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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.   

EVENTS CALENDAR     NEWS & ARTICLES

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

Mar
13
Cutting Vegetation in SSU Native Plant Garden
Volunteer Days: SSU Copeland Creek Corridor & Native Plant Garden
Fri, Mar 13, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

SSU Native Plant Garden

Mar
18
Farming for the Future: Water, Soil and Sustainability
Wed, Mar 18, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Mar
20
Volunteer Days: SSU Copeland Creek Corridor & Native Plant Garden
Fri, Mar 20, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Mar
29
Sonoma Mountain Geology Walk
Sun, Mar 29, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Apr
3
Volunteer Days: SSU Copeland Creek Corridor & Native Plant Garden
Fri, Apr 3, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Apr
4
Guided Public Hikes
Sat, Apr 4, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Apr
11
iNaturalist: Intro and Beyond
Sat, Apr 11, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

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News

SSU Campus Nature Corridor
CEI Brings Educational and Connective Components to T-MOBILE Copeland Creek Trail Improvement Grant
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

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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.