John Durand and Bill Deckett described the district’s Canoemobile environmental education program and told the board it is one of the district’s largest field‑trip efforts of the year.

"This is, I believe, 10, maybe 11 years since we've been doing Canoe Mobile in the Galt School District," John Durand said, noting the program has grown from a few classes to two full weeks and that Wilderness Inquiry brings canoes and staff from Minneapolis.

District staff said the program delivered 72 separate land‑station sessions over two weeks and included activities such as natural history walks, aquatic invertebrate sampling, orienteering, habitat restoration (planting valley oak acorns), and an introduction to fly fishing. Staff emphasized social‑emotional learning, team building and service learning ties.

Presenters said participation included more than 800 students from 15 schools and eight area districts, all at no cost to students and families. Funding came from a mix of federal grant funding, the Bureau of Land Management, The Nature Conservancy and local Kiwanis clubs, which covered last‑minute portable‑toilet and sanitation costs.

Volunteers and partners included Sacramento County Parks, Bureau of Land Management, California Fly Fishers and Nature Conservancy staff. Staff highlighted a habitat restoration station added under new grant funding, where students planted acorns and buckeye seeds to be grown in a nursery and later planted on preserve lands.

Board members praised the event and noted teacher and student feedback such as "best field trip ever." Staff said logistics required significant transportation and volunteer coordination but that the program creates curriculum links to science, social studies and math while giving students outdoor recreation experiences.

No formal board action was required; the item was an informational report and recognition of partners and volunteers.