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Hikers on a guided tour at Osborn Preserve
Education Into Action

CEI: Turning Education into Action

Imagine students, faculty and communities working together to address North Bay environmental challenges. 

No matter your background or discipline....you can get connected to local ecosystems, build your knowledge and skills, and collaborate on projects that turn education into environmental action.   

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Preserves & Gardens

Osborn Building Across Bridge
Fairfield Osborn Preserve
Galbreath Benches
Galbreath Wildlands Preserve
Old barn under Douglas fir trees
Los Guillicos Preserve
SSU Campus Nature Corridor
Campus Nature Corridor
Get Connected!

Classes & Programs

Kerry Wininger leading a workshop
Tours, Events, & Workshops
Two students at naturalist training
Trainings
Virtual Field
Virtual Field Trips
Students gathered looking at animal
Elementary School Programs
volunteers stand behind a sign for the butterfly garden
Class Projects
students rehabilitate land along Copeland Creek on the SSU campus
Internships & Extra Credit
Build Knowledge & Skills

Do a Project

Rushing water in creek
Rising Waters
-prescribed fire in a forest
Fire Up
Leader TreeGirl and a colleague smile at the camera while embracing a tree
Forest Futures
Trail camera image of a mountain lion at Galbreath Preserve
Eco Edge
Investigate & Collaborate

Calendar

Jan
24
"Vesicles", small holes left behind after lava cools, on a rock at Osborn
Naturalist Ed Series: Geology of Sonoma Mountain
Sat, Jan 24, 1:30 pm – 5:30 pm

Fairfield Osborn Preserve

Jan
25
Naturalist Ed Series: Amphibians of Osborn Preserve
Sun, Jan 25, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Jan
25
Naturalist Ed Series: Observation & Inquiry
Sun, Jan 25, 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Jan
31
Naturalist Ed Series: Become an Osborn Naturalist 2025-2026
Sat, Jan 31, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
Feb
1
Naturalist Ed Series: Plants on Sonoma Mountain in the Winter
Sun, Feb 1, 2:00 am – 5:00 am
Feb
1
Naturalist Ed Series: Scat, Tracks & More!
Sun, Feb 1, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Feb
4
Live from the Field: Chemistry in Ecology
Wed, Feb 4, 10:00 am – 11:00 am

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News

Copeland Creek on SSU Campus
CEI Creeks in Common Project Wins Grant from North Bay Watershed Association
2025 Santa Rosa Garden Club Scholarship Recipient Daisy Tenorio in the garden
Daisy Tenorio Receives 2025 Santa Rosa Garden Club Horticultural Scholarship
Claudia & Kerry smiling
CEI Celebrates Retiring Director Claudia Luke; Welcomes New Director Kerry Wininger

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Learn More About CEI

Annual Report 2024
Read the CEI Annual Report
Americorps volunteer restoring along Copeland Creek
Watch & Learn More about CEI
CEI partner meeting SSU students
See a List of CEI Partners
Find Out More & Support CEI

Sonoma State University acknowledges the Coast Miwok, Central and Southern Pomo, and the Wappo as the traditional stewards of our preserved lands. Let it be acknowledged that the Sonoma State University campus is located within the traditional homelands of the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria. Sonoma State offers deep gratitude to the original stewards of this land and recognizes its immense historical, spiritual, and personal significance to the Native nations and peoples of this region.