Great morning tree planting to improve habitat for salmon and minimize erosion with thirty 7th and 8th grade students from Wishkah Valley School on January 20th, 2022. Beautiful site on the Satsop River in Montesano. We partnered with the Grays Harbor Conservation District and a local Washington Conservation Crew. Two additional volunteers joined- retired local teacher Tina Niels and current middle school teacher Karen Stendahl. We planted approximately 150 native plants, learned about our local watershed, and had a wonderful time!
OpenSciEd High School Summer Institute inspires and motivates teachers
“We need to stop thinking, ‘Is this student good enough for my science class?’ and start asking, ‘Is my science class good enough to engage all students?’” This was the question posed by Jamie Yoos, a chemistry teacher and OpenSciEd facilitator from Bellingham,...