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Hikers on a guided tour at Osborn Preserve
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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
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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

May
9
scenic view of forest from mountain
Wild Honeybees at Galbreath Preserve
Sat, May 9, 9:30 am – 4:00 pm

Galbreath Wildlands Preserve

May
9
Choose Your Own Adventure
Sat, May 9, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
May
10
iNaturalist: Intro and Beyond
Sun, May 10, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
May
11
Volunteer Days: SSU Copeland Creek Corridor & Native Plant Garden
Mon, May 11, 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
May
12
Volunteer Days: SSU Copeland Creek Corridor & Native Plant Garden
Tue, May 12, 9:00 am – 11:30 am
May
14
Volunteer Days: SSU Copeland Creek Corridor & Native Plant Garden
Thu, May 14, 9:00 am – 11:30 am
May
26
Spring 2026 SSU School Garden Days Tuesdays & Thursdays 1/29-5/26
Tue, May 26, 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm

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News

Shin Tadokoro presents at the 2025 RSC Symposium
2025 Award for Best Poster in Water Research Leads to Job
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

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Learn More About CEI

Annual Report 2024
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Americorps volunteer restoring along Copeland Creek
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CEI partner meeting SSU students
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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.

Sonoma State University reconoce a los Miwok de la costa (Coast Miwok), los Pomo del centro y del sur (Central and Southern Pomo), y los Wappo como los guardianes tradicionales de nuestros terrenos preservados. Cabe destacar que el campus de Sonoma State University está ubicado dentro de las tierras tradicionales de los Indios Federados de Graton Rancheria (Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria). Sonoma State expresa su profunda gratitud a los guardianes originales de esta tierra y reconoce el inmenso significado histórico, espiritual, y personal a las naciones y pueblos indígenas de esta región.