Elkhorn Elementary School in California serves a predominantly low-income, Hispanic community that resides within the Elkhorn Slough watershed. In 2014, the Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve offsite link (NERR) received a Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) grant to create the Estuary Explorers Club offsite link, an afterschool program in partnership with Elkhorn Elementary School. This program provides a unique opportunity for local students to experience the Elkhorn Slough Reserve.
![Estuary Explorers conduct field work at the Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve. (Image credit: Virginia Guhin/Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve) Estuary Explorers conduct field work at the Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve.](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_width_1275/public/legacy/image/2019/Jun/847.jpg?itok=Skrrx2Fp)
Estuary Explorers conduct field work at the Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve. (Image credit: Virginia Guhin/Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve)