Stivers Lagoon Nature Center
The City of Fremont offers a FREE 2 hour field trips to Fremont Teachers and
their students.
Students
learn about the riparian habitat of this urban marsh, one of the last of
its kind in Fremont. They will learn about the creeks in the area,
marsh plants, animals and how the food chain works. Activities can
include a scavenger hunt and a fictional mystery of "who eats whom" in
the marsh to extend the tour.
Field trips are 2 hours long. There is a park nearby with excellent picnic areas for students to have lunch. Field trips are available for Fremont schools (public, private, and home school students).. Go to the following link for more information:
http://www.fremont.gov/Environment/StiversFieldTrips/default.htm
MORE INFORMATION: Contact Barbara Silva, City of Fremont Environmental Services Division of the City of Fremont at (510) 494-4575 or bsilva@ci.fremont.ca.us.
This area is also open as a Self Guided Tour. Take a look at the trail before you come to prepare students for their experience to the wild side of Fremont.
There is also information on the flora and fauna as well as the history of Stivers Lagoon on the following link:
http://msnucleus.org/watersheds/stivers/stivergen.html
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