For Educators

Novato Sanitary District has the pleasure of working with SEED (School Environmental Education Docents).

The SEED program provides an opportunity to work with students on Wetlands and Recycling issues. The schools from Novato that have participated in these field trips are Olive Elementary, Lynwood Elementary, Hamilton Elementary, Lu Sutton Elementary, Novato Charter, and San Jose Middle School.

For More Information:

• About the Wetlands field Trip
• About Recycling Field Trip
• More About SEED
• Helpful Web Sites for Water Education

Wetlands Field Trip

The Wetlands field trip to the Las Gallinas ponds is designed for third grade students. 800 students, teachers, and parents participated from Novato in May 2002.

At our educational station, we discuss how the wetlands ponds, both here and at our own reclamation site, are filled with reclaimed water and how the ponds provide habitat for birds and wildlife. The students participate in Bird Bingo to sharpen their observational bird watching skills.

Recycling Field Trip

The Recycling field trip and tour of the Recycling Center is designed for both second grade students and sixth grade students. 600 students, teachers, and parents participated from Novato in May 2002.

In addition to touring the Recycling Center, students also tour the landfill and composting operations at Redwood Landfill, and Olompali Park.

More Information About SEED

SEED organizes a battalion of volunteers and secures funding for student transportation for these field trips. Relying extensively on volunteers, SEED invites interested parents and community volunteers to participate in docent training.

SEED docents provide support to teachers and staff working with environmental education, both in the classroom and in the field. Contact SEED at (415) 382-0289 for additional information.