November has definitely brought some rain, and it also brings us the final Salmon Watch field trips of the season.
This week the classes visited two sites – one along Humbug Creek behind the Camp 18 Logging Museum & Restaurant on Hwy. 26, and a return to a Bureau of Land Management campsite on the Nestucca River, serving our new McMinnville school.
At both sites the students saw many returning salmon!
Shane Fox brought 25 of his 6th graders out to the Nestucca, and said: “Salmon Watch is providing students the opportunity to do science and experience the ecosystem they live in. This program does a fantastic job discussing how the nonliving and living components of a riparian ecosystem are connected, and will directly connect to our ecology unit in the future.”
Much thanks to our Salmon Watch Volunteer Educators and teachers:
Monday, November 1st: Forest Grove High School at Humbug Creek
Teacher: Tammy Johnson
Volunteer Educators: Jack Williamson, Janet Davis and Mark Rogers, Aaron Parker, Laurie McDowell
Monday, November 1st : Patton Middle School at Nestucca River
Teacher: Shane Fox
Volunteer Educators: Terry Turner, Glen ‘Andy’ Andrews, Neyssa Hays, Peter Kotkas
Tuesday November 10th: Beaverton High School at Humbug Creek
Teacher: Mark Geren
Volunteer Educators: Michael Knapp, Paul Sybor, Tom Bright, Alex Whistler
Thursday, November 12th: Beaverton High School at Humbug Creek
Teacher: Mark Geren
Volunteer Educators: Terry Turner, Glen ‘Andy’ Andrews, Mike Ellison, Ron Garst
One more week of field trips to go!
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