Outdoor Days
Youth Education Intern Spotlight: Erika Cook
Erika Cook has been around The Environmental Center for quite some time, so you may recognize her! Last winter, as part of her final semester at OSU-Cascades, she shadowed our…
Read MoreYouth Education during COVID-19
Greetings from the Youth Education Department! We truly miss going into classrooms and teaching our environmental and sustainability education programs around the Central Oregon region. Although our day-to-day “norm” is…
Read MoreOutdoor School Days Conclude and Interns Shine!
Our Outdoor School Days program is possible with sponsorship from The Children’s Forest of Central Oregon. Over the course of 15 days, we saw 17 schools from Bend-La Pine, Redmond,…
Read MoreOutdoor School Days Spring Internship
*Update 4/29: This position has been filled. The intern will play a vital active role in providing outdoor school programming for elementary and middle school this spring. The intern will…
Read MoreMeet our 2018 Spring Outdoor School Interns
The Environmental Center’s outdoor school program offers students an all-day excursion outside the classroom to a natural area. We travel to sites throughout Central Oregon – including Sawyer Park, Cline…
Read MoreSuccess: We’ll double outdoor days this year!
We did it! Our goal was to raise $7,000 in order to double our outdoor programming during the 2016-2017 school year. And your response was incredible! Thank you to everyone who…
Read MoreInspiring Read: High Country by Tom Bell
Last week, Tom Bell, the founder of High Country News, passed away at age 92. Tom wrote many inspiring pieces throughout his life – including the following essay, titled High…
Read MoreSuccess! Plus a new match…
Woohoo! Just in time for the weekend, we were able to raise the money needed to receive a match from Capstone CPAs. Big thanks to all who contributed. We’re 25%…
Read MoreMatching donation toward outdoor days!
Double your impact today with a matching donation! The next $500 in donations will be matched dollar-for-dollar by Capstone CPAs, making your contribution go twice as far. We believe youth need…
Read MoreDouble Outdoor Days for Local Kids
At The Environmental Center, we believe it’s important for kids to spend time learning and growing in the great outdoors. Research shows that kids who build strong connections to nature…
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