In late 2023, an extensive renovation project to build eight new cabins was completed at Camp Namanu, a Multnomah Education School District (MESD) Outdoor School site. The renovation, known as The Sherwood Project, aims to increase access to outdoor learning for students across the school district by constructing ADA accessible cabins, with features that accommodate… Read more »
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During a cultural enrichment night in early 2023, American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) students and their families gathered in a student kitchen at a Salem-Keizer School District (SKSD) high school to learn how to make sunflower cookies and berry compote from an Indigenous chef. As the cookies baked, a Nez Perce Tribal Member shared… 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 the Coos Watershed Association formed in the 1990s, there was plenty of opportunity for dissent. Oregonians were polarized on how to manage the state’s forests, at odds about how to strike a balance between watershed health with timber harvests and tribal needs. Emerging from this divide, the Coos Watershed Association brought neighbors together to… Read more »
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What was an old fish hatchery has become one of the more unique outdoor classrooms in Oregon. Just east of Medford, the Butte Falls Natural Resources Center is a new science hub for the mountain town of Butte Falls, which is surrounded by forests and creeks. For Ben DeCarlow, a middle school science teacher in… Read more »
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On the shores of Lake of the Woods, YMCA Camp DeBoer is a brand new camp and conference center just an hour’s drive from Ashland. With its sparkling facilities, heated cabins and gorgeous lake views, Camp DeBoer is quickly becoming a go-to destination for outdoor school in southern Oregon. “People are really excited about the new… 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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Renovations for a Southern Oregon Retreat
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Cultural Ecology Training Rooted in Tribal Traditions
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Unique Boxcar Cabins get a Facelift
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