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Through partnerships with Escondido Creek Conservancy, Nature Collective, San Diego Zoo Global, Coastal Roots Farm, and Friends of Daley Ranch, third through seventh-grade students are engaged in a discovery and inquiry-based program that spans the full Escondido Creek Watershed, the largest watershed in the Carlsbad Hydrologic Unit.

Children get the chance to see how water moves through a watershed from its headwaters, through the City of Escondido, into Elfin Forest, down to San Elijo Lagoon, and into the Pacific Ocean. They learn how their actions affect the quality of the water in the creeks, the lagoon, and the ocean, as well as the natural environment around them.

Students are immersed in nature for a day and have the opportunity to question, investigate, and discover. During their visit, they are able to observe a hawk soar, enjoy the beauty and stillness of a riparian oak forest canopy, and rock-hop over a stream.