Education Funding Agencies
At Solano Resource Conservation District, our mission to protect and enhance our local natural resources is made possible through the generous support of our sponsors and community partners. Due to their support, we reach thousands of students each year, fostering the next generation of land stewards. We extend our gratitude to the following organizations:
- Solano County Water Agency
- Solano County Department of Resource Management
- Cities of Vallejo, Benicia, Fairfield, Suisun City, Rio Vista, Vacaville, and Dixon
- Vallejo Flood and Wastewater Agency
- Fairfield-Suisun Sewer District
- Solano County Orderly Growth Committee
- Vacaville Public Education Foundation
- Solano County Office of Education
- MCE / MCE Clean Energy
- Potrero Hills Landfill
- Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation
- Solano Land Trust
- Yolo Solano Air Quality Management District
- North Bay Watershed Alliance
State Funds & Competitive Grants
The district also relies on competitive state-level funding for its initiatives:
- CalRecycle: Used Oil and Beverage Container Funds
- CA Department of Water Resources
Our goal for our outdoor environmental education programming is for all students to be:
Students are involved in peer discussion, experience moments of wonder and connection to the natural world, and they actively participate in hands-on activities.
Programming fosters social-emotional success through feelings of belonging within the natural world and the learning community. Students have an enjoyable experience and gain a desire to return to nature. Participants demonstrate academic growth through their ability to answer program assessment questions.
Students are supported in gaining skills and experiences to help them confidently navigate in and understand their connection to local outdoor environments and resources, to the end goal of facilitating lifelong stewardship.
We seek to foster learning experiences in which all students feel welcome, accepted, and supported as they engage with nature and each other. It is the goal of Solano RCD Education staff to facilitate environments where every participant feels free and safe to be their authentic self.
Solano Resource Conservation District does not discriminate based on race, religion, color, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, national origin, veteran status or any other status covered by local, state, or federal law.
Please see our Education Program Brochure for more information on our programs
Watershed Explorers
Creek Biomonitoring
Suisun Marsh Program
Benicia Water Education
Fairfield-Suisun Water Resilience
School Water Education Program
In studies reviewed by Stanford University, environmental education was shown to improve:
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Learn more about our Educator Workshops & Trainings, and find out more about our community education efforts carried out through our Community Outreach and County Cleanup events.
Watershed Explorers
Suisun Marsh Watershed Education Program
Biomonitoring
SWEP
The School Water Education Program (SWEP) provides free, game- or project-based classroom lessons on water conservation for students in Kindergarten through 12th grade.
Benicia Water Education
Benicia Water Education engages 4th and 5th grade classes in the city of Benicia. Students learn about thier water system, and how to be good stewards of their water resources.
Fairfield-Suisun Water Resilience
Fairfield-Suisun Water Resilence engages 5th grade students in the cities of Fairfield and Suisun. Students learn about water infrastructure, and evaluate water use in communities and ecosystems.