StreamSmart
This natural resource education program developed by the North Fork John Day Watershed Council engages K-12 students in science inquiry and outdoor exploration. By using stream and upland restoration projects throughout the North/Middle Fork John Day Watershed the program provides relevant, place-based learning that meets state and national learning standards.
Funding provided by Trust Management Services and Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon
In the Classroom
StreamSmart classroom presentations and learning activities arouse a curiosity about the natural world and excite local school children about the unique watershed in which they live.
Monument School students learn
to tell the age of a tree during a forestry presentation
In the Outdoors
StreamSmart takes the classroom outdoors for on-site, hands-on experiences that help build a lifelong connection to the natural world. Students develop both ecological and self awareness, and are exposed to real world career opportunities in science and natural resources.
Long Creek High School students
study the needle formations on a young ponderosa pine
The outdoors encourges group cooperation and teambuilding activities
that help students gain essential interpersonal skills
In the Community
During the summer months StreamSmart hosts “Lunch and Learn” as part of the Oregon Summer Meal Program. Educational fun and games focus on science and natural resources, providing summer learning opportunities while assuring local children receive a healthy lunch when out of school.
