The OSU Extension Service Outdoor School Program, created in 2017, crafted the program’s mission and vision, which is grounded in equity, diversity, access and inclusion.
In the summer of 2022, 4-H partnered with the Mount St Helens Institute to hold an Inner City Youth Institute overnight camp at the Mount St. Helens Science and Learning Center.
Over 900 students in second through eighth grades and 100 adult chaperones in Clackamas County attended an enrichment program at the Hopkins Demonstration Forest during the summer and several other groups came in early fall.
The DIVE4Ag team is working together to develop an open source, distance education toolkit focused on agriculture that will connect youth, educators, and K-12 classrooms to experiential learning.