Take Your Fifth Graders on the Delta Discovery Voyage
(January & February)

See Our New RV Brownlee Slide Show Also available in Spanish

Classroom science lessons come alive for fifth graders on the RV Robert G. Brownlee, a 90-foot-long research vessel that was custom built in 1998 to provide a safe and stable floating laboratory for students.

The ship is owned and operated by the Marine Science Institute in Redwood City, and the program is sponsored by the Central Contra Costa Sanitary District, CCWD, Mount Diablo Unified School District, the Delta Diablo Sanitation District, the Lesher Foundation and Dow Chemical.

On this three-and-a-half hour excursion on the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, students learn about the source of their drinking water.

The RV Brownlee features activities where young people study the Delta's animal life, oxygen and salt content, chemicals, currents, as well as navigation.

This unique opportunity is available in January and February at no charge for fifth grade classes from schools within the Contra Costa Water District service area.

For more information on this program call Marianne Hook at CCWD (925) 688-8307.