Resources for Educators
Tracking Watershed Education
Click here to read about our new Catalog for Invitation matrix.
New Regional Information
Bear Creek
Johnson Creek
Upper Deschutes
Marys River Information Coming Soon
HWI Grant Application
HWI offers small grants to help teachers engage students with their home waters. Preference will be given to the Bear Creek, Johnson Creek, Marys River and Upper Deschutes watersheds. Remaining funds will be available for distribution outside of these watershed basins and all teachers are encouraged to apply. Click here to submit a grant application.
Share your projects with us!
Students across Oregon are participating in valuable stewardship and research projects that benefit the health of their home waters. We encourage you to report on the valuable contributions your students are making with the generation of relevant scientific data, photos, videos, short stories, poetry and art inspired by each project. By recognizing and rewarding youth engaged in civic activities that benefit their home waters, we seek to encourage their continued involvement and spark the interest of new audiences by showcasing student work. Click here to submit a project.
Other Grants
More grant opportunities here.
Salmon Bowl
On behalf of the Consortium for Oceanographic Research and Education, the College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences at Oregon State University invites your high school to participate in the seventh annual National Ocean Sciences Bowl (NOSB). The NOSB is a tournament-style academic competition designed to challenge and recognize students' knowledge of math, science, and social science in the context of the oceans.
Motivated and hard-working high school students who have an interest in learning about the oceans and who excel in math and science participate and are supported by teachers, parents, and coaches.
Patterned on the National Science BowlR, the National Ocean Sciences Bowl was inaugurated in 1998 to provide a forum for students who excel in math and science to receive national recognition for their diligence and talent while broadening their awareness and understanding of the oceans.
The NOSB is a one-day regional competition and two-day final national competition among high school teams, which are composed of four students, one alternate and a coach. Categories include the biology, chemistry, geology, physics, history, and economics of the world's oceans, as well as navigation, geography, and ocean-related current events. The regional competitions follow a rapid-fire, question-and-answer format.
OSU: http://www.coas.oregonstate.edu/index.cfm?content.display&pageID=160
National: www.nosb.org
Professional Development Opportunities
Portland State University Continuing Education Scholarship
Johnson Creek Searchable Directory
Online searchable directory of education and resource providers for the Johnson Creek Watershed.
HWI Curricula
Click here for current 1000 Drops curriculum.
Click here for current Salmon Watch curriculum.
Click here for current Salmon Watch forms.
Helpful Handouts
Urban Stream and Natural Area Visitor Guidelines Handy infosheet on urban stream and natural area visitation etiquette, from the City of Portland.
Catch-and-Release Bioassessment by Patrick Edwards A how-to on minimizing harm to water creatures while collecting field data.
Helpful Links
A list of helpful links.
Click here to find out what kinds of projects students are working on nationally.
Have a resource you’d like to share with other educators?
Email Erin McKenzie, Communications Designer.