Workshops

WaterSmart Gardening Workshop

(K-12th grade)

This five-hour workshop will present the basic principles of WaterSmart gardening and includes an instructional tour of the Water Conservation Garden at Cuyamaca College. This innovative, five-acre garden features numerous plants and displays demonstrating design, maintenance, irrigation, and edible plants. Participants receive a binder with curriculum materials, plant identification information, children’s gardening guide, and ideas about starting a garden at your school. For workshop details or to print a workshop flyer, click here.

CHOOSE ONE: 10/11/2011, 11/15/2011, 1/10/2012, 2/7/2012, 3/13/2012, 4/17/2012, 5/15/201

LOCATION: The Water Conservation Garden at Cuyamaca College

COST: FREE

TO REGISTER: Fill out the request form. For more information contact Susan Bohlander at (858) 522-6720 or sbohlander@sdcwa.org.

Regional Water Quality Testing Program  

(6th-12th grade)

This hands-on program centers on a water-testing kit containing equipment and supplies for the following tests: temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen, biological oxygen demand, nitrates, turbidity, total dissolved solids, hardness, and microbiology. Each teacher receives a set of GIS watershed maps, a teacher’s manual, and a student workbook. The water-testing kit can be checked out for use after attending the workshop. This program meets the state science framework for ecology, biology, chemistry, and geology. It also meets investigation and experimentation requirements. For workshop details or to print a workshop flyer, click here.

CHOOSE ONE: November 14, 2011 or February 27. 2012

LOCATION: San Diego County Water Authority Office

COST: FREE 

TO REGISTER: Download the request form. For more information contact  Susan Bohlander at (858) 522-6720 or sbohlander@sdcwa.org.