Applegate Partnership and Watershed Council
Jacksonville 10,560
for the Cultivating Healthy Watersheds Education Project, teaching Applegate-area students about ecological restoration and watershed friendly farming
Bicycle Transportation Alliance
Portland 14,000
to develop and implement a week-long summer camp/bicycle field trip program combining bicycle and pedestrian safety with environmental awareness
Camas Educational Network
Eugene 10,000
to expand the Community Stewardship Program, an ecology education program for middle- and high-school students in the Willamette Valley
Cascade Heights Public Charter School
Milwaukie 10,000
to support a one-week outdoor school program for 6th grade students
Cascades Raptor Center
Eugene 10,000
to provide early childhood education through the development of age-appropriate curriculum
Center for Earth Leadership
Portland 5,000
to create an Eco-School Network with trained "parent-agents" taking the lead to introduce sustainable practices and raise ecological consciousness within their local school community
Chintimini Wildlife Rehabilitation Center
Corvallis 8,900
to develop an on-site learning lab pilot program at the Chintimini Wildlife Center, in partnership with OSU Extension 4H and Benton Soil and Water Conservation District
Columbia Gorge Ecology Institute
Hood River 5,000
for the Young Eco Stewards (YES) partnership which provides ecological stewardship and scientific research experiences for youth (teacher training & Americorps)
Community Services Consortium
Corvallis 15,000
to engage 6-12 grade students from Lincoln City's Career Tech High School in restoration work
Coos County STEP Commission
Coos Bay 5,000
to expand and improve the educational facilities at Morgan Creek Natural Resource Center
Crater Lake National Park Trust
Crater Lake 10,000
for Classroom at Crater Lake, to train 4th and 5th grade teachers, and to bring 2,000 students to Crater Lake National Park.
Crook County School District
Prineville 23,000
to provide every Crook County sixth grader the opportunity to attend the week-long outdoor school
Curry Soil & Water Conservation District
Gold Beach 15,000
to connect students and communities of Curry County to their watersheds and "foodsheds" through a series of diverse outdoor programs
Educational Recreational Adventures
Portland 15,000
to provide outdoor adventures and environmental education for students of Jefferson and Roosevelt High Schools
Forest Service Employees for Environmental Ethics
Eugene 2,000
to develop a forest ecology curriculum in English and Spanish to engage, educate, and excite today's middle school youth about the forest environment utilizing outdoor activities, field trips, and class sessions
Gladstone School District 115
Gladstone 10,000
for a two week outdoor school experience for sixth-graders at Walter L. Kraxberger Middle School
Hood River Middle School
Hood River 15,000
for the Hood River Middle School Outdoor Classroom project
Inavale Community Partners
Philomath 16,912
for Muddy Creek Charter School, to support student field trip visits to investigate local natural areas and farms in rural Benton County
Jefferson Nature Center
Medford 20,000
for Finding Home, an outdoor school pilot program to connect students to their home environment through long-term exploration and observation of a single site
Klamath County School District
Gilchrist 10,500
for the Grizzly Tech Center at Gilchrist School, for the ecosystem restoration program
Klamath Outdoor Science School
Klamath Falls 22,000
to hire an Outdoor Education Director to improve scope of activities, curriculum and instruction at the school
Lewis & Clark College
Portland 19,380
for the Graduate School of Education, for the Sustainability Education Initiative to train teachers in the West Linn-Wilsonville School District
Multnomah Education Service District Foundation
Portland 20,532
to support the MESD Outdoor School's collaboration with David Douglas and other school districts to provide multi-lingual outdoor education to first-generation immigrant families (for materials translation; request contingent that materials be made available/distributed to other districts)
Oregon City School District
Oregon City 10,000
to support a 4-day, 4-night outdoor school at Camp Magruder for 5th graders at Mt. Pleasant Elementary School
Oregon Museum of Science and Industry
Portland 9,000
to provide financial assistance for eight Title 1 schools to participate in a 3-day OMSI Outdoor School session
Philomath School District
Philomath 4,750
to pay for student scholarships and high school mentor expenses at Philomath's Outdoor School at Camp Tadmor
Polk Soil and Water Conservation District
Dallas 5,000
to support the Polk County Outdoor School, a three-day environmental education experience offered to all 6th grade students in the county
Portland Public Schools
Portland 3,000
for Roosevelt High School's Arts, Communication, and Technology School toward an in-depth study of Environmental Racism and Injustice in North Portland
Tualatin Riverkeepers
Tigard 12,500
to connect 1200 children to the nature in their neighborhood through Nature Awareness school field trip, summer day camp and service-learning experiences
University of Oregon Foundation
Eugene 5,000
for Moss St. Children's Center's collaborative environmental education and outdoor skills trainings for a culturally diverse group of 7-10 year old children
Upper Deschutes Watershed Council
Bend 5,000
for Student Stewardship Projects in Central Oregon through the Healthy Waters Institute, a watershed education program for middle and high-school students
Verde
Portland 15,000
to support the Classroom Watershed Curriculum, field trips, and bioswale installation
Walama Restoration Project
Eugene 12,500
to support the STREAM Program (Students Trained in River Enhancement, Awareness, and Monitoring) focusing on exploring, restoring, and monitoring the Coast Fork Willamette River
Wallowa Resources
Enterprise 15,000
for the Youth Stewardship Education Program of the Wallowa Mountain Institute
West Linn-Wilsonville School District
Wilsonville 10,000
for a two-year request ($26,000; $28,600) to expand, enhance, and sustain the CREST garden education program which connects West Linn - Wilsonville students and teachers with the local community
Willamette Resources and Educational Network
Eugene 15,000
for the environmental education program in the West Eugene Wetlands
Total: 36 grants $414,534