Splash Kids In Action

Splash Kids In Action

These projects, completed by children and adults working together, demonstrate what can be done by people who care. Many classes, groups, and individuals have been working to educate others and encourage protection of water and habitat in Sacramento County. Some projects that benefited the visitors and resources at Mather Field are showcased below.

Across our communities, many individuals and organizations are willing to assist others to accomplish equally impressive projects. If you would like assistance with ideas for projects, please contact Splash.

Phoebe Hearst 5th Graders, 2006-2007

In 2006-07, the fifth grade class of Ms. Sylvia Rodriguez used the Splash curriculum to study vernal pools in their watershed.

They helped to educate others by paying part of the cost of printing a new brochure about the Mather Field vernal pools.

Derek Chinn gives back to Splash

In 2005, 17-year-old Derek Chinn was having a hard time choosing a project to earn his Eagle Scout rank. Finally, his mother asked him, “What do you really care about?” Derek responded, “I care about vernal pools.”

Crocker Riverside 5th Graders, 1999-2000

When Mrs. Womack’s next class started fifth grade in 1999, they discovered that more damage had been done to the Mather Field vernal pools since the first two signs went up: three young men got their daddies’ trucks stuck up to their axles in mud.

Crocker Riverside 5th Graders, 1998-99

Mrs. Womack’s next class of fifth-graders picked up in 1998 where the previous class had left off. They studied the vernal pools and they too fell in love with the critters and flowers that call them home.

Crocker Riverside 5th Graders, 1997-1998

In 1997, Suzanne Womack, a fifth-grade teacher at Crocker Riverside Elementary, asked her biologist friend, Eva Butler, for ideas for a project that her students could enter in the Disney Environmentality Challenge. With Mather Field as an educational resource and a living laboratory, Eva introduced the class to the life in vernal pools.

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Meet Christopher Rogers, Invertebrate Zoologist

Christopher Rogers is an Invertebrate Zoologist, which is a scientist who studies animals without backbones. Specifically, he studies the invertebrates that live in vernal pools. He has travelled all over the world looking for new species in new places.

Find out more about Christopher's fascinating job...
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Meet Rosie Robles, Splash Club Volunteer

Rosie volunteers to help coordinate and recruit for Splash Club meetings. She spreads the word about upcoming Splash Club meetings to her friends, co-workers, and people at her church. This may not seem like much, but telling your friends about Splash is one of the most important things you can do to help.

Find out why Rosie volunteers for Splash.