Participating School: Kenilworth Junior High
Lead Teachers: Jennifer Rose, Kristin Gornick
Participating Classes: 7th Grade

Project Summary: Students will engage in a yearlong study of Corona Creek, adjacent to the Kenilworth Junior High campus. Students will become familiar with the Corona Creek vegetation, aquatic life, soil conditions, and water quality. Students will research similar creeks and determine the elements of a healthy, well functioning seasonal creek ecosystem. Students will identify factors that are impeding the health of Corona Creek’s ecosystem and then create a list of possible strategies to improve the health of the ecosystem. We will identify one or two of those strategies to enact this year.

Curriculum

Watershed Classroom

Watershed Classroom supports the implementation of exceptionally engaging curriculum about the Petaluma River and Watershed to educate youth in Petaluma about their place in our environment, how their decisions and actions affect their environment and inspire youth to conserve and celebrate the Petaluma Watershed.