Conservation Awareness Program

A creek flows through a lush, green landscape with plants and trees on either side.

Homeschool Class "Stream Table" May 27th @ 10:00am

Children gathered around trays with sticks and leaves, observing and pouring water.

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…

A child in a purple shirt observing a jar with a ruler on a table; marker and other children in the background.

Homeschool Class "Kids in the Garden"

Cindy Brown joined the SWCD and Prevention for March's homeschool conservation lesson, held at OSU Extension. Activities included jar soil experiments…

Children smiling and holding up handmade bird wheels with drawings and labels.

Birds of the Northwest

Grades K-2 learned about birds commonly found in Oregon. Bailey Coelsch created a PowerPoint for our lesson and the students made their own "Birds of…

Two children dissecting owl pellets, using bone matching charts and tweezers, wearing gloves.

Owl Pellets Activities Grades 4 & 5

The SWCD presented an owl pellet dissecting activity to Sherman 4th and 5th graders in February during Specials classes. The students were able to…

Child dissecting owl pellets with gloves and tweezers over a bone matching chart on a red tablecloth.

Homeschool Lesson-Owl Pellets

The SWCD, Sherman County Prevention, and NRCS presented a homeschool lesson on owl pellets in February at the Wasco School Events Center. Bones found…

A person holding a colorful artwork and a certificate of award in a classroom.

NACD National Winner

Each year the National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) holds a poster contest for students in grades K-12. The contest begins locally…

A child holding a Certificate of Award and a drawing with the text "May the forest be with you always."

NACD State Winners

Three Sherman County students won first place for their grade categories in the NACD State-level poster contest. They all did amazing jobs creating…

Two kids at a table with crafts and animal information sheets. One gives a thumbs-up, surrounded by boxes and classroom supplies.

Education Outreach Animal Habitats

Youth in grades K-5 made clay animals, learned about animal habitats, and created diorama habitats with Mrs. Nelson (Specials teacher) and the SWCD in…

A classroom with a teacher presenting to students, using a projector displaying an image of a plant.

4th Grade Classroom Presentation

The SWCD staff was invited to Mrs. Wambold's classroom in January to participate in part of the 4th grade's Ag in Oregon unit. Taylor Bullock…

A model landscape with roads, vehicles, buildings, and trees, next to containers and a spray bottle.

Watershed Model

The SWCD brought a Watershed model to grades K-5 at the Sherman County School in January. Partnering with Sherman County Prevention, we also…

Classroom board displaying animal flashcards and track prints, with students' hands visible.

Animal track identifiers and recycled bags at Sherman School

In October, the SWCD staff spent a day with grades K-5 and their Specials teacher, Teresa Nelson. After several days of animal and track lessons with…

Children engaged in a gardening activity, using spoons to dig in soil.

October Daffodil planting with grade 2 at Sherman School

The SWCD staff had fun planting daffodils with second graders at Sherman School, along with their teachers Jessie Fields and Teresa Nelson. We started…

Plastic cup with water and grass, reflecting environmental pollution.

STEP fish release in Burnet and Nogle ponds

Sherman County 4th and 5th grade classes participated in the Salmon and Trout Enhancement Program (STEP) this fall. They received Rainbow Trout eggs…

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