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Youth Environmental Educators overcome pandemic year

Program participants are paid employees who provide hands-on activities at Blue Lake Regional Park in Fairview during the summer.

Tanya Kindrachuk | Apr 2021 | Impact story

Oregon Harvest for School toolkit

Oregon Harvest for Schools is a campaign to promote Oregon foods in school settings and to families. The toolkit offers many free English and Spanish materials, sorted by different foods, to Oregon schools.

Apr 2021 | Online resource

Science videos help young Spanish speakers learn during COVID-19

The science videos came with activity kits that allowed students to follow along and remain academically engaged during the early months of the COVID pandemic.

Rodrigo Corona | Apr 2021 | Impact story

COVID-19 relief funds support Tillamook County child care providers

OSU Extension’s Open Campus program co-led the Tillamook County Early Child Care and Education Task Force to facilitate collaboration between community stakeholders.

Megan Deane McKenna | Apr 2021 | Impact story

Growing Healthy Kids, featuring video lessons, returns for spring

The video lessons, about eight to 10-minutes long, give students opportunities to learn basic plant parts and encourage students to try a variety of fruits and vegetables using their senses.

Chris Branam | Apr 1, 2021 | News story

OSU Extension livestream of hatching chicks returns for eighth year

The livestream started today and will documents the chicks as they hatch. The cameras will remain on until 5 p.m. April 2.

Chris Branam | Mar 26, 2021 | News story

Juntos students spearhead historic dance at The Dalles High School

The student club at the school, Juntos Council, decided to get school support to have a Latino dance not only for fun but also to spread cultural awareness.

Andrea Flores | Mar 2021 | Impact story

How long can zebra mussels live out of water? A math model.

Students use an online quarantine estimator to determine how long zebra mussels can survive out of water. By varying the settings, such as location in country and month of the year, students can observe how the time needed to dry a boat is related to the time of year and the local climate (humidity and temperature). This curriculum on invasive zebra and quagga mussels is part of the Menace to the West on Oregon Sea Grant's website.

Mar 2021 | Online resource

Zebra & Quagga Mussels: Species Guide At A Glance

This is a one-page fact sheet about invasive zebra and quagga mussels. It includes a map of the U.S. where the mussels have spread and other quick facts. The sheet is part of the invasive species curriculum Menace to the West. It is hosted on the Oregon Sea Grant website.

Samuel Chan, Tania Siemens, Rick Cooper | Mar 2021 | Online resource

Zebra & Quagga Mussels Species Guide

This guide provides in depth information on invasive zebra and quagga muscles. It is a companion resource to the Menace to the West an invasive species curriculum. Appropriate for grades 8-12.