Spring 2010 WREN Course Schedule
Maps and muddy boots, packs and specimens, scrapes and blisters, computers and critters...
This spring, WREN is in a different format. We're offering two 5-Friday courses, one for 5th & 6th graders and an advanced course for 7th & 8th graders. Students can sign up for all 5 Fridays, or the days they're available. Preference is given to students who can attend all 5 classes in a course.
Download an Application or pick one up at Wallowa Resources' office or school offices. Note that the online application is a tri-fold brochure.
Spring 2010 WREN Schedule
5th & 6th Graders- Ecology Adventure Course: April 2 - April 30.
Are you up for a challenge? If so, join this 5-Friday Ecology Adventure, a quest to discover the unique ecosystems that make up Wallowa County. Together we will dig deep into exploring the land and the creatures and how they relate with each other. Each Friday we will learn about ecology in Wallowa County through discussion, designing and carrying out experiments, and engaging in the wild firsthand. After five weeks of exploring and discovering, we will understand the basic dynamics of Wallowa County’s creatures and habitats. Are you ready to think, hike, and play?
April Field Locations
April 2: Marr Pond Wildlife Area, Enterprise and Wallowa Lake, Joseph
April 9: Canyon Ecosystem: Camp Creek in the Imnaha Canyon (The Nature Conservancy)
April 16: Prairie & Forest Ecosystems: Zumwalt Prairie (Tha Nature Conservancy) and Thomason Meadows
April 23: Wetland Ecosystem: Janet Hohmann's property, Lostine and the Fish Hatchery Wildlife Area, Enterprise
April 30: Riparian (River) Ecosystem: Doug McDaniel and Gail Hammack's, Lostine
7th & 8h Graders- Advanced Ecology Adventure Course: May 7 - June 4.
Some field science requires cunning, adventure, and teamwork. If you’re up for the challenge, join this 5-Friday Advanced Ecology Adventure and discover or build on existing knowledge of the unique ecosystems that make up Wallowa County. Together we will dig deep into exploring the land and the creatures and how they relate with each other. Each Friday we will learn about or build upon existing knowledge of ecology in Wallowa County through discussion, designing and carrying out experiments, and engaging in the wild firsthand. After five weeks of exploring and discovering, we will have a deep understanding of the basic dynamics of Wallowa County’s creatures and habitats. Are you ready to think, hike, and play?
For more information, contact Penny Arentsen at Wallowa Resources: 541-426-8053 x24 or Penny@wallowaresources.org.
