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Summer Natural Resource Crews 2003-2008

Eddyville/Toledo Crew: Beaver habitat study and soil sampling

Newport/Waldport Crew: Mud and Sand Shrimp studies

2 Lincoln City Crews: Salmon River study and restoration

 

Outdoor Schools 2007/2008/2009

  • 1. Waldport Middle (October 2007)
  • 2. Newport Middle (May 2008)
  • 3. Eddyville, Siletz, MidCoast Christian Schools and Lincoln County Home Schools (October 2008)

 

Coming soon:

Newport (May 2009)

Taft Elementary (spring 2009)

Toledo (possibly in 2009)

 

21st Century Community Learning Centers / After School Programs 2003-08

Cindy George and Josh Jesinghaus run our four programs that center around         

science investigation and out of door nature focused exploration.

Taft Middle (native nursery)

Newport Middle (nursery)

Toledo Middle (community gardening)

Waldport Middle (on hold)

 

In Class Programming

  • 1. Toledo Middle & High Schools: Olalla Creek Restoration / Education Program, fall/winter/spring creek investigation for 7th and 8th graders
  • 2. Taft Elementary : Mrs. Miller and Baker's 5th Grade Classrooms spring and fall stream / riparian investigation field trips
  • 3. Grande Rhonde and Willamina Middle Schools: in partnership with Oregon Trout we have begun to take middle schoolers to the Salmon River for riparian/creek studies.
  • 4. Corvallis Middle Schools: Again in partnership with Oregon Trout we are beginning to take middle schoolers to their local watersheds for riparian /creek studies.
  • 5. Eddyville Charter School: in partnership with Oregon Trout we are beginning to take middle schoolers to their local watersheds for riparian /creek studies. Also we are beginning a native nursery program and riparian maintenance study.
  • 6. Waldport Zoology Class: Aquatic invertebrate studies on Canal Creek
  • 7. Riverdale High School: (Portland) one time aquatic surveys of Olalla Creek

 

Community Events / Service

  • 1. Atonement Lutheran Church: lead a discussion of environmentalism and Christianity.
  • 2. Olalla Reservoir Environmental Education Day with Georgia Pacific
  • 3. Ollala Creek Celebration: Two week day camp open to middle school aged children of Lincoln County. This was a collaborative effort between our 21st Century CLC's and our Olalla Creek Restoration education fund

 

Other

Entrepreneurship: We have created two test batches of exotic invasive weed paper and are making headway. GP is interested in the project and may help us with further processing refinement. Idea: students harvest, design, make and sell exotic weed paper products...goes back to afterschool program.

Alternative Energies: We are in beginning talks with the chemist at Rogue Brewery to work with brewing waste as a possible biofuel source.