Designing for Connection: Hatfield Futures Students Propose Solutions to Critical Challenges Facing Oregon Communities At the second Hatfield Futures Showcase held this spring at Portland State University, a team of high school students from Bend Technical Academy proposed a solution to the fentanyl overdose crisis. It didn’t involve supervised injection sites, or fentanyl strips. It… Read more »
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In past years, Oregon students have primarily learned the West-facing view of Oregon’s history—the one that focuses on the white pioneer expansion experience. That tide is shifting. In 2017, the state enacted Oregon Senate Bill 13, an agreement between the state and tribes to ensure native perspectives are a part of the history curriculum across… Read more »
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When youth at Miraflores, a North Portland housing community, attend after-school activities with Portland Audubon, they might not realize they’re tapping potential career paths—they are just having fun outside. Miraflores is a community of Hacienda CDC, Portland’s largest Latinx-led, Latinx-serving affordable housing provider, which has been partnering with Audubon for more than a decade to… Read more »
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High Schoolers get real work experience in the environmental fields
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Youth of color get outside and see themselves as scientists
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Students reconnect with tribal culture at Salmon Camp
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Web app connects students to forestry
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Waste reduction encourages strong communities
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Creative expression in nature inspires teachers and their students
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Welcoming immigrants to Oregon—and getting outside.
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