Wallowa 4th-6th Grade OWL Program
September 17th -20th, 2007
We just finished another great week of outdoor school (OWL) with the Wallowa 4th-6th graders and their teachers, Warren Wilson and Kate McLain. Doug McDaniel and Gail Hammack were very gracious again in letting us visit their Wallowa River Habitat Restoration Project for the program. All week, students learned about the project and how it increased stream health and habitat diversity for the aquatic life in the river. Visit our photos, courtesy of Damian Seuss, and read about the program!
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This aerial image is of the Wallowa River Habitat Restoration Project and the field site for outdoor school. (Photo courtesy of Grande Ronde Model Watershed) |
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The Wild Side of Wallowa County- studying Wallowa County’s Wildlife with David Duncan: Through games and activities, students learned about salmon habitat and migration, as well as how the restoration project has restored habitat in the Wallowa River for salmon rearing. |
In the Wild Side group, students played a salmon migration game where, as salmon, they encountered various obstacles between the sea and their freshwater spawning ground. |
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David Mildrexler taught students first-hand about the trees and shrubs in the riparian area along the Wallowa River in the Roots and Shoots section. |
Students experience aspen trees up-close and personal! |
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Students learned how to navigate with a compass during Meridians, Migration, and More with Jerri Moro. |
Animal migration was also a topic of discussion during Meridians, Migration, and More. |
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During the Stream Team section with Penny Arentsen, students explored a reach of the Wallowa River looking for aquatic bugs. |
Students checking out the stream bottom- and finding some surprises! |
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On the final day of OWL, Jim Harbeck with the Nez Perce Tribe Fisheries taught students about salmon and their redds- Thanks Jim!! |
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