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The Watsonville Wetlands Watch provides many learning opportunities for students, teachers and community members out of the Fitz Wetlands Educational Resource Center (Fitz WERC), which is situated on the campus of Pajaro Valley High School in Watsonville, CA, adjacent to 100 acres of fresh-water wetland.

The location of our center provides a unique opportunity for groups and individuals to participate in hands-on laboratory and outdoor activities that foster an understanding of our local wetlands and a respect for nature as a whole.

Through various K–12 programs, Watsonville Wetlands Watch staff, dedicated docents, and interns implement our exclusive CA standards-based curriculum with students of the Pajaro Valley. Students are given the space to cultivate an appreciation of local fauna and flora while developing real-world and academic skills.

The Watsonville Wetlands Watch also collaborates with many local agencies to provide professional development and training opportunities for teachers as well as speaker events for the whole community. Check our calendar.

Project Tierra: Student Plant Monitoring

Three Pajaro Valley  High School classes, during Algebra I and Ecology units, learned to monitor the success of restoration planting and grazing management during April and May. As part of Project Tierra, the students counted plant populations on parts of the Dept. of Fish and Game property, then returned to the classroom to enter their data and analyze it. This is a win-win experience; students develop scientific skills and the community benefits from information that helps us manage restoration projects most effectively. Click here for more about Project Tierra.

Program links

• Fitz Wetlands Educational Resource Center
• Project SEE
• Wetland Stewards
• Classroom Resources
• Education Committee

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