OSU Extension Programs

4-H Youth Development

4-H empowers young people with hands-on learning experiences to help them grow and thrive. By creating a safe and welcoming environment, young people develop the skills needed to make a positive impact on the world around them.

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Bee Steward Program

Do you want to help pollinators on your farm, managed forest, rangeland, golf-course or community garden? The Bee Steward Program enhances bee habitat across the state by offering practical training on how to build, maintain and establish pollinator habitat.

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BEPA 2.0

BEPA 2.0 is a school-based physical activity program aligned to health and physical education standards. BEPA 2.0 can be used before, during, or after school, both inside and outside of the classroom, to increase children’s physical activity time at school.

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Better Bones and Balance®

Better Bones and Balance® is an exercise program designed to gradually improve balance and strength to avoid falls and maintain independence.

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Coast to Forest

The Coast to Forest program builds on community strengths to promote mental health and reduce substance use in rural Oregon. Browse statewide and county-specific resources. Relevant for all audiences.

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Farm to School

Farm to School supports Oregon's farmers, creates jobs, and strengthens local economies. It helps kids by providing access to and teaching them about fresh foods. It increases access to local healthy foods in schools, and it is stewarding the land for future generations.

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Fire Program

The Fire Program uses outreach, education, and engagement to foster fire-adapted communities and resilient landscapes to wildfire. Six wildland fire specialists help seek regionally relevant solutions through place-based partnerships.

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Food Hero (in English)

Food Hero is your go-to site for quick, tasty, healthy recipes and helpful tips. Whether you're a beginner or a pro, you'll find something new for your family to enjoy.

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Home Food Safety and Preservation Program

OSU Extension Family and Community Health ensures Oregonians have access to the most reliable information available on safe food handling at home. We offer food safety and preservation resources and classes, including our Master Food Preserver program.

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KidSpirit (in English)

KidSpirit provides young people with intentional, high quality, equitable learning experiences that promote positive interactions. Activities include sports, arts, science, gymnastics, cooking and many other activities offered each summer or throughout the year.

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Land Steward Program

The Land Steward Program is dedicated to helping owners achieve a viable and sustainable vision for their land. Join us to learn more about your land, figure out what you want to do with it, and make a plan to get you there.

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Master Gardener™

A program that educates Oregonians about the art and science of growing and caring for plants. This program also facilitates the training of a highly educated group of volunteers. These volunteers extend sustainable gardening information to their communities through education and outreach programs.

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Master Melittologist Program

Although we estimate there are several hundred species of bees in Oregon, the Master Melittologist Program trains citizen scientists to both collect and curate specimens of native bees and their floral associations, which has led to countless discoveries.

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Master Woodland Manager

The Master Woodland Manager training is a master's level course for landowners who are interested in an intensive forest management training and sharing the knowledge gained through this training with people in their local communities. Graduates of the program have been serving Oregon for 40 years.

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Nutrition Education and Outreach Programs

Family and Community Health educators provide practical, research-based nutrition education and resources to promote healthy food choices. Some of our nutrition programming efforts include the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program...

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Open Campus (in English)

OSU Open Campus provides local access to learning to address the unique educational needs of Oregon’s communities. Through a statewide partnership network, Open Campus delivers education to underserved and place-bound Oregonians.

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Oregon Environmental Literacy Program (in English)

The Oregon Environmental Literacy Program supports K-12 teachers in collaboration with non-formal educators to foster environmental literacy by engaging students in activities and experiences that increase their awareness, understanding and knowledge of the environment and their relationship to it.

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Oregon Forest Pest Detector

Oregon Forest Pest Detectors volunteer to help prevent the damaging impacts of invasive forest pests by monitoring for and reporting potential infestations. Volunteers are are important in early detection and rapid response of control efforts.

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Oregon Master Beekeeper Program

Are you curious about bees and how to keep them? Are you interested in learning how to become a better beekeeper? Do you want to help others learn about bees? Bee informed with the Oregon Master Beekeeper Program!

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Oregon Natural Resources Education Program (in English)

The Oregon Natural Resources Education Program has been a leader in providing professional development programs for K–16 educators in understanding Oregon’s forests, wildlife and ecosystems.

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Oregon Naturalist

The Oregon Naturalist Program is for people interested in Oregon’s natural history and natural resources management who want to dedicate their time as volunteers. Take courses online and on-location in Oregon’s beautiful outdoors.

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Oregon Season Tracker

Oregon Season Tracker aims to link natural resource managers, educators, researchers and others through collaborative community science. We seek to understand weather patterns and how plants and other living things in our ecosystem respond and adapt across diverse Oregon landscapes.

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OSU Small Farms

The goal of the Small Farms program is to improve the economic and environmental sustainability of small farms by employing appropriate scale production and marketing techniques.

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Outdoor School

OSU Extension works in collaboration with schools, partners and communities to administer funds to support and grow the statewide Outdoor School program for Oregon’s 5th and 6th grade students.

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StrongPeople™

StrongPeople™ is a nationally recognized, evidence-based community exercise program designed to increase the number of mid-life and older women participating in safe and effective strength training.

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Ties to the Land

Ties to the Land focuses on succession planning, the human side of estate planning. It focuses on strategies to maintain family ties to the land from one generation to the next. It builds awareness of how to address the key challenges facing family businesses.

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Tree School

Regional Tree School events held each year throughout Oregon provide important opportunities for continuing education and building community, helping support the success of family forest landowners.

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Walk With Ease

Walk With Ease (WWE) is an exercise program that can reduce pain and improve overall health. If you can be on your feet for 10 minutes without increased pain, you can have success with Walk With Ease!

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Women Owning Woodlands Network

The Women Owning Woodlands Network is a diverse, enthusiastic group of women who come together to learn about forest management, share their forestry and natural resources experiences, and exchange personal knowledge in a unique peer-to-peer learning environment.

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