Education: Youth and Garden
Learning about Pollinators at Forest Explorers Spring Break Camp
This past week we had the wonderful opportunity to teach our Forest Explorers during spring break camp a variety of fun lessons. Pollinators, astronomy, geology, and water were the main…
Read MoreHow to Protect Nature: Ideas from Students in Central Oregon
What can you do to protect nature? What can we teach our students to do to protect nature? These important questions are key to understanding how to help the Earth…
Read MoreTeaching Reusable Habits: Saving Energy
One of the main components of living a sustainable life is learning how to conserve resources. Saving energy is a simple way to help protect the environment, and this week’s…
Read MoreForest Explorers Learn about Oregon Trees
One of the beautiful things about Oregon is the diverse number of habitats and ecosystems throughout the state. This week’s Lunch Bite Highlight focuses on Oregon’s state tree, the Douglas…
Read MoreHow Can Reusable Bags Teach Eco-friendly Habits?
Sometimes living a sustainable life can seem a little intimidating. Many common household items seem to be harmful to the environment which might scare us away from developing sustainable habits.…
Read MoreWhere Is Away?
This week’s Lunch Bites Highlight focuses on sustainable living and specifically, where our garbage goes once we throw it away. Helping our young learners understand the journey garbage takes can…
Read MoreRecord Garden Grants Awarded as Outdoor Classrooms Become Essential During Covid-19
We are excited to announce the recipients of our 2020/2021 school year garden grant awards. Due to an unprecedented number of grant applications and funding amount needs, we secured an…
Read MoreLunch Bite Highlights: Recycling Activities & Read-Aloud Story
Lunch Bite Highlight 1 One of our lunch bite highlights this week focuses on the process of recycling. Recycling is when we take our old things like paper bags or…
Read MoreTurning Kids into Scientists – Introducing Lunch Bites!
Children’s curious and intuitive minds lead to an abundance of learning opportunities. To help foster their learning habits, it has been our goal to involve and educate them as much…
Read MoreYouth 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…
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