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Children’s Clean Water Festival: Salmon Game of Life (and death!)
World Salmon Council had the opportunity to participate in this year's Children's Clean Water Festival, a day-long environmental education event for 4th and 5th graders from around the Portland metro region. Hosted at the University of Portland by a coalition of...
Salmon Watch Service Learning: Centennial High School
As part of our continuing Salmon Watch service learning project season, we are featuring one school per week that is involved in an effort to benefit wild salmon and our local watersheds! This week we look to Gresham's Centennial High School. Click on the title to...
Salmon Watch Service Learning: Scott School
With another successful fall field trip season put to redd, we're excited to continue our mission of providing experiential education in nature for students and empowering community engagement. Some of the most meaningful connections our Salmon Watch students make...
Salmon Watch Spotlight: The Many Hats of Laurie McDowell
Above: Laurie participates in a discussion about the Salmon "4-H's" (Habitat, Hatcheries, Harvest, Hydropower) at a training this summer along with Rick Martinson. Laurie McDowell wears many hats in our Salmon Watch program-- initially as a teacher, now as a...
In the Spirit of Service: Mt Tabor Middle School
In the rainy chill late last month, 6th grade life science teacher Kirk Ordway and his students trekked out to Mt Hood National Forest. Their final destination? The aptly named Salmon River where, this past September, Ordway and his students observed fall spawning...
