Youth Stewardship Education Program
Northeast Oregon's diverse natural world varies from an apline ecosystem high in the Wallowa Mountains to a desert landscape in Hells Canyon, providing the perfect outdoor classroom for Wallowa County's youth. Our programs seek to engage students with the natural world through inquiry-based learning and research. We have developed a diverse range of programs to serve local kindergarten through 12th grade students:
- OWL - An Outdoor School Program
- WREN - A Field Science Program
- HAWK - An Apprentice Program
- ACE - Advanced sCience Elective Courses
- WET - A Watershed Monitoring Program
- WREN Summer Backpacking Adventure: July 24-30, 2010
- Fall WREN (Friday Field Science Program):
-5th-8th graders: October - November
- Stay Tuned for registration information - OWL (Outdoor School Program): Location to be announced September with Enterprise 5th & 6th graders and Wallowa 4th-6th graders
Summer & Fall 2010 Events:
Our Youth Stewardship Education Program goals are:
1) To increase science literacy
and provide context for learning.
2) To develop understanding of the linkage between human and ecological
communities.
3) To promote a sense of place and environmental stewardship.
4) To provide exercise and promote good physical health.
5) To educate our next generation of land stewards, decision makers, and community leaders.
Read about our programs in the news:
WREN Program Teaches Land Stewardship to Youth
Summer WREN Backpacking Program teaches Field Ecology & Backpacking Skills