Educator's Guide
Education/Interpretation - Educator's Guide - Discovery Packs - Reservation Form - Junior Duck Stamp Program

Browse through our 2012-2013 Educational Programs and Environmental Education Program Guide (pdf, 568 KB) to find answers to questions such as how to best plan for your visit, what resources are available for your classroom, and when to schedule a field trip.

The Refuge does a variety of weekend programs for all ages including bird tours, wetland walks, nature photography, and more. Visit the weekend program page for more information.

Use this reservation form to print and mail or fax in to book an educational program.

Driving Directions (note: putting the address below into Google, Mapquest, or a GPS typically does not take you to the correct place)

Learning opportunities at the refuge include the following:

• Grade specific activities to correlate with science content standards (pdf, 541 KB)
  
• Visitor Center and interpretive panels
• Discovery Room and diorama
  
• Educational videos
  -View our Unfinished Symphony Refuge Video (16 minutes). At the link, scroll down right of the screen to Sacramento Valley Refuges. Many other Refuge and USFWS videos are also available at this link.
• Wetlands Walk trail
• Auto tour and viewing platform
• Other environmental education activities
  - Discovery Pack
  - Wetland Metaphors (pdf, 29 KB)
  - Wetlands Who's Who (pdf, 45 KB)
  - Birds of the Sacramento NWR (pdf, 2.9 MB)
  - Birds of the Sacramento River NWR (pdf, 2.2 MB)
  - Field Guide 101 (pdf, 8 MB)

NEW Junior Duck Stamp Program Curriculum

This curriculum focuses on the conservation of waterfowl and wetland habitats. It is designed for students in grades 5–8, with adaptations for K–4 and 9–12. There are tips for adapting activities for early elementary and high school students.

Educators will find a variety of information and resources in the Educator Guide to take the guesswork out of designing a Junior Duck Stamp program or to enhance an existing program. Resources from general waterfowl and wetlands information to standards correlations will help meet educator and student needs. Suggestions for adapting content to lower or higher grades are provided in the Unit-by-Unit guides.

• Link to the Educator Guide
• Link to the Youth Guide

Actitivites to Download: (Some activites provided from California Waterfowl)

• Junior Duck Stamp Activities 1 (pdf, 7,715 KB): Nest Mania, Exploring the Flyways, Cartoons and Bumper Stickers, Waterfowl Fortunes, Artificial Nest Construction, and the Restoration Process
• Junior Duck Stamp Activities 2 (pdf, 367 KB): Here, There or Anywhere, The Right Tool for the Right Job, Marsh Muck, Where do we Belong, and Wetlands with a Mission
• Junior Duck Stamp Activities 3 (pdf, 1,134 KB): Warm Ups and Cool Downs, The Feature Attraction, Wild Wetland Activities, Wetland Water, and Wetland Webs
• Junior Duck Stamp Activities 4 (pdf, 1,387 KB): What's in the Environment, Hunting for Conservation, Fun with Haiku, California--A Migration Station, and Marshland Marketing
• Endangered Species Toolkit and Art Contest link to the Endangered Species Coalition
• In the Flyway Try-It Badge for Girl Scouts (pdf)
• Migration Madness (pdf)
  

Discover a variety of resources available for your classroom*:

• Wild about Wetlands Kits The kit provides elementary teachers with three weeks of easy-to-use activities and all materials needed for hands-on learning about wetlands, animals, and habitat restoration. Send us your reservation application to reserve the kit today!.
• Habitat Fun Pack with games and activities (Contact the refuge for a copy)
• SNWR coloring book
• Teacher's guide
  
• Videos you can borrow!! (Contact the refuge for a reservation)
  
• Related links page for further resource information

*Please contact us at (530) 934-2801 if you need these PDF documents in another format.