The Junior Land Stewards virtual environmental science program is off and running, and the fourth and fifth graders of CUSD will next be learning about the birds of our Coastside. They will be exploring
How our ecosystem and climate supports the birds that live here
Resident/ Migratory Birds (Pacific Flyway)
Internal and external structures that function to support flight, migration, survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction.
How we can be stewards of the land to protect local birds
Our Coastside Land Trust presenter, Alvaro Jaramillo, is an internationally known ornithologist. As an author and contributor to numerous field guides and popular publications, he wrote the American Birding Association Field Guide to Birds of California. Alvaro works to enrich other’s enjoyment of birds and further avian conservation, leading birding trips throughout the world with his company, Alvaro's Adventures. To learn more about Alvaro Jaramillo and his tours, research and other work check out: http://alvarosadventures.com
With great thanks to our own Half Moon Bay High school Environmental Science students who lead the CUSD students in this activity, in which the kids build paper airplanes that correspond to the four different major wing shapes, based upon the need of each bird.
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This program is made possible by the generosity of our donors. We greatly thank Tomberg Family Philanthropies and Cabrillo Education Foundation, as well as donations made by people, like you, who value this important work.
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