Virtual Teacher Field Trip to Math Science Nucleus and San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC)
The Alameda Creek Watershed Center in Sunol will provide field trips for schools to learn about history and water.
The center will have indoor and outdoor features, including an exhibit hall with an 8,000-gallon stream profile aquarium, a watershed discovery lab to host school programs, a community room, a watershed discovery trail that mimics the flora of the Alameda Creek Watershed, semi-immersive history alcoves, and the restoration of the picnic area nestled under sycamores along the creek. This area is also an important archaeologic site of the Muwekma Ohlone who lived in this area for thousands of years. This workshop will go over a brief history of the area, an overview of the exhibits, and the classes that will be offered in the coming years with emphasis on science and history. Input from teachers after the presentation will be welcomed.
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The
San Francisco Public Utilities Commision is building a $27 million
facility devoted to education of schools and public on the importance of
this area to the Alameda Creek Watershed and the movement of water from
Hetch Hetchy all the way to San Francisco. Started in 2020,
construction should be completed in 2022 on city-owned
land in Alameda County, near the town of Sunol. The center is designed to
extend the tribute paid by the Sunol Water Temple (left),
a 110-year-old monument honoring local creeks, with 10,000 square feet of
exhibits and education space that tell the story of the area and of San
Francisco water.