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Beaver Dam Challenge with Homeschool Students

May's homeschool conservation lesson was all about beavers. The students worked hard to make their beaver dams waterproof using sticks, pinecones, and rocks. Other activities included making track finders and clay beavers.  Thank you Judge Joe Dabulskis for lending us a real beaver pelt and a synthetic beaver tail for us to observe and touch! Thank you Sherman County Prevention for providing some great give-away books to the students. This program was possible with funding from Oregon Community Foundation and Roundhouse Foundation.

Children gathered around trays with sticks and leaves, observing and pouring water.
Clay owl figurine on a wooden slice.
Children observing and interacting with bins containing natural elements like leaves, branches, and pinecones on a table.
Clay figure of a black, white, and red object on a wooden slice base.
Children observing trays with leaves and twigs, while water is being poured into one tray.
Clay figure of a creature with big eyes and teeth, surrounded by small pine cones on a wooden slice.
A group of children are gathered around a table with trays of leaves and sticks, in an indoor setting.
Clay fox figure surrounded by pinecones on a wooden slice base.
May contain: home decor, hardwood, wood, and rug
A girl in a daisy-patterned hoodie smiles, holding a small clay animal on a wooden base.
Two kids are crafting with glue and natural materials like leaves and pinecones on a table.
A small clay figure with large eyes and ears on a wooden disc, with some red clay marks.
Children crafting with leaves and twigs at a table, supervised by an adult.
Children are engaged in a craft activity with leaves at a table indoors.
A clay model of a creature with large white eyes, held by hands, gripping a wooden stick.
Children crafting at a table with stamps, ink pads, glue, and a wooden circle.
Children gathered around trays with sticks and leaves, observing and pouring water.
Clay owl figurine on a wooden slice.
Children observing and interacting with bins containing natural elements like leaves, branches, and pinecones on a table.
Clay figure of a black, white, and red object on a wooden slice base.
Children observing trays with leaves and twigs, while water is being poured into one tray.
Clay figure of a creature with big eyes and teeth, surrounded by small pine cones on a wooden slice.
A group of children are gathered around a table with trays of leaves and sticks, in an indoor setting.
Clay fox figure surrounded by pinecones on a wooden slice base.
May contain: home decor, hardwood, wood, and rug
A girl in a daisy-patterned hoodie smiles, holding a small clay animal on a wooden base.
Two kids are crafting with glue and natural materials like leaves and pinecones on a table.
A small clay figure with large eyes and ears on a wooden disc, with some red clay marks.
Children crafting with leaves and twigs at a table, supervised by an adult.
Children are engaged in a craft activity with leaves at a table indoors.
A clay model of a creature with large white eyes, held by hands, gripping a wooden stick.
Children crafting at a table with stamps, ink pads, glue, and a wooden circle.
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