Current Focal Areas

Environmental Education Projects

Canopy Connections

Help restore our local streams! Provide restoration monitoring and maintenance assistance to two local watershed councils - grassroots organizations that work to improve water quality and to conserve habitats. You will be trained in monitoring techniques with a focus on plant identification and aquatic macroinvertebrate sampling.

Develop lesson plans related to forest ecology and conservation. Transform the lives of middle school children by taking them into the canopy of an old-growth forest to learn about the ecology and magic of this unique ecosystem. Work in partnership with the H.J.Andrews Experimental Forest and the Pacific Tree Climbing Institute.

Climate Equity Team

Conserve a fascinating - but declining - species, the western pond turtle. Monitor western pond turtle populations and assist with conservation strategies on Bureau of Land Management lands. Your work will guide habitat restoration and other conservation actions.

Help middle school students in 5 local schools understand global warming. The lessons you develop will help students conduct transportation audits and develop action plans to reduce their carbon footprint.

Wonderful Wetlands

Conduct habitat mapping and assessment for the beautiful Ridgeline system, a series of parks and natural areas forming Eugene’s southern border. The City of Eugene will use your information to prioritize habitat management and restoration at Ridgeline natural areas.

Facilitate outreach programs in classrooms and conduct field trips with middle schoolers to help them understand the impacts of climate change right here in Eugene, in our rare and unique West Eugene Wetlands. This team will work closely with the Willamette Resources and Educational Network (WREN) to develop fun, interactive lessons.