Wallowa Mountain Institute





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WREN (Wallowa Resources' Explorations of Nature)

Golden Eagle
WREN students witness the release of a Golden Eagle onto the Zumwalt Prairie April 18th.  The eagle was in rehab this past year with Blue Mountain Wildlife.
Devil's Gulch Cabin
April 11th: WREN crew in front of an old ranching cabin in Devil’s Gulch, Imnaha Canyon.
Cain Search & Rescue
April 4th: The Canine Unit of Wallowa County Search & Rescue talked to WREN students about training search dogs & used students for search items.  Students also learned proper procedures if lost & survival items to carry.
Snowshoeing at Sheep Ridge

March 14th: WREN crew snowshoeing on Sheep Ridge in the Lostine Wildlife Refuge.

WREN is a Friday school program for 5th-8th grade students who enjoy learning science through experience. During each class, students and knowledgeable field instructors visit different regions of Wallowa County to learn hands-on about our wildlife, plants, mountains, canyons, grasslands, rivers, lakes, wetlands, and people.

Click here for the Spring 2008 Class schedule. The Fall 2008 Class Schedule is coming soon.

 

Past WREN topics have included:

Tracks, Trees, & Trail Tales: Wildlife in Wallowa County's Winter - Students learned tracking and animal sign identification to perform an inventory of winter wildlife in 2 local wildlife reserves.

Ridges to Rivers: a Watershed Restoration Story - A study of a local stream restoration project, including an aquatic bug and plant survivability survey.

11,500 Years of Inhabitance - A study of how primitive technologies, cooking, and hunting methods tied native peoples to the local landscape.