Courage and Adventure - Inyo County

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K-12

Big Pine

BWD 2019 - I can work with my school crew to clean up trash and litter on and around the school campus and nearby community to dispose of trash properly and beautify our neighborhood.

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K-12 

Big Pine

BWD 2021 - I can help raise funds and participate in a walk-a-thon to benefit  Wildcare Eastern Sierra, a non-profit wildlife rescue service.

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K-12

Big Pine

BWD 2022 - I can contribute to a better world by transitioning to reusable dishes and silverware in the cafeteria, decreasing food waste, and maintaining our worm farm for composting. 

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K-12

Big Pine

BWD 2023 - I can plan and participate in a food drive to benefit Indigenous Women Hike and Bishop Soup Kitchen.

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2

Big Pine Creek

I can describe some of the plants and animals found in the forest habitat of Big Pine Creek.

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1

Baker Creek 

I can name 3 reasons why Baker Creek is a healthy habitat for trout.

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7-8

Baker Creek

I can use my knowledge of field markings and sound to identify local birds. (Birding withTim, Amy, and Jan)  

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2 and 4

Alice Piper Garden

I can plan a native plant garden, including measuring the space and plotting plant location according to size.

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5

Worm Farm, BP Elementary School

I can responsibly care for our vermicompost, maintaining the proper temperature and moisture levels, and feeding the worms regularly.

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5 and 6

BP Schools Cafeteria

I can plan and orchestrate a community meeting to teach other students about the new cafeteria system and vermicomposting to reduce food waste in our school cafeteria.

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6

Big Pine Creek

I can monitor the water quality of Big Pine Creek. I can attend to precision.

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9-12

County Road (paved section just past Reynolds Rd.) 

I can differentiate between Bald Eagles and Golden Eagles.  (Birding field work with Jan, Tim, and Amy)

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5 and 8

Cerro Coso Community College

I can visit a local community college campus and interact with students and staff, experience campus life through activities and tours, and learn about majors offered. 

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1

Bishop Creek

I can use my senses to observe and note the changes that happen during the fall season. 

2

1

Paiute Cultural Center

I can identify different tools that the Paiute people have used and currently still use today.

I can describe how tools have changed over time. 

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10

KIBS Radio Station

I can create a radio PSA script to speak about the dangers and costs of smoking.

I can create a radio PSA script to alert the members of our community about our Better World Day project Food Drive

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1

Saunders Pond

I can use what I know about casting a fly rod from when we practiced at school, to cast and fish for trout.

4

2

Alabama Hills, Lone Pine

I can describe some of the plants, animals, and natural features found in the desert habitat of the Alabama Hills. I can explain how natural forces might have shaped the Alabama Hills.

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6

Alabama Hills, Lone Pine

I can celebrate my transition from elementary to middle school. I can make choices that positively impact the environment (classroom, school, nature).

4

7-8

Alabama Hills and Owens River Gorge, Lone Pine

I can demonstrate how to correctly and safely belay.  (Yo Basecamp! trips – Tim & Jan)  

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7-8

Edwards Field, Lone Pine

I can use my knowledge of field markings and sound to identify local birds. (Birding withTim, Amy, Jan and expert birder Russel Kokx)  

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2

Eureka Dunes

I can describe some of the plants and animals found in the desert habitat of Eureka Dunes. I can explain how wind shapes the land at the Eureka Dunes.

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2

Fish Slough

I can describe some of the plants and animals found in the wetland habitat of Fish Slough. I can sort, identify, and count aquatic invertebrates.

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4

Fish Slough

I can identify artifacts that prove people lived in an area long ago.

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3 and 8

Inyo Mountains

Vaughn Gulch

I can search for fossil evidence of life during the Silurian Period of the Paleozoic Era. 

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3 and 9

Pinyon Picnic Area White Mountains

I can search for fossil evidence that gives clues to what our area was like during the Paleozoic Era.

8

4 

Old County Rd and Pinyon Picnic Area

White Mountains

I can identify plant communities where native plants grow locally, including Desert Scrub, Riparian, and Pinyon-Juniper Woodland.

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3 and 10

Bristlecone Pine Forest

White Mountains

I can describe the adaptations of the bristlecone pine trees that allow them to survive in a harsh environment.

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12

Cedar Flat, Westgard Pass

I can apply astronomical skills to viewing and photographing celestial objects.

I can apply photography skills to creating images during the day and at night. (Astronomy/photography field work with Jan and Amy)

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7-8

Methuselah Trail, White Mountain

8th grade adventure trip.  

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4

Fish Springs Rd/ Tinemaha Creek

I can observe evidence along the obsidian trail (petroglyphs and grinding stones) of the first peoples of the Owens Valley.

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6

Happy Boulders

I can try new things. I can make safe choices.

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6

Buttermilk Boulders

I can find evidence of natural processes in the Buttermilks.

I can make safe choices. I can leave no trace.

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9-12

The Buttermilks, Happy Boulders, Sad Boulders, Tiny Boulders (Big Pine), Sage to Summit Climbing Gym

I can demonstrate safe spotting skills while honing my bouldering skills.  (Tim)

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12

Sky Rock & 13 Moons Petroglyph, Pleasant Valley Reservoir, Round Valley, Owens River (Bishop) 

I can hone my skills as a photographer & videographer by capturing images and footage that best shows the Payahuunadu to tell the story of water in our documentary film.  (Water Expedition Field Work – Tim and Amy)

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6

Owens River 

I can find evidence of natural processes’ effects on the flora, fauna and environment at the Owens River. I can make safe choices. I can leave no trace.

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7-8

Birchim Canyon

I can use my knowledge of field markings and sound to identify local birds. (Birding withTim)  

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6

North Lake 

I can push myself on the North Lake hike.

I can be the student to ask, “Who needs help?” 

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7-8

Crater Mountain

I can show grit by summiting Crater Mountain.

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7-8

Owens Valley Lake, Lone Pine

I can use my knowledge of field markings and sound to identify local birds. (Birding withTim, Amy, Jan and expert birder Russel Kokx)

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6

Death Valley

I can construct a scientific explanation based on evidence from rock strata for how the geologic time scale is used to organize Earth’s 4.6-billion-year-old history. 

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12

Devil’s Gate and Waucobi Lake Beds, Death Valley/Saline Valley Road; Owens Valley Fault, north of Crater Mountain; lateral moraines, Big Pine Canyon

I can apply geological skills to observing, identifying and measuring geomorphological features (Geology field work with Jan and CalTech/Pomona College geologists)

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8

Panamint Valley, Indian Ranch & Hall Canyon

I can practice stewardship by respecting the land I’m visiting and making it better by cleaning up litter and helping to revitalize the waterfall trail.  

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7-12

Manzanar

I can demonstrate stewardship and service by helping to bring in the harvest!  Annual pear & apple harvesting service project to assist Manzanar.  

I can develop and deliver a presentation that details the significance of Alice Piper as an important historical figure of the civil rights movement.

I can describe the living conditions at Manzanar in great detail while citing examples from movies, readings, images, interviews, experts, and other sources.