Education: Youth and Garden
Outdoor 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 More2019 Garden Grants Award Winners
The Environmental Center is proud to announce the winners of their annual Garden Grant Program. Through community, business, and foundation support, we approved requests for $10,000 to nine school garden…
Read MoreGreen Spotlight: Tyler Wilson
Tyler is a sustainability educator at The Environmental Center, helping to deliver our growing EarthSmart program to even more schools. He teaches at Bear Creek Elementary, Pine Ridge Elementary, and…
Read MoreCow Creek Umpqua Indian Foundation Supports Local School Gardens
The Environmental Center was awarded a one-year grant in the amount of $5,000 to fund a FoodCorps Service Member and to support the Central Oregon Garden Educators Network. The Environmental…
Read MoreDenise Rowcroft Receives Cooperator Award
Last month, Denise Rowcroft, Sustainability Educator at The Environmental Center, received a Cooperator Award from Oregon State University Extension Association. She was nominated by local extension Nutrition Educators Katie Ahern, Ashley…
Read MoreGarden For Every School Fall 2018 Update
We are excited to be kicking off another school year rolling out our Garden for Every School initiative – our community effort to support school garden development in a way…
Read MoreWater Cycle Education Program Highlights
The Environmental Center and the City of Bend are expanding our Water Cycle Education Program to include a pilot full-day field trip around Tumalo Falls. Our goal is to deepen…
Read MoreGarden Grant Update: Three Rivers Elementary School
Three Rivers Elementary School in Sunriver had a very unique idea for a school garden! Their goal was to create a school garden project that was manageable in size and…
Read MoreGarden Grant Update: Seed to Table
With their grant from The Environmental Center, Seed to Table Farm in Sisters purchased a small set of grow lights to increase vegetable production for the school during winter months.…
Read MoreGarden Grant Update: Henry L Slater Elementary School
Henry L Slater Elementary School was one of seven School Garden Grant recipients in 2017. Here is a brief summary of what they did with the grant funds! Right now,…
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