The Environmental Learning Center offers three field trip options, all
providing interactive, hands-on learning at the ELC’s wetland and forest
ecosystems. Field trips are two hours long.
Thanks to generous support from the agencies listed below, and their commitment to healthy watersheds, some field trips are available at no cost for schools in their districts.
- Who: Ages K-5 (classroom with teachers)
- When: Two-hour field trips are offered in fall 2024 and spring 2025
- Where: Environmental Learning Center, Oregon City campus
- Cost: Pricing varies depending on school district and class size.
For more information, email Sarah Bidwell, ELC kids education coordinator, sarah.bidwell@clackamas.edu.
LET'S GET DUCKY: DISCOVERING WETLAND WILDLIFE
Grades: K-1
Wetlands make up only about 5% of the earth's surface, yet they are crucial habitat for a wide array of plants and animals. During their visit, students will learn about several species of wildlife that live in and around our wetland. Field trip activities include solving wildlife mysteries, playing wildlife games and observing the wetland.
WELCOME HOME: EXPLORING WETLAND AND FOREST HABITATS
Grades: 2-3
Wetlands and forests are important habitats to a diversity of plants and animals. This field excursion will give your students a better understanding of how these habitats provide clean water, food, shelter and space. Field trip activities include discovering macroinvertebrates in the wetland, going on a habitat safari, building wildlife shelters and observing the wetland.
HEALTHY WATERSHEDS: HOW DO WE GET THERE?
Grades: 4-5
We all live in a watershed, but what does that really mean? In this field trip, a variety of activities and games will engage students in learning about the inter-connections that exist within a watershed, including how our actions can impact the water quality, the people and the wildlife within it. Students will measure the quality of water
in our wetland, experiment with the role that soil plays in filtering
pollutants from the water and sample the water for macroinvertebrates.
For more information, contact Sarah Bidwell, ELC kids education coordinator, sarah.bidwell@clackamas.edu.
To schedule a field trip at the ELC: Coming soon!
