Sherman County 4H Day Camp

The SWCD awarded a grant to help fund the Sherman County 4-H Day Camp for youth in grades 4-6, held at Camp Morrow lakeside facility outside of Wamic.  A total of 24 campers and 14 teen counselors attended camp this year. Camp Director and Outdoor Cooking instructor was Cindy Bron, camp cook was Brdget Whitaker, bus driver was Jeremy Lanthorn. The following swerved as volunteer instructors: Marylou Martin and Tatiana Taylor from SWCD, Deanna and Evan Christiansen from Sherman Prevention, Judge Joe Dabulskis from Sherman County Court, and Todd Williver, OSU Shooting Sports State Program Leader. The focos of camp was on natural resources and being outdoors.

Sherman High School Biology Stream Monitoring Equipment

Students in Liz Cranston's Highschool Biology class practiced using new stream monitoring equipment and test modules with water collected from a nearby stream and pond. Several students accompanied Mrs. Cranston to Outdoor School to teach 6th graders about benthic macroinvertebrates and how important they are to healthy streams and general stream monitoring. They used the equipment to monitor for pH, dissolved oxygen, nitrogen, and phosphorus levels as well as turbidity in the nearby stream and pond at Camp Morrow.