Placer Nature Center in Auburn California connects people and nature through classes, special events and more!

PNC Kids!

What's your Eco-IQ?
Have fun and challenge your self to be the best earth steward you can be! An earth steward is someone who cares for the planet and thinks about how their actions affect the environment.

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"Adults can only give good advice or put you on the right paths, but the final forming of a person's character lies in your own hands."
-Anne Frank

Simple Things You Can Do Today!

Kids have the power to change how we affect the environment too!

Learn what you can do today to start saving the earth! It's not difficult and you can take one step at a time.
Enter a Contest, apply for a grant or scholarship! Great opportunities to enjoy and share your love of nature and our world!

Red Wiggler Worm Composting

Red wigglers will eat your compost! If you bought worms from PNC, here's some directions of what to do when you get them home! They are easy to take care of and produce great soil for gardening. Keep them under the sink or in the backyard.

Watch the story about stuff

Learn about where it all comes from and where it goes! Have you ever thought about where your stuff comes from? This fun animation tells all!

learn how you can be a:

Water Wizard | Soil Super Star | Energy Ace
Climate Change Crusdaer | Forest Friend

Water Wizards!

Play Water Games (without getting wet!) with Flow the Water Drop on the EPA website.

After you've learned about water, download the EPA Water Pledge! Make a promise with your family to do your part to save water. It's easier than you think!

Murdock the fisherman's cat knows all about the oceans! Join Murdock, the fisherman's cat, to learn about the oceans and fish. Did you know "Murdock" means protector of the sea?

Learn how you can be too on the Marine and Stewardship Council kid's website!

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Climate Change Crusdaer | Forest Friend
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Soil Super Stars!

Wilbur the soil wizard will show the wonders under our feet! Learn about the importance of soil and journey through the dirt with Wilbur the soil wizard on BLM's website! Find out what dirt is made of and what lives in it!

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Energy Aces!

Energy Quest has lots of un stuff to do! Energy Quest has lots of fun activities to learn about energy and everything you can do to save it! There are movies, art contests, stories and otehr fun stuff to do! Visit the Energy Quest website from the California Energy Commission!

Energy Ant of the Department of Energy can show you all about energy and how to use it wisely (ants are very energy-efficient creatures)! Energy Ant knows all the the facts about different types of energy! Did you know that ants are energy-efficient creatures?! Become energy efficient and smart too with Energy Ant on the EIA's website!

Roofus knows all about saving energy and it's easy for you to learn too! Roofus also knows a lot about saving energy! Lots of fun games, stories, videos and more on the U.S. Department of Energy's Kids Saving Energy website!
* Look for Tinkbell and her friends! They're saving energy too!

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Climate Change Crusaders!

Learn all about CLimate Change from the EPA! You've heard about climate change, now visit the EPA's Climate change Kid's site to get the facts for yourself! It does not just look at the temperature of the planet - it's so much more! Learn about the weather, what greenhouse gases are and their effects as well as other changes that are happening!