Use the links below to a day-by-day recounting of our Adventure in Education	Before the Centennial Caravan, there was the planning
Day 1 - Seal Beach NWR to Sacramento NWR	The Centennial Caravan Route was determined by sending out a call for comment to refuges in USF&WS Region 1. The responding refuge were contacted and those that we could mesh with our time limitations with were included. We are sorry that we could not visit every refuge in the region, especially those on the Washington and Oregon Coasts that are host to many of the migrants of the Pacific Flyway.	On March 14, 2003, the centenary of the establishment of the refuge system, Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt visited Seal Beach NWR to help celebrate a century of conservation by kicking off the journey of the Centennial Caravan along the refuges serving the Pacific Flyway.
Day 2 - Sacramento Refuge Complex Circumnavigation
Day 3 - Murdock School then on to Klamath, Oregon
Day 4 - Klamath to McNary NWR Washington via Umatilla NWR
Day 5 - Columbia High School, McNary NWR then on to The Dalles
Day 6- Portland Convention Center, Tualatin NWR
Day 7 - Nisqually NWR to Ridgefield NWR
Day 8 - Ridgefield NWR and Ridgefield Heritage Days
Day 9 - Ridgefield NWR to Grand Junction via Ankeny NWR	Teddy was a hit, the very dedicated Refuge Manager John Bradley and his lovely wife Becky agreed.	Blue Goose, the Refuge System mascot,  was on hand to approve of the Pelican Van
Day 10 - Grand Junction to Humboldt NWR via Redwood Coast
Day 11 - Humboldt NWR Presentation and Docent Tour
Day 12 - Humboldt NWR to Don Edwards NWR
Day 13 - Alameda NWR and Lum Elementary School	March 14, 2003 marked the first open house since the Tragedy of 9-11-01 so the public turn-out was great.Members of local chapters of the Audubon Society and Sierra Club that helped found the the Friends of the Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge as well as other environmental organizations were on hand to help in the festivities..	It is hot in the Blue Goose suit, the work of refuge personnel is never done but it does have its light moments.Thank you, Slader Buck!
Day 14 - Don Edwards NWR to Guadalupe Nipomo Dunes NWR
Day 15 - Oso Flaco Dunes and Dunes Center Presentation
Day 16 - Lago Oso Flaco and Bitter Creek NWR	It all began with months of planning, brainstorming session and training.	"Role Playing" to simulate interaction with the press, the public and students was very helpful as we went from refuge to refuge and out to schools.
	training, planning, training, planning....	A project of this magnitude requires hundreds of hours of volunteer effort not only by the Friends of the SBNWR, but also at all the host refuges too. Arranging display space at public buildings, visits to schools and providing local knowledge to the caravan were indispensable in the actualization of our program. We would have liked to visit all the refuges along our route but that was not possible, we instead visited the ones that responded first to our inquiry. It was great to meet in person all the volunteers that we worked with by phone, fax and e-mail. Thank you all!
	Pelican Van and Trailer Preparation The Pelican Van and Trailer is our classroom on wheels. The van carries our refuge docents that are versed in the mission and history of our National Wildlife Refuge System, migratory birds of the Pacific Flyway, Endangered Species and the role of volunteers in support of the US Fish and Wildlife Service that is responsible for preserving our national natural heritage. The trailer holds our mobile displays, video projectors and equipment and teaching materials.
	Airbrush artist and muralist Anh Pham paints a Curlew on the trailer.	Refuge Manager John Bradley makes a suggestion as to content.
	a Striped Shore-Crab taking shape	Friends of the SBNWR co-chair Tim Anderson, RM John Bradley, artist Anh Pham and Project Manager Slader Buck