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Jenna Granger
Jun 20, 2024
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.
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 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.
Jenna Granger
Jun 16, 2022
A Day of Native Trout Education
SWEP's Fisheries Field Day 2022 offered 3rd grade students an opportunity to be outside, learning about Lahontan cutthroat trout.
Jenna Granger
Mar 10, 2022
Sagehen Winter Trek 2022: Snowshoeing & Science
Despite even more obstacles offered by Covid, SWEP took 200 fifth graders snowshoeing in the Tahoe Truckee area to learn about snow science.
Jenna Granger
Oct 19, 2021
Wonders of Watersheds 2021
Wonders of Watershed is a two part program that offers an in-class lesson followed by an environmental service project.
tatum244
Sep 23, 2020
DROPS of Hope
SWEP and TTUSD are partnering to protect the watershed. Learn more here!
Jenna Granger
Jun 19, 2020
Fashion A Fish
What fish live in Lake Tahoe? What adaptations do they have to live here? Learn about fish adaptations & design your own fish!
Jenna Granger
Jun 11, 2020
Color & Learn: Lahontan Cutthroat Trout
Learn about Tahoe's only native trout species while coloring. Then spread the word about this threatened fish!
Jenna Granger
May 14, 2020
Color Tahoe’s Endangered Frog
Once the most abundant frog in the Sierras, populations have now declined by almost 70%. Learn about this frog while coloring!
Jenna Granger
Apr 21, 2020
Litter Scavenger Hunt
This snippet is all about having fun while cleaning up the environment. Time to get those gloves out and pick up some trash!
Jenna Granger
Mar 24, 2020
Build Your Watershed
Where does the snow in your yard go when it melts? Can you build your watershed out of snow? Time to get your snow pants on and find out!
Jenna Granger
Mar 20, 2020
Snow Water Equivalent
Does all snow hold the same amount of water? Here is an easy experiment with snow that you can do from home!
Jenna Granger
Mar 18, 2020
Snow Depth & Snowpack Prediction
Do you know how deep the snow is in your backyard? Why is knowing about the snowpack important? Put on your snow scientist hat and find out!
Jenna Granger
Mar 13, 2020
Winter Trek 2020
This winter 320 fifth grade students in TTUSD had a chance to snowshoe through the forest to learn about snow science and winter ecology.
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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