Programs for Kids/Schools
The Sacramento County Stormwater Management Program has a variety of
hands-on educational programs. Below are a few of the programs we offer to the
community:
Educational Grants
For the past several years, the Sacramento County Stormwater Quality Program
has offered financial
support to teachers (in eligible
schools) seeking to do creative projects that increase students’
awareness of the importance of local waterways. The grant award (up to
$2,500 per recipient) helps fund projects that educate students about
protecting and enhancing local creeks, rivers and watersheds.
The deadline for this year's grant application is October 7, 2011.
Download the
announcement and application for further information. See examples of
previous year's grant projects.
Splash
 Sacramento
Splash is hands-on, science-based
program for Sacramento County students. Splash provides curricula and
assistance for students to explore the diversity of life in our local creeks,
vernal pool, and lakes, in the classroom and in the field. By studying the
organisms that inhabit our local aquatic ecosystems, students gain awareness
of water quality and watershed issues.
For more information, please call Splash 916-719-4854
Free ScreenSavers — Screensavers (for
Windows PCs only), featuring calendar artwork and stormwater messages, are
available for free download:
Uncompress the file after saving it to your hard drive, then read the
ReadMe.txt file to install the screensaver to your computer.
Classroom presentations
Sacramento County Stormwater Quality Program promotes water pollution
prevention through classroom presentations for grades 3 through 6 in the
unincorporated areas of Sacramento County. These presentations feature an
interactive stormwater model that represents a neighborhood in any
community. Children learn about how pollutants enter our waterways and how
we can be the solution to stormwater pollution. For more information about
classroom presentations, please call 874-5733.
- Acrobat Reader Note:
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The Grant Application is a PDF form that can be filled
out using Acrobat Reader. However, the information you
fill out can not be saved with the form, so be sure to
print it out before you close it. Alternately, you can
print it out and fill it in by hand.
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