Eagle Scout project at the Chino Creek Park

On Saturday, August 11, 2012 the Chino Creek Wetlands and Educational Park hosted an Eagle Scout project organized by Jonathan Hagman. The goal of the project was to create a small food forest within the Park near the Garden in Every School demonstration garden. This area of the park was originally a grassland area, but unfortunately, due to all the rabbits it has been diffculit to keep the grass alive. Some of the grasses like the native Deer Grass and the Red Pennisetum don't get eaten by the rabbits, so it was decided to leave those there to grow with the food forest.

A total of 14 volunteers came out to support Jonathan by planting numerous fruit trees and installing drip irrigation at the root zones of each of the plants. Jonathan learned how to install drip irrigation before the project was organized so that he could teach his volunteers how to properly install drip irrigation.

Jonathan with his father Curt Hagman, (assemblyman for the 60th assembly district).

Volunteers planting trees

Everyone hard at work.

Volunteers installing drip irrigation



Volunteers Fixing the last drip emitter.



 Thank you Jonathan for your leadership and choosing IEUA to help with your Eagle Scout project!

National Volunteer Week!!

What is National Volunteer Week?

A time to celebrate people doing extraordinary things through service. "Celebrating People In Action" captures the meaning behind this signature week - honoring the individuals who dedicate themselves to taking action and solving problems in their communities. National Volunteer Week is April 15 - 21, 2012.

What are you doing for National Volunteer Week? Need places to volunteer?

Click here: http://www.handsonnetwork.org/nationalprograms/signatureevents/nvw

Centennial HS Water Discovery Program 2/28/12

Thank you to the students from Centennial High School that participated in the Water Discovery Program on Tuesday, Feb. 28. As part of the program, the students did a service learning project in the demonstration garden. Students helped with weeding and removal of some fencing. We appreciated all of their hard work and hope they enjoyed learning about the wetlands during their visit.

Volunteer Event - January 28th

Santiago High School Service Learning

Thank you Santiago High School students for helping to plant the succulent demonstration garden.   As part of their Water Discovery field trip, the students planted over 130 succulents in the demonstration garden.  Great Job! For many of the students this was their first time using a shovel or planting in a garden. Thank you for helping improve the park.

New Park Video

Check out the video Inland Empire Waterkeeper made featuring Patriot High School enjoying a Water Discovery Field Trip at the Chino Creek Wetlands and Educational Park!

For more information on Inland Empire Waterkeeper