Cascade head biosphere collaborative will provide field based and classroom-integrated meaningful watershed educational experiences (mwees) for elementary school students from south tillamook and…

The Cascade Head Biosphere Collaborative will receive a $115,951 Project Grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Marine Sanctuary Program (CFDA 11.429) to provide meaningful watershed educational experiences (MWEEs) for approximately 748 elementary school students in South Tillamook and Lincoln Counties, Oregon. Over the two-year project period from February 2025 to January 2026, the grant will fund field-based and classroom-integrated learning modules that teach students about watershed and estuary functions, as well as the impacts of climate change on the local terrestrial and marine environments. The project will engage students in field journaling and action projects to enhance their environmental literacy and promote stewardship of the Cascade Head Biosphere region.

Cascade head biosphere collaborative will provide field based and classroom-integrated meaningful watershed educational experiences (mwees) for elementary school students from south tillamook and lincoln counties, oregon. Field experiences will take place in the forested uplands, and salmon river and estuary within the unesco cascade head biosphere region. The project will provide three targeted modules for students across grades 1 to 6 that will give them knowledge of workings of watershed and estuary functions and address the dramatic changes in climate that are affecting both the terrestrial and marine environments along the coast, as well as human communities. Students will complete both their classroom and field journaling, and action projects. This two-year project will benefit approximately 748 students, some from low income families.