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Yakona Nature Preserve & Learning Center
On the edge of Newport near the Pacific Ocean sits the Yakona Nature Preserve & Learning Center, an experimental forest where high schooler sample a variety of natural resource careers and become land stewards. Learn more about Yakona’s dynamic work to transform this forest into a living laboratory where students are scientists and the long-term health of the land guides their inquiries.
Funding Area:
Youth Leadership
Location:
Lincoln county
Center for Geography Education
A Nexus for Geography Education Helps Oregon Teachers—and Their Students—See the World Picture this: 20 fifth graders are running in the school gym, but instead of sneakered feet on glossy maple wood, they’re in bare and socked feet running on top of an enormous 14- by 21-foot durable fabric map.
Funding Area:
Geography Education
Location:
Multnomah County
Tappin Roots
A Seminal Internship Program Values Black and Brown High Schoolers and Empowers the Environmental and Community Leaders of the Future
Funding Area:
Youth Leadership
Location:
Multnomah County
Columbia Slough Watershed Council
In Oregon’s most urbanized, diverse area, the watershed has become a classroom
Funding Area:
Environmental Education
Location:
Multnomah County
Rural Organizing Project
Bridging Divides: How the Rural Organizing Project Empowers Oregon’s Communities For groups in Oregon that are working to effectively organize for issues facing rural communities, such as migrant justice, worker’s rights, or keeping rural post office locations open.
Funding Area:
Youth Leadership
Location:
Lane County
OMSI’s Hancock Field Station
Rustic, Remote, and Quite Comfortable – Striking a Balance for Outdoor School Students at OMSI’s Hancock Field Station
Funding Area:
Camp Maintenance
Location:
Wheeler County
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