After 8 full and exciting weeks of Salmon Watch field trips, our successful season has come to an end. We are thrilled to have completed our biggest year of field trips yet, with 50 trips in the net!
Here’s a look at what we’ve been able to accomplish over the past three months, by the numbers:
- 50 day-long field trips out to 9 wilderness sites from the Nestucca River in Yamhill County up to the Lewis River in SW Washington, & the Little White Salmon River in the mid-Columbia Gorge to Cedar Creek in the Tillamook State Forest:
Pictured above: 32 participating schools are marked by the various colored balloons (color corresponds to the field trip site they traveled out to). Our 9 field trip sites are denoted with stars.
- 50 participating classes from 32 middle and high schools from 15 school districts in the Portland metro and Columbia Gorge regions.
“This experience really helped me to see my future. I now know that I want to educate people in some capacity, and hopefully pursue a career in helping to remove pollution from our water supplies.” –Maria, Salmon Watch Volunteer Educator; 11th grade student, Centennial High School
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- 2,000 students benefitting from Salmon Watch curriculum in the classroom, and 1,500 students experienced hands-on learning in 4 subject areas on a Salmon Watch field trip.
“The Water Quality testing station was my favorite because I felt like a true scientist!” –Aidan, student 6th grade, Hood River Middle School
- 109 Salmon Watch Volunteer Educators in occupations ranging from government agencies, private firms, nonprofits and current college students provided over 1,400 hours of field instruction for local students.
“The hands-on experiences that each station provided helped me further my knowledge and interest in our environment. Thank you for the exciting experience to watch the salmon actually spawn and for all of the knowledge that’s now embedded into my brain.” –Abby, 12th grade student, future zoologist and current nature lover, Centennial High School
- The 2nd year collaborating with Mt Hood Community College’s Project YESS & Youth Ecology Corps in which corps members were trained and taught on 2 Salmon Watch field trips to 60 Walt Morey Middle School 6th graders.
“Out in the field my kids learned more and behaved better than any other day before or after the trip!” –Steven Jones, 9th Grade Science Teacher, Hudson’s Bay High School
- 2 new field trip sites that allowed us to involve Hudson’s Bay High School from Vancouver, WA on the North Fork Lewis River and Patton Middle School from McMinnville at the Elk Bend Campground on the Nestucca River.
- And, countless moments of excitement, discovery, and learning!
We can’t thank our donors, hardworking teachers, dedicated volunteer educators and other program participants enough for the role they play in this collaborative learning experience.
The season continues with service learning projects in the spring!
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