The salinas union high school district (suhsd) community science & outdoor learning collaborative is a multi-year partnership between the district's educational services team, bird school project…

The Salinas Union High School District Community Science & Outdoor Learning Collaborative will receive $199,680 under a one-year Project Grant award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Marine Sanctuary Program (CFDA #11.429). The collaborative partnership between the district's educational services team, Bird School Project, and Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History will create and implement annual multi-week educator seminars and ongoing outdoor learning and youth-focused community science projects for students. Teacher leaders will learn alongside local outdoor educators to integrate long-term exploration and monitoring of the Salinas River watershed and Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary into their curricula. The grant funds will support linking classroom instruction to hands-on outdoor education and community science initiatives focused on natural processes and human influences within the sanctuary system.

The salinas union high school district (suhsd) community science & outdoor learning collaborative is a multi-year partnership between the district's educational services team, bird school project (BSP), and pacific grove museum of natural history (PG museum) to create and implement annual mwees for teachers and local outdoor education instructors that link to ongoing outdoor learning and youth-focused community science projects for students in suhsd. Teacher leaders will learn alongside local outdoor educators and leaders from community-based partner organizations to integrate long-term outdoor exploration and monitoring of the salinas river watershed and the monterey BAY national marine sanctuary into their curricula.