achievements in natural resource conservation deserve national recognition.

National Wildlife Federation, 1400 Sixteenth Street NW, Washington, DC 20036-2266, (703) 790-4363

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Grants: NFWF provides support for community based education projects about the conservation of fish, wildlife, plants and their habitats.

NFWF Conservation Education Initiative, 1120 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 900, Washington, DC, 20036, (202) 857-0166

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