Free Field Trips

Book your FREE FIELD TRIP TODAY!

If you are interested in having your class attend
Chino Creek Wetlands Park for a free field trip please contact
Serina Stephens at sstephens@ieua.org for more details and scheduling.

Chino Creek Wetlands Park field trips feature tours of the wetlands, water education activities, and so much more! We also offer a Water Treatment Plant Tour
for grades 5 and up.
For additional transportation funding and additional field trip information click here:  Chino Creek Wetlands Field Trip

  

Another Successful Earth Day Celebration

On Thursday, April 18, 2013 the Inland Empire Utilities Agency co-hosted, along with the City of Chino and the Santa Ana Watershed Association our annual Earth Day Celebration at the Chino Creek Wetlands and Educational Park.

Thank you to all our exhibitors and vendors that participated in this year’s Earth Day event.

Your participation was vital to the coordination and success of the event

For more information on the event check out IEUA Education Blog "Earth Day" Post!!

Here are some photos from the event.

Earth Day 2013: What are you doing?

Each year, Earth Day -- April 22 -- marks the anniversary of what many consider the birth of the modern environmental movement in 1970

 

 

Chino, CA – The Inland Empire Utilities Agency will be co-hosting, along with the City of Chino and the Santa Ana Watershed Association, an Earth Day Celebration at the Chino Creek Wetlands and Educational Park on Thursday, April 18, 2013.  The Earth Day Celebration will be open to schools that have scheduled field trips between 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.  The Earth Day Celebration will be open to the public between 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.

This Event promotes environmental awareness to the community and provides ways for the community to take action and support environmental stewardship.  It will include environmental exhibits, free giveaways, hands-on earth-friendly activities, environmental show performances, and much more.

 

Chino Creek Wetlands and Educational Park was partially funded by a grant from the State Water Resources Control Board. The Earth Day Event is partially funded by a grant from the California Department of Parks and Recreation.

The Inland Empire Utilities Agency covers 242-square miles, distributes imported water, provides industrial/municipal wastewater collection and treatment services, and other related utility services to more than 850,000 people

Summer Nights in the Park!!!

This Thursday will be the 2nd night in the park for the summer.

Bring the whole family to the park for an evening of outdoor fun.

This Thursday,  July 12th  will feature Nocturnal Animals “BATS”!!

Presenters, activities and crafts are included.

FREE ADMISSION!!!

5:30PM – 7:30PM

Contact Carrie Raleigh for more information

at carrie@awaedu.org or (909) 280-1120

Event Flier!!!

The Park in the news!!

Daily Bulletin: City News Earth Day - Chino Creek Park April 27 2012

Please see the article (linked below) in today’s Daily Bulletin City News section featuring the Chino Creek Park Earth Day Event.

Daily Bulletin

Earth Day Event Exceeds Expectations

The Inland Empire Utilities Agency (IEUA) co-hosted, along with the City of Chino and the Santa Ana Watershed Association, an Earth Day Celebration at the Chino Creek Wetlands and Educational Park on Thursday, April 19, 2012. 

The Earth Day Celebration was open to schools that had scheduled field trips between 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.  Over 1,200 students, teachers and parents attended the event from 9 different schools within the IEUA service area. All students received pre-event packets that contained t-shirts, backpacks, educational materials and other green related giveaways. The Earth Day Celebration was also open to the public between 3:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. Thank you to the 1,000 community members that joined us in celebrating Earth Day at the Chino Creek Park.

If you are interested in participating in next years Earth Day event please contact Lucia Diaz at ldiaz@ieua.org or Andrea Carruthers at acarruthers@ieua.org. 

Wally the Water Drop welcoming students

Students learning about soils and gardens

Meeting the Great Horned Owl "Archimedes"

Enjoying the various booths throughout the park

Students at the Plant Factory activity - understanding all the parts of a plant

Students at the Water Cycle activity - understanding each element in the water cycle

Ally the Owl welcoming students to the park

Students enjoying the Environmental Magic Show

Students at the SAWA booth

Students at the Wonders of Wildlife booth

Students at the Enviroscape Model - understanding the watershed

On the train tour through the wetlands

Walking through the Watershed bridge

 

Earth Day Event 4.19.2012

Earth Day Event 4.19.2012

The Inland Empire Utilities Agency will be co-hosting, along with the City of Chino and the Santa Ana Watershed Association, an Earth Day Celebration at the Chino Creek Wetlands and Educational Park tomorrow Thursday, April 19, 2012. 

The Earth Day Celebration will be open to schools that have scheduled field trips between 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.  The Earth Day Celebration will be open to the public between 3:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.

Come out to the park and enjoy a fun afternoon!!

Featuring:

Environmental Exhibits!

Environmental Shows!

Hand-on Earth Friendly Activities!

Giveaways (including COMPOST!!)

Food Trucks!

Free Family Fun!

And much more!!!

Earth Day Event!!!

The Earth Day Event will be hosted at the Chino Creek Wetlands and Educational Park located within southern California’s San Bernardino County (County).  The Earth Day Event is designed to meet the growing need of integrating communities and school groups with the natural world by using the wetlands to create real life experiences. The Earth Day Event invites students to learn about the natural enviroment in the natural world via the Chino Creek Wetlands and Educational Park. The wetlands park offers sanctuary not only to plants and wildlife but to the community in need of safe, natural space.

The Earth Day Event also offers students and other visitors the opportunity to directly learn about environmental issues pertaining to their own neighborhoods. Problematic issues such as urban runoff, erosion, groundwater contamination and natural habitat loss is common within the County and the Earth Day Event will address these matters by providing visitors the necessary information through a variety of activity and informational booths. Children and adults lacking natural environments near home will be able to experience wetlands ecosystems firsthand.

Please join the City of Chino and Inland Empire Utilities Agency annual Earth Day event on Thursday, April 19, 2012 from 3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. For more information please contact Lucia Diaz at ldiaz@ieua.org or check the Agency website at Annual Earth Day 2012 link.

Volunteer Event - January 28th

Check out what's changed at the Park!

Check out what's changed at the Park!

The Santa Ana Watershed Association (SAWA)  has made some changes to the Chino Creek Wetlands and Educational Park's Interpretive Center.

The Interpretive Center first open its doors in April of 2008 to the public and since has served as a starting point for the Park for the public to learn about the Santa Ana Watershed.

The Interpretive Center allows students to explore the watershed through several exhibits. They will have a hands on encounter with one of the native snakes housed in the nature center.   Topics included in the center are native animals, SAWA projects, and conservation methods.   

The Santa Ana Watershed

The Santa Ana Watershed catches stormwater from a 2,650 square mile region and channels it into the Pacific Ocean at the City of Huntington Beach. It stretches from the peaks of the San Bernardino and San Gabriel Mountains, through the coastal plains in Orange County all the way to the Pacific Ocean. The Santa Ana River (River), flowing over 100 miles, drains the largest coastal stream system in Southern California including parts of Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino Counties, as well as a sliver of Los Angeles County. The total length of the River and its major tributaries is about 700 miles, one of the largest River systems in California.

Education

There are a number of opportunities to learn about the watershed. Parks and Recreation Areas along the river allow people to experience pristine pockets of habitat firsthand, such as the Chino Creek Wetlands and Educational Park and the Prado Wetlands. At these areas, visitors can find a variety of interpretive displays revealing the many interesting facts about the River.

To learn more about the Park and the Santa Ana Watershed please contact either Carrie at SAWA carrie@sawaedu.org or Lucia at IEUA ldiaz@ieua.org.

Certified Wildlife Habitat

The Chino Creek Wetlands and Educational Park is now a Certified Wildlife Habitat site with the National Wildlife Federation (NWF)

In September the park will be receiving its signage from NWF!!

Search for us on

http://www.nwf.org/naturefind/