The CREEC Network
The California Regional Environmental Education Community (CREEC) supports environmental literacy of California’s students.The CREEC Network is a program of the California Department of Education. The CREEC Network fosters regional partnerships throughout the state of California to promote environmental education and environmental literacy by providing teachers with access to high quality professional learning opportunities and education resources. Along with statewide sponsors and partners, each of the 11 California CREEC Regions provides professional learning opportunities and resources to educators as well as fosters communications among schools and organizations interested in supporting the environmental literacy of California’s teachers and students.
Each CREEC Region aligns with the California County Superintendents
Regions.
Use the list of Regions below to locate sources for more information.
| CREEC Regions | Counties Served Within Each Region |
|---|---|
| Region 1
|
Humboldt, Del Norte, Lake, Mendocino, Sonoma |
| Region 2
|
Butte, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Shasta Siskiyou, Tehama, Trinity |
| Region 3
|
Alpine, Colusa, El Dorado, Placer, Nevada, Sacramento, Sierra, Sutter, Yolo, Yuba |
| Region 4
|
Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Solano |
| Region 5
|
Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz |
| Region 6
|
Amador, Calaveras, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Tuolumne |
| Region 7
|
Fresno, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Kings, Tulare |
| Region 8 |
Kern, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura |
| Region 9
|
Imperial, Orange, San Diego |
| Region 10
|
Inyo, Mono, Riverside, San Bernardino |
| Region 11
|
Los Angeles |
Events
For calendars of events, please visit a Region web page on the CREEC Network website
.
Lyris email: List
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Questions
If you have any questions about the CREEC Network, please contact Shannon Gordon by email: at sgordon@cde.ca.gov or by telephone at 916-319-0190.