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Exploring Water Habitats: Wetlands, Streams, Oceans

This curriculum introduces youth to the science and function of wetlands, streams, and oceans, and how human activities affect climate and environmental function and health.

By Virginia Bourdeau | OSU Extension Catalog

StreamWebs Field and Classroom Watershed Investigation Curriculum

A field-work based watershed curriculum for middle school educators.

OSU Sea Grant Publication

Insects: Taking a Deeper Look at the World of Bugs

Includes three lessons for grades 3-8. Includes lists of materials, lesson plans, and student worksheets. Lessons are (1) build an insect trap, (2) ant lions, and (3) pitfall traps.

OSU Extension Catalog

Latest Resources

Outdoor School, Oregon State Parks launch Get Out There Together program

Jun 20, 2019
Oregon State University Extension Service and Oregon State Parks are partnering to offer a new program called Get Out There Together.

By Chris Branam | News Story

More than 30,000 students participate in inaugural year of statewide Outdoor School

Nov 14, 2018
Three-quarters of Oregon’s eligible fifth- and sixth-grade students participated in the inaugural year of the statewide Outdoor School program.

By Chris Branam | News Story

Outdoor School begins funding notifications for 2017-18 school year

Dec 20, 2017
The new statewide Outdoor School has begun notifying school districts that they will receive funding for the 2017-18 school year.

By Chris Branam | News Story

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4-H Open House

Eugene, OR

Sun, Sep 22, 2019 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Join the OSU Extension team in our garden for an Open House to kick-off the new enrollment season. There will be fun activities for kids, information about 4-H community clubs and projects, meet and...

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