A hands on exploration of skulls, feathers, wings, nests, and eggs, this program can also include investigation of different sizes and types of plant leaves. When possible, the students can explore the areas around the school to look for different plants, animals, and the clues that they leave us.

Students discover the diversity of wildlife, the basics of habitat and animal adaptations to their habitats, and animal migration with an in-class presentation and hands-on investigation of mammal skulls, tracts, and scat, as well as bird skulls, wings, feathers, eggs, and nests.

A field trip around the school or at local wildlife area is a possible follow-up activity.

Students consider different biomes, animal groups, ecosystems, and habitats with a focus on birds and bird adaptations to specific habitats/ecosystems during this interactive in-class presentation.

Students learn about the basics of climate change with a focus on the latest science. A follow-up presentation is available on how fish, wildlife, and their habitats are changing.

The Federal Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program is a dynamic art and science based curriculum that teaches wetland and waterfowl conservation to students from kindergarten through high school. The program encourages students to explore their natural world, invites them to investigate biology and wildlife management principles, and challenges them to express and share what they have learned with others.

Volunteers from Sacramento Audubon will help with the implementation of different aspects of the curriculum.

Discover the local birds that inhabit our region including interesting facts about size, shape, habits, and sounds of the birds we see around us everyday.

Discover fascinating bird behaviors and why birds do what they do in this 60 minute presentation.

This presentation focuses on how different species attract mates and specific courtship behavior.

California Thrashers hide within dense chaparral. Oak Titmice sing from the cover of Scrub and Live Oak. White-tailed Kite hover over open grasslands. These birds and many other birds depend on the specific and varied habitats of the Sacramento Valley. This 60 minutes presentation looks at how different habitats influence the birds seen there.