WEWAC'S Water Media Campaign Contest

WEWAC'S Water Media Campaign Contest

Attention all middle school, junior high, and high school students! The Water Education/Water Awareness Committee (WEWAC) is holding their annual Water Media Campaign Contest for students in their service area. This contest is designed for students to creatively and artistically promote the importance of water in southern California school either through a Broadcast Media submission or a Digital Art submission. In addition, this contest also provides the opportunity for classrooms to have funding for academically creative in-class projects. 

This year's theme is "Where does your local water supply come from?"

All entries must be postmarked or delivered by 5:00pm on Thursday, February 15, 2018.
For contest rules, registration form and for more information visit: www.usewaterwisely.com

Here is an example of a 1st place Broadcast Media submission:

Beneficial Environmental Programs

Beneficial Environmental Programs

Did you know that students who are involved in an environmental education program are more likely to succeed academically? According to the analysis done by Stanford University, K-12 students who are exposed to environmental education programs can obtain a wide variety of skills, including civic responsibility and engagement. Check out the full article below to learn more! 

www.naaee.org/stanford_k-12_environmental_education_analysis

Garden In Every SchoolⓇ- Rolling Ridge Elementary Video

Garden In Every SchoolⓇ

Congratulations to Rolling Ridge on your beautiful new garden! Take a look at what their water-wise garden looks like below! Do you want your school to be a part of this amazing program? Check out our page at www.ieua.org/education/garden-in-every-school for more details and information!

🌷Happy Planting!🌷

Free Education Programs!

Free Education Programs!

Rolling Ridge Garden Dedication 9-7-2017

 Garden Dedication

On Thursday, September 7, 2017, Rolling Ridge Elementary School, located in Chino Hills, hosted their garden dedication to honor the completion of their very own water-wise education garden.

Last year, Rolling Ridge Elementary submitted a garden grant application through the Garden in Every School® program. After reviewing their application and their garden design, they were selected to receive a garden grant of $4,500. This grant went toward the installation of a water-wise garden. The goal of the program is to educate students, and the community, on how to grow a sustainable garden while using natural and formidable resources.

Along with the dedication of the garden, there were a number of entertaining presentations from students from the Garden Club. The celebration included original songs and poems, a ventriloquist act, and performance of "What a Wonderful World". 

Rolling Ridge Garden Club Poster

Garden Club 1st graders singing
"What a Wonderful World".

IEUA Board President Steve Elie presenting a 
certificate of recognition to Mrs. Colby.

Garden Gnome.

Beautiful garden bed.

Tomatoes and basil.

Peppers and more tomatoes.

On behalf of the Inland Empire Utilities Agency Board of Directors and the city of Chino Hills, congratulations to Rolling Ridge Elementary on your beautiful garden and bringing an outdoor classroom to life!

Wally Water Wisdom- Water Discovery Program 17-18 School Year

Wally Water Wisdom

Hello again friends!

It's that time of year again! Schedule a Water Discovery Program Field Trip through the Chino Creek Wetlands and Educational Park today! Through this program, students are exposed to an actual Wetlands environment, and provided with hands-on educational activities about water conservation. This program was developed to educate and equip students with all of the resources and knowledge they need to become environmental protection stewards. In addition, the Inland Empire Utilities Agency (IEUA) offers Busing Mini- Grants for schools that qualify and organizations for transportation funding to and from the Chino Creek Wetlands and Educational Park. For more information, or if your school or class would like to participate in a Water Discovery Field Trip, contact Katie at kcabana@ieua.org.

Observation Tower along the Nature Walk

Water Cycle Bracelet Activity

Enviroscape Activity

Hamburger Model Activity

Check out some of the activities below, and for more check out www.ieua.org

Wally's Water Wisdom- Smart Water Irrigation

Wally's Water Wisdom

Hello friends! 

Wally here! July is Smart Irrigation Month, so let's learn about the basics of irrigation together! Irrigation is a water supply that will travel through a channel to land and will help in the production of crops and other landscapes. These channels can come in a few different forms; such as, rivers, ditches, pipes, or drains. By using a smart irrigation system, you can use up to 20% less water than the traditional irrigation system! A smart irrigation system that you can use, is a smart controller. A smart controller allows you to set the time of day to water, length of water schedule, and the amount of water that is being distributed to your plants, grass or crops. Now that we know how to use smart irrigation techniques, let's put it into practice this upcoming month! 


Til next time! 
Wally

P.s. 
Did you know that you can get a rebate for using a smart water controller? Check it out here: http://www.socalwatersmart.com/?page_id=2956

Wally's Water Wisdom- National Ice Cream Soda Day

Wally's Water Wisdom

Hello friends!

Did you know that yesterday, June 20th, was National Ice Cream Soda Day?! In honor of that day, my good friend Owlie did an awesome tutorial on how to make an Edible Aquifer. Use the link, down below, to see how an aquifer works, and make a yummy treat at the same time! Remember to stay cool and hydrated during these hot summer months! 

Your friend, 

Wally

Check out Owlie's tutorial here: http://chinocreekwetlandsandeducationalpark.blogspot.com/

Wally's Water Wisdom- Water Tip: Washing Fruits and Veggies

Wally's Water Wisdom

Hello friends! 

Happy Summer to you all! Summer is the perfect time to continue to be water efficient. With that being said, I want to share one of my favorite water wise tips! Everyone loves the taste of freshly washed fruit, especially on a hot summer day. If you have a lot of fresh fruits or veggies to wash, fill a large bowl, or pot, with water and wash them in that water. 

This eliminates the water waste that would happen if you were to run the water continuously for several minutes. Once you finish washing your fruits and veggies in the bowl of water, you can then use the remaining water to water your plants. This is a double whammy water saver! 

If you have any water questions or tips you would like to share, don't hesitate to send them my way! 

Your friend,

Wally

Earth Day Event for 1st-5th Grade Students

Project WET and Garden in Every School Program Workshop