Jenna Granger
Spring Sagehen - The Conclusion to Another Successful Year with Placed-Based Learning
Spring Sagehen successfully gets students outside for a field trip each fall, winter, and spring for place-based learning.
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Nick Mitchell
May 9
Empowering Tahoe-Truckee Youth Through Snow Science Education: A Look at SWEP's Partnership with Tahoe XC
For the past 15 years SWEP has collaborated with Tahoe XC and supported the Tahoe Cross Country Ski Education Association (TCCSEA) in reachi
Simone Tenorio
Mar 21
Bringing Winter Survival & Ecology to Schools: The SWEP SWSSS Program
How do you prepare for spending time outside in winter weather? What would you do if you became lost in a snow storm? How do you increase...
Brooke Landis
Nov 14, 2023
Forest Health Field Days: Students Taking Action to Improve the Health of Our Forests
Why is a healthy forest important? Is our forest healthy? Groups of students rotated through stations to dive deeper into these questions.
Simone Tenorio
Oct 30, 2023
Oh, the Wonders of Watersheds!
Wonders of Watersheds provides relevant watershed education and hands-on service learning for TK-K-5 students in the district.
Simone Tenorio
Oct 19, 2023
Action Fosters Hope: a Defensible Space Stewardship Day
“I am working with SWEP and the Truckee Fire District today. It makes me feel more safe, like I am responsible; like I am making an act...
Simone Tenorio
Oct 16, 2023
Outdoor Education returns to the Sagehen Creek Field Station
The Sagehen Outdoor Education Program is a unique outdoor-school experience where students learn about the local Tahoe Region.
Simone Tenorio
Jun 26, 2023
Trout Creek Restoration Project
Envirolution Club students participate in a Stewardship Day at the Trout Creek Restoration Project site in downtown Truckee.
nick19030
Nov 16, 2021
Sagehen Outdoor Education Program in a Time of Covid
SWEP was delighted to bring the Sagehen Outdoor Education Program to the fifth-grade classes in TTUSD this fall.
nick19030
Oct 19, 2021
Wildlife Pole Inspiration Lesson - Glenshire Pond
Wildlife-inspired art as advocacy lesson with Glenshire Elementary 5th grade lessons.
Jenna Granger
Jun 22, 2021
Trout Creek Restoration
Students from SWEP's Envirolution club volunteered with Truckee River Watershed Council & Town of Truckee for a stewardship day.
Jenna Granger
Feb 4, 2021
COVID Can't Stop Environmental Stewardship
So. Much. Screen. Time. Screen time and living under the stress of a pandemic is taking its toll, especially on our students. While we...
tatum244
Nov 25, 2020
Sagehen Outdoor Education Program Goes Virtual
Students were still able to get much needed outdoor time during the 2020/21 virtual Sagehen Outdoor Education Program!
Jenna Granger
Nov 4, 2019
Forest Health Field Day 2019
With witches and wizards, foxes and pirates, SWEP taught 120 seventh graders from North Tahoe School about how to ascertain if the forest is
Jenna Granger
Oct 24, 2019
Truckee River Day Restoration & Fair 2019
The Truckee River Day was a success, with many volunteers working hard on restoration projects along the river, followed by a family fair.
Jenna Granger
Oct 16, 2019
Wonders of Watershed 2019 at Kings Beach Elementary
Wonders of Watershed at KBE this fall aimed to inspire the next generation of stewards. Our watershed is important, we need to protect it!
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