What: About 700 elementary and middle school students from the Galt Joint Union Elementary School District, California, will participate in Wilderness Inquiry’s third annual Canoemobile. Students will paddle in 24-foot Voyageur canoes and participate in environmental education activities at Cosumnes River Preserve.
When: 9 a.m.to 2 p.m., Monday, April 24 to Friday, April 28.
Where: Cosumnes River Preserve, 13501 Franklin Boulevard, Galt, about 20 miles south of Sacramento.
Background: Wilderness Inquiry’s Canoemobile program engages youth across the country in hands-on, outdoor learning experiences that are focused on academics and outdoor recreation. The Canoemobile program is collaboration with federal, state and local partners.
Established in 1978, Wilderness Inquiry is a non-profit organization that connects people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities to the natural world through shared outdoor experiences. Wilderness Inquiry’s programs focus on integration, education, employment, health and wellness, with inclusivity and access to the outdoors for people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities.
The Cosumnes River Preserve, which is managed by the Bureau of Land Management, includes 46,000 acres of central valley grasslands, vernal pools, wetlands and valley oak forests.
For more information about Canoemobile, visit https://www.wildernessinquiry.org/programs/canoemobile/,
or contact Harry McQuillen, BLM Cosumnes River Preserve manager at 916-683-1701; Meg Krueger, Wilderness Inquiry at 612-676-9413, or John Durand, Cosumnes River Preserve education coordinator at 916-801-3741.
Members of the media are encouraged to attend. Photos from last year’s event are available at BLM California Flickr website: https://www.flickr.com/photos/blmcalifornia/sets/72157667815631986
Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
