Use the links below to a day-by-day recounting of our Adventure in Education
Day 13~ Don Edwards NWR and Alameda NWR 44 students ~68 miles
Today was a teaching day in the City of Alameda some 30 miles north of the Don Edwards/San Francisco Bay NWR, first at Lum Elementary School then at Alameda City Hall
The Pelican Van at Don Edwards NWR
Our first stop was at Lum Elementary School, John "Blue Goose" Wilks took the stage as Tim prepared to give the slide/video presentation..
Blue Goose and Rudy honked it up...
and then Bruce joined the act...
Tim gave his presentation....
and Doris gave her wildlife talk and gave the educational packets that she developed to their teachers,
After Lum School we went to Alameda City Hall West where Tim gave his presentation to Refuge personnel, SF Bay Audubon Society members and the public.
The Pelican Van on the old runway at Alameda Naval Air Station, soon to be Alameda NWR; nesting grounds for the Endangered California Least Tern
Mike was always first at the food ....
of course the tamales and beans were wonderful.
The Pelican Van silhouetted against the San Francisco skyline,
Buena Vista Island and Bay Bridge are visible behind the trailer