The River Mile Network
An Education Program of the National Park Service
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The River Mile Community Gatherings
These new gatherings are presentations on a variety of topics and by a variety of presenters. They occur on the last Wednesday of every month from 3:30 to 4:30 PM Pacific Time.
March 24, 2021
Jim Ekins, Extension Educator, University of Idaho Extension
"From fires to fishable: the U.S. Federal Clean Water Act"
The Clean Water Act of 1972 is one of the cornerstone environmental protection laws in the United States. It resulted in profound water quality improvements throughout the country. With some amendments along the way, it stood the test of time as a well written, robust piece of legislation. But where did it get it’s start? How is it organized? How is it implemented today? And what emerging challenges to the law should we be aware of? Let’s explore the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972, and as it’s formally known, in this 40-minute presentation by a guy who was two years old when it passed, Jim Ekins, Ph.D., Area Water Educator for University of Idaho Extension.
April 28, 2021
Starr Farrell, USFS Kettle Falls.
How the water that fills Lake Roosevelt comes down from the Pend Oreille River. We have a ton of the head waters up on the Newport-Sullivan Lake Ranger Districts. Will talk about the agencies and our philosophies and how they interact to help create a thriving ecosystem and play area for the public.
May 26, 2021
To Be Determined
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Investigating Crayfish and Freshwater Ecosystems
Virtual Training
March 23 and March 31, 2021
2:00 to 5:00 PM
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March 24, 2021 3:30 to 4:30 PM
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Learn to engage grade 2-12 students in fascinating crayfish studies in this hands-on STEAM workshop. Rick Reynolds, veteran educator and author of Investigating Crayfish + Freshwater Ecosystems, will team up with other partners from The River Mile Network to step you through student activities including scientific investigations in your local watershed. Gain confidence to participate with The River Mile's Crayfish Study to support important research by scientists and wildlife managers.
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10 FREE Washington STEM Clock Hours for those who complete the training, pre and post activities and the virtual on demand training.
- Idaho PD for Idaho teachers
- Certificate of completion for everyone!
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2nd Sesquiannual
Crayfish Conference
Virtual!
April 12, 2021
11:00 am to 5:00 pm Pacific Time
FREE!!
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Register Now!
About The Crayfish Conference
This first crayfish conference from The River Mile Network was presented November 2019 in Spokane, Washignton. It brought 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
· The River Mile’s Crayfish Study
Call for Presenters
The call for presenters is open. Presentations should be about crayfish, their habitats, research, and projects.
Have you been working with crayfish? Want to share what you have discovered? This gathering of crayfish minded people will be a great way to get connected and learn from each other!
Has your virtual class of 4th graders been busy learning about and catching crayfish? Share what you have learned and how you adapted to the online platform.
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Student Science Symposium
May 26, 2021
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Save the Date!
We are going virtual!
3rd-12th grade students and teachers explore natural and cultural resources to learn about the environment and how scientists and resource managers study and manage these resources. Keynote speakers, special presentations and concurrent sessions are selected to enhance students understanding of the essential question: “How do relationships among components of an ecosystem affect watershed health?”
We learned a lot from the Virtual Bird Fest and so we will open group registration in mid-April.
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Call for Presenters
We invite you and your organization to be part of the one day 2021 Virtual Student Science Symposium and share your interactive programs and materials that will inspire students and teachers to explore their portion of the Columbia River Watershed. More....
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Survive the Sound Educator Training
Who: Long Live the Kings
What: 2 STEM Clock Hours
When: Saturday, March 20th 10:00am-12:00pm OR Thursday, April 8th 6:00pm-8:00pm
Cost: Free!
Long Live the Kings is offering a new Clock Hours training program for educators! This online course provides two STEM Clock Hours and is completely free to attend.
Join us as we share the importance of Salmon Education in the classroom and how to use our science standards-aligned educator toolkit to enhance your science curriculum.
More Details
Long Live the Kings is a non-profit Salmon Recovery organization working to restore salmon and steelhead populations in the Pacific Northwest. In the first week of May, we will kick off our Survive the Sound event where kids and kids-at-heart can follow a real live steelhead on its journey towards the Puget Sound! You and your students can root for your favorite fish as they travel down one of three local rivers- the Duwamish, the Nisqually, or the Skokomish.
If you would like to know more about the event and how to participate, join us for a 2-hour Survive the Sound Educator Training! We will be reviewing Long Live the King’s free Salmon Science Education Toolkit and discussing how to include Survive the Sound in your classroom. “Can I join this training even if I don’t need Clock Hours?” Of course! This training is for anyone who wants to learn more about how to incorporate NGSS-aligned Salmon curriculum into your current learning environment.
During this class, learn how our Salmon Science lessons align with Washington science curriculum, Amplify, and Washington State’s Tribal Sovereignty-based Social Studies curriculum, Since Time Immemorial. Whether in person or online, Survive the Sound is a great tool for watershed and salmon education. This training is geared towards helping teachers gain a familiarity with our place-based online resource, Survive the Sound, and prepare educators to engage their students with this fish migration game and accompanying activities.
Looking forward to seeing you there.
Nicole Parish-Andrews | Salmon Education Coordinator
Pronouns: She/her
Restoring wild salmon and steelhead | Supporting sustainable fishing in the Pacific Northwest
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Science education has gone to the dogs- Ahooooo! Rogue Detection Teams is a conservation organization that adopts and works with shelter dogs to sniff out wildlife samples. Human biologists and canine super sniffers work together to find and collect samples such as scats, carcasses, invasive plants, and more! These samples contain helpful information that scientists can use to study and protect wildlife.
This survey method is built on finding difficult-to-place shelter dogs that were limited due to their unique and obsessive drive to play fetch. These “Rogues” are given a new purpose and embark on adventures in the name of science. Rogue Detection Teams believes that science should be approachable for students. Our scientific, canine co-woofers provide an inspirational narrative to help students overcome their perceived limits and reach their full potential.
Our Rogue Dogs have inspired us to develop an Education Program, which provides exciting content on NGSS and STEM concepts through the lens of our Rogue Dogs and the work they do. Our first unit is for K-8 students and focuses on plants, covering NGSS for all grades and detailing the Rogue Dogs’ work to detect invasive plant species! The unit is a comic story, with the Rogue Pack members acting as characters to guide students through the lessons. We hope that students will interact with science in an exciting way to expand their ideas of what science is. All the activities that students do throughout the unit are designed to inspire adventure and creativity and reinforce that many different skills can be used in science. Throughout this unit, and all future units and activities, we hope to inspire and encourage students to explore their unique strengths and interests as they engage with science in a fun and meaningful way.
Rogue Detection Teams will continue to post new materials and activities on our website: https://roguedogs.org/. You may also contact our education team at sierra.lammi@roguedogs.org and contact@roguedogs.org to learn more about our programs and plans for the future, or schedule an online visit for your students! Go Rogue with your students and embark on this new adventure together!
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