When
Monday November 18, 019
8:00 AM to 6:30PM PDT
Where
Historic Davenport Hotel
Spokane, WA
Contact
Janice Elvidge
The River Mile Network
509-754-7848
janice_elvidge@nps.gov
The River Mile Mission Statement
To foster investigation and understanding of the Columbia River Watershed and to promote watershed health
The River Mile is…
…a network of educators, students, resource managers, scientists and environmental educators in the Columbia River Watershed sharing what they know and learn about the Columbia River Watershed and sharing best practices, lessons learned, examples of participation, links to resources and collecting and sharing real world scientific data. It is a participant driven approach to learning, researching and exploring the watershed health of the Columbia River.
Students and teachers are engaged in the practices of scientists and resource managers as they become intimately familiar with their outdoor classroom by spending time in the field inventorying, monitoring, analyzing, investigating and researching site discoveries.
Crayfish Conference
A Confluence of Science and Education
November 18, 2019
8:00 AM to 6:30 PM
Presented by:
National Park Service, Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area, Engaging Every Student, University of Idaho Extension, University of Illinois, University of Washington and Washington Invasive Species Council
Location:
Historic Davenport Hotel
Spokane, WA
Teachers Click Here to Register
Registration Deadlines:
Early registration ends October 21, 2019
Adults: $50 Students: $5
Late/Onsite Registration After October 21, 2019
Adults: $95 Students $5
Education Discounts and Waivers Available
Please Email TRM Director
Not a Teacher?
Registration for everyone else is found here!
Why use it?
It's a simpler registration form!
Water Pollution Control Lab
(at Cathedral Park on the river)
6543 N Burlington Ave.
Portland, OR 97203
Conference Overview
This first crayfish conference from The River Mile Network brings together scientists, educators, wildlife managers, and students interested in:
- The status of crayfish throughout the Pacific Northwest and all of North America
- Engaging classroom and field-based activities
- TRM’s Crayfish Study
Schedule
- Breakfast (included) / networking
- Keynote by Dr. Eric Larson of
the University of Illinois, one of the world’s leading experts on crayfish - Concurrent sections in two tracks: research and education
- Lunch (included)
- Afternoon concurrent sessions
- Networking event (included)
Education Options Include
- Session led by Rick Reynolds, author of Investigating Crayfish + Freshwater Ecosystems, who will guide you through student activities aligned to the NGSS + Common Core Standards
- Session by Deborah Mrazek, an expert in the Design Thinking process, who will step you through planning + engineering activities linked to the Crayfish Study
- Session by Jim Ekins of IDAH2O, who will share strategies for engaging in impactful water quality studies
Networking!!! 5:00 PM Crayfish Confluence! Heavy horsd'oeuvres--plenty to be called dinner!
Plan on also attending!
Lake Roosevelt Forum Conference
November 19 &20, 2019
The Historic Davenport Hotel
Spokane, Washington
You can register through The River Mile Network's Crayfish Conference registration.
Credit and Clock Hours
Free STEM Clock Hours are available for Washington teachers and certificates of participation will be provided to all Oregon teachers. Idaho university professional development credit is also available. Contact us for more information.
Join the Study and Contribute Valuable Data!
The River Mile Network has teamed up with the Universityof Illinois and the University of Washington scientists! Data from this project will help inform researchers about the species distribution throughout the Columbia River Watershed and beyond. This year they are asking for help locating and identifying crayfish. The project leaders are especially interested in locating and identifying species below Dry Falls in Eastern Washington AND in the Okanogan River region. They believe there is an undescribed species of crayfish in those places which have not been documented (geolocated and photographed for identification). You and your students may be the first to record new species of crayfish!
Data collection will be May 1, 2019 through October 31, 2019. Anything you can do to help researchers will be of benefit!
Email The River Mile Network for more Information!
Participation Assistance
The River Mile Network offers assistance for educators and school groups attending The River Mile/Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area sponsored programs and events.
Application Process
Student Events:
- Deadline for application submission is the day the program or event registration closes. Allow up to 2 weeks after registration close date for processing request.
Educator Events:
- Deadline for application submission is the day of the event.
- If your attendance is contingent upon the approval of assistance, be sure to submit at least 3 weeks prior to the event.
- Allow up to 2 weeks for processing your request.
Applications
For more information and to request an application package send an email to Janice Elvidge.
Check out our website! therivermile.org