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Physical activity is important for everyone. Being active promotes lifelong health and well-being, prevents various health conditions, keeps our bodies at a healthy weight, boosts learning and mental growth and development, and benefits our mental health.

The places that we live, learn, work and play impact us for better or worse. Being intentional about creating safe, welcoming, and positive environments for our program participants ensures we are making the most of our efforts.

Being productive and positive begins with being able to focus on the present moment.

Skills, knowledge, and attitudes influence behaviors, such as making food and beverage choices.

Providing young people with a sense of belonging is crucial to helping them succeed in all areas of their lives. Furthermore, ones social health has impacts on physical and emotional health, and is a predictor of career success.

Adequate sleep enables young people to process information and cement the knowledge and skills learned throughout their days. Sleep is critical for both mind and body function, and can help in maintaining focus to optimize learning opportunities.

The CCRC holds two meetings a year the third Thursday in October (Fall) and the third Thursday in April (Spring).

Tuesday, September 29, 2015 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM Santa Clara County Service Center Auditorium Santa Clara As grazing moves increasingly beyond previously private open rangelands onto public lands where recreation is expected to increase encounters between livestock and recreationists are also likely...

Forum ScholarshipsForum Scholarships focus on key rangeland conservation topics identified through CCRC membership surveys, interviews with sponsor agencies, or academic researchers. Under the joint supervision of university faculty and a CCRC co-principal investigator, graduate students conduct scientific…

Thursday, April 20, 2017 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM Cal Poly Beef Center To increase participant awareness and familiarity with a variety of grazing practices (particular strategies and methods) can be used to meet specific conservation objectives.