Catching up with our AmeriCorps educator
Our 2019-2020 AmeriCorps, Robyn, has been hard at work the last 6 months running environmental education programs throughout Douglas County! She’s taught at 7 different schools and engaged with over [...]
AmeriCorps: Education Spotlight
For those of you who don’t know me, I am Robyn Bath-Rosenfeld, the new Environmental Educator and Outreach AmeriCorps at UW. My first three months in this position have [...]
Umpqua Watersheds AmeriCorps in the news!
While winding down their service at Umpqua Watersheds, Maris Wilson and Christine Smith were certainly not winding down their activities. Two big weekends full of activity mark the end of [...]
AmeriCorps Update
AmeriCorps Voice…..Christine Smith
The fact that this article is my last one is unbelievable. These past two years have been filled with growth, amazing connections and so much fun [...]
Executive Director
Kasey’s Corner … Executive Director
Over the last eight years Umpqua Watersheds has had a very successful AmeriCorps program. We have been very fortunate to have Mike Rooney, Roland Wang [...]
Preschool Spring Science at the Library
This spring, preschoolers from Douglas County have been learning about science in our new free program at the library! The first week, we learned about spring weather by making a [...]
Americorps Voice Christine Smith and Maris Wilson
Spring 2019 Christine Smith
Education at Umpqua Watersheds is flourishing with new connections resulting in more programs and additional youth interactions! Maris and I enjoy working in the office together, [...]
Fishing with Fremont
After learning rules, regulations, fish anatomy, fish identification, and knot tying with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Fremont Middle School students were ready to try their hand at [...]
Food Webs and Tree Rings with Fullerton!
Fifth grade students at Fullerton Elementary have had the chance to do some hands on science in their classroom in addition to their Science Wednesday program.
At the beginning of [...]
Science Wednesday with Fullerton Elementary
This marks week four of working with Fullerton 5th graders at Science Wednesday! Our group of 20 students have been getting hands on and learning about the environment. We have [...]
Getting Messy with the BGCUV Garden Club!
We have been partnering with the garden club at the Boys and Girls Club to teach lessons that connect the environment to their usual gardening activities. A few weeks ago, [...]
Twin Lakes Youth Wilderness Campout
July 27 – July 29, 2018
A summer weekend filled with fun, educational activities in the outdoors. Space is limited!
Camp Kellogg
Last week at Camp Kellogg we got the chance to teach Hucrest 5th graders about Water Chemistry! We did hands-on activities learning about the properties of water and their uses [...]
Thanks Tri-City Elementary!
Last week was our last Crater Lake Field Trips for the season and we had wonderful classes! This could be the last time the students get to see Crater Lake [...]
Wilderness Sweets!
Yesterday, was our last Wilderness Literature class at Phoenix Charter School! The students presented their art projects for their class anthology; ranging from essays, to picture slideshows to drawings of [...]
Sun, Seeds and Starts!
Today at the Umpqua Valley Arts Association, Fir Grove Elementary’s Leadership group got to come help out with the planting of a salsa garden! We started by spreading fresh dirt [...]
SEEDS Field Trip
Last Saturday we got a chance to teach local high-school age and younger students about the Natural Resources program at UCC. They got exposure to agency jobs, had conversations with [...]
Finally Flowers!
This week at Casa de Belen we planted our seeds from our Garden in a Glove activity and went on a Nature walk. We collected flowers, pedals, stems, leaves and [...]
Casa @ the Crater
This past Sunday we got to take youth from Casa de Belen to a snowshoe hike at Crater Lake National Park! We had a beautiful day full of snow and [...]
Crater Lake Winter Wonderland
The Spring Crater Lake trips are in full swing! Last week we took Elkton, Riddle and Myrtle Creek Elementary 5th graders! Most of these students are getting to experience their [...]
