Education: Youth and Garden
Happy Hour in the Garden Slowly Reopens
We slowly kicked off our Happy Hour in the Garden series these past few weeks, with very little turnout. Which was fine by me, because frankly I wanted to gently…
Read MoreReflecting on our Spring Garden Pivot
When schools initially shut down due to COVID-19, I thought we were just getting a longer spring break. I even created a list of “things to do over our long…
Read MoreSustainability Series at Ridgeview & Redmond High
Each trimester, The Environmental Center Youth Educators present our Sustainability Series to Health 2 classes at Ridgeview and Redmond High Schools. We have a wonderful collaboration with Coaches Millington, Pileggi,…
Read MoreSpringtime Reuse in the Garden
Spring is in full-fledged now. Frosty nights (my chicken’s water was frozen over this morning) make way for warm days and sprouting seeds. As you move through your garden deciding…
Read MoreIn Redmond: Weekly take-home garden & nutrition kits
Earlier this month, I was supposed to start working in John Tuck Elementary School to support their school garden and related programming through a Farm to School Grant from Oregon…
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 MoreGarden and Nutrition Activities To Do at Home: Living Necklace
Victory Gardens are making a comeback, locally and all over country. OSU Extensions’s Online Vegetable Gardening Course (currently offerred for free) has over 17,000 people signed up. Seed catalog companies…
Read MoreSpring Learning Garden Internship (CLOSED)
UPDATE: Due to COVID-19, our garden program looks a little different now, and we will not be hiring a spring garden intern. Thank you for your understanding. Our Youth Education…
Read MoreInternship Opportunity: Spring Outdoor Days
The Environmental Center is looking for a high school or college student to help deliver outdoor programming in May and June! If you’re a student with any teaching experience, enthusiasm…
Read MoreBuckingham 4th Graders Visit Knott Landfill
(Pictured above: Our lovely Sustainability Educators having a little fun during the field trip!) Earlier this month, 4th grade students from Buckingham Elementary took a field trip to Knott Landfill.…
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