The Splash Education Center at Mather Field

The Splash Education Center is a private facility that houses Sacramento Splash and the Sacramento Valley Conservancy. The building is centrally located at Mather Field, facilitating exploration of more than 1,000 acres of high-quality vernal pool grasslands that surround it.

The Center hosts class trips for schools that participate in the Splash Elementary Program. It also serves as a meeting facility for organizations working on issues related to science education, natural resource conservation, watershed management, and connecting youth to the outdoors. Members of the Splash Club also gather at the Center to advance their scientific investigations and explore the animal and plant inhabitants of Mather Field.

The facility is open to the public several times each year for public events including Splash’s Nature in the Neighborhood programs and the Vernal Pool Flower Walks led by volunteers from the California Native Plant Society.