Photos are from Dexter McCarty Middle School field trips during Week #5
Hands-on, experiential outdoor education continued with Salmon Watch Week #5, as four schools went on 7 field trips at Eagle Creek and Little White Salmon River in the Columbia Gorge.
Participating Salmon Watch schools this week included:
Monday, October 17th – Dexter McCarty Middle School – Eagle Creek
Tuesday, October 18th – Dexter McCarty Middle School – Eagle Creek
Tuesday, October 18th – Hood River Middle School – Little White Salmon River
Wednesday, October 19th – Hood River Middle School – Little White Salmon River
Wednesday, October 19th – Madison High School – Eagle Creek
Thursday, October 20th – Hood River Middle School – Little White Salmon River
Friday, October 21st – Hood River Valley High – Little White Salmon River
The 2016 Salmon Watch field trip season is now more than halfway completed, with 33 field trips down, and 17 remaining. Next week we continue with more field trips in the Gorge, as well as our first field trips in the Tillamook State Forest at Cedar Creek.
Much gratitude is owed to our wonderful volunteer educators for all their hard work making Salmon Watch possible. Following his trip, volunteer Chris Toole said, “I am a retired fish biologist – this is exactly the sort of thing I want to be doing that I never seemed to have time for when I was working. It is fun, keeps me around fish, and is inspiring to see enthusiastic young people who will hopefully take away some ideas that will help them and our environment in the future.”
Volunteer Christine Buhl said, “Every kid growing up in the PNW should see salmon in their habitat and understand the ecology that supports them. It’s not just salmon, it gets the wheels turning when thinking about the inter-relatedness of other species and habitats.”
In Week #6, Salmon Watch 2016 will continue its work getting kids outdoors, connecting them with nature, and equipping them with knowledge and appreciation for Oregon’s amazing natural heritage, which will prepare them for their role as future environmental decision-makers.
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