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Project WILD
Virginia Bourdeau, Oregon Project WILD Coordinator (left),
shepherds "young salmon" through the "turbine" in
Hooks and Ladders.
Project WILD is the nation's longest-standing wildlife education program. Utilized in classrooms across Oregon- and the world- the goal of Project WILD is to teach students how to think, not what to think. A list of up-coming Project WILD workshops follows below.
In Oregon Project WILD is co-sponsored by the 4-H Youth Development Program and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW). The contact for the 4-H program is State 4-H Specialist Virginia Bourdeau (mombear@proaxis.com). Kathy Shinn (Kathy.A.Shinn@state.or.us), Outreach Specialist, represents ODFW.
Project WILD is delivered in Oregon by the following organizations who partner with the 4-H Program and ODFW;
- Jackson Bottom Wetlands
- John Inskeep Environmental Learning Center
- Oregon Forestry Education Program
- Southern Oregon University
- The High Desert Museum
- The Oregon Garden
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Wildlife Images Rehabilitation and Education Center
Several curricula are provided for educators and training takes place in organized Project WILD workshops:
- Project WILD k-12 Activity Guide- 122 activities
- Project WILD Aquatic Education Guide- 48 activities
- Project WILD Spanish Translation Supplement
- WILD about Elk
- Science and Civics: Sustaining Wildlife, grades 9-12
- Flying WILD- coming Spring 2004
Project WILD Activities can be used to address education standards in a variety of subject areas. Activities are correlated to national science standards and Oregon Department of Education Benchmarks. Activities are organized around a conceptual framework with major themes including:
- Habitats, ecosystems and niches
- Interdependence
- Changes and adaptations
- Biodiversity
- Human dimensions and wildlife
- Wildlife issues and trends
- Wildlife conservation
Upcoming Project WILD workshops offering specific curricula are listed
following.
Project Learning Tree (PLT)/OFEP Workshops
Educator Workshops
Birds of Oregon’s Forests (PLT & Flying
WILD)
Grade Level: K-12th Grade Educators
Date: October 30th, 2006
Location: John Inskeep Environmental Center, Oregon City, OR
Cost: Workshop and all materials are provided free of charge
Register at: http://www.cof.orst.edu/cof/extended/ofep/
WILD Things in the Classroom (PLT & WILD)
Grade Level: Kindergarten-8th Grade Educators
Date: November 13th, 2006
Location: John Inskeep Environmental Center, Oregon City, OR
Cost: Workshop and all materials are provided free of charge
Register at: http://www.cof.orst.edu/cof/extended/ofep/
See OFEP website: http://www.cof.orst.edu/cof/extended/ofep for workshop and registration details.
To register and for more information:
Call 737-2128 or 1-800-554-6987, or visit www.cof.orst.edu/ofep/ to register now! Check our website calendar regularly for new workshop offerings and dates.
