(FOX40.COM) -- The Solano Resource Conservation District is calling on the community to support its environmental education programs this week. Video above: Judge upholds felony fraud charges on a Stockton Unified School District Board Member

According to Solano RCD, community support will lead up to the Live Solano-Give Solano fundraising event on Oct. 1, which is sponsored by the Solano Community Foundation.

Donations are essential to a mission that connects local students with the outdoors, a spokesperson with SRCD explained. It helps foster an understanding of critical issues like California's drinking water and the importance of conservation.

"In a world where climate change is a growing concern, building personal and collective resilience begins with a meaningful connection to nat

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