The Environmental Center

Building Science Literacy through Outdoor Inquiry
2015-03-06 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Join Children’s Forest of Central Oregon partners for fun and interactive trainings which provide skills for K-12 teachers to lead effective outdoor educational activities. Teachers will learn natural resource information, inquiry skills, hands-on science activities which align with Next Generation Science Standards, and tips for group management and logistics for field trips. Substitute costs are available for public school teachers through the School Engagement Fund. Post-training support will be provided to participating teachers to assist with facilitating field experiences.

Eagles in Oregon: Watching Them Watch Us Watch Them
2015-03-06
Friends and Neighbors of the Deschutes Canyon Area (FANs) Winter Lecture Series:
Eagles in Oregon: Watching Them Watch Us Watch Them
Presented by Frank Isaacs, Oregon Eagle Foundation
Oregon is fortunate to have abundant habitat for both bald and golden eagles. Frank Isaacs has studied both species for over thirty years. His program will compare and contrast the look, behavior, history and current status of eagles in Oregon.
Frank Isaacs is co-founder of The Oregon Eagle Foundation. He leads a statewide golden eagle nest survey in Oregon and has many volunteers monitoring nests throughout our Central Oregon scenic canyons. Frank graduated Michigan Technological University where he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Forestry and a Master’s Degree in Forest Wildlife Management. He has lived in Oregon since 1977 and worked on bald eagle research at Oregon State University for 31 years. While at OSU, Frank led the statewide bald eagle nest survey for 29 years and studied wintering bald eagles in eastern Oregon for 10 winters. He has also led Oregon’s peregrine falcon nest survey for 5 years. Frank has received many awards for his work with bald eagles, habitat and conservation.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m., and the presentation starts at 7:00 p.m. FANs members are admitted free; non-members pay $1 at the door. Held at The Ranch Chapel’s Family Center, Crooked River Ranch. Space is limited; click here to register today.
