Linn-Benton Salmon Watch

Salmon Watch Andrew Wiley Park 2018

Linn-Benton Salmon Watch Linn-Benton Salmon Watch field trips are hands-on science for fifth and sixth graders. These field trips are organized by various interested groups such as the local watershed councils. On their field tours, students : Observe salmon biology and spawning Perform sampling of macroinvertebrates Test water quality Assess riparian (stream bank) conditions Salmon…

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Youth Watershed Council

Outdoor School girls

Youth Watershed Council (YWC) The goal of the Youth Watershed Council is to engage students in watershed and natural resource education. Students in the South Santiam can be powerful stewards of their watershed, and we are excited to work with them as they explore opportunities like enhancing our native fish habitat and maintaining cool, clean…

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Outdoor School

Future Fire Fighter, Fire Ecology provided by ODF

Outdoor School Outdoor School is a three-day, two-night once-in-a-lifetime outdoor learning experience for Sweet Home and Lebanon 6th grade students. Since 2008, the U.S. Forest Service, Sweet Home Ranger District, and South Santiam Watershed Council have hosted this event. Before attending outdoor school, students have the option of participating in pre-outdoor school discovery sessions. These…

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