Trail system at the Sacramento River Discovery Center

Education Programs available by appointment

Visitor's Center Open Tuesday through Saturday, 11am - 4pm

Discovery Garden Always Open

Environmental Ed Programming is available for Elementary Schools

The following lessons are offered at the assistance of the Sacramento River Discovery Center Interns.

• Garden; plants, drought tolerant concepts, propagating, painting and drawing.

• Aquatic insects; students get their feet wet and explore living organisms in the water at Ben's Pond or the slough.

• Birding; ID, bird parts and observation.

• The SRDC center and Salmon Story; students learn the life cycle of the salmon, water diversion, watersheds and other exploratory items in the center.

• Riparian and Habitat Walk; students explore the four different habitats found at the SRDC

• Wildlife tracks in the slough; students take plaster castings of tracks found in the Sacramento River Slough.

Student groups rotate through any of the subject areas usually within your time allotted.