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These in-person events will be co-hosted by SEED members. Community and teacher-led workshops will provide insight into the history and ecosystem science of each site, as well as serve as a springboard for generating creative ideas about how to use these outdoor spaces to teach climate literacy, academic content, wellness practices, and green career skills. Workshops take place from 9 am - 12 pm followed by a bring your own picnic lunch from 12 pm - 1 pm.
SEED Gathering 2: Pixley Wildlife Refuge & Capinero Creek Restoration Site
SEED Gathering 2: Pixley Wildlife Refuge & Capinero Creek Restoration Site
Habirat Restoration & Birding
Habirat Restoration & Birding
Saturday, February 21, 2026
SEED Gathering 3: Food Waste & Compost
SEED Gathering 3: Food Waste & Compost
Growing Food, Growing Soils, Growing Green Careers
Growing Food, Growing Soils, Growing Green Careers
Saturday, Apri 11, 2026
SEED Gathering 4: Kaweah Oaks Preserve
SEED Gathering 4: Kaweah Oaks Preserve
Saturday, November 15, 2025
Acorns to Aquifers: Designing Future Watersheds
Acorns to Aquifers: Designing Future Watersheds
At each SEED Gathering we will explore outdoor learning activities that teachers and community partners developed at the Summer Institute to support our Climate Literacy Framework.
In November, we will explore the connections between water recharge and native oak biology.
Check out our agenda for workshop descriptions.
SEED Gathering Presenters & Lesson Plan Resources
SEED Gathering Presenters & Lesson Plan Resources
Oak Woodland Critter Crawl
Oak Woodland Critter Crawl
Dr. Robert Urtecho, COS (Retired)
Observe firsthand the interactions among organisms in oak woodland ecosystems. Build a Burlese funnel and use microscopes to discover how critters in the leaf litter support the entire food web.
Discovering Oak Galls
Discovering Oak Galls
John Greening, COS (Retired)
Acorns in the Classroom
Acorns in the Classroom
Charity Wynn,
Observe firsthand the interactions among organisms in oak woodland ecosystems. Build a Burlese funnel and use microscopes to discover how critters in the leaf litter support the entire food web.
Oak Woodland Hike
Oak Woodland Hike
Zach Arnold, Sequoia Riverlands Trust
Learn how to help students look more deeply at any oak habitat through nature journaling activities and a scavenger hunt focused on how plants and animals meet their needs and change their environments.
Multi-Benefit Land Repurposing Design Challenge
Emily Boettger, SRT
Discover how the Multi-Benefit Land Repurposing Program (MLRP) is helping reshape the future of our landscapes. Compete in an applied design activity where you create and evaluate your own water recharge basin plans.
Groundwater Recharge
Groundwater Recharge
Roxana Flores, Woodville Union School District
Sam Weiser, SRT
Learn how to read the landscape to determine the best locations for groundwater recharge, and how to use water infiltration rings to gather data. Conduct hands-on soil composition calculations and a soil texture analysis activity that can be used on campus, or in the field.
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