Siuslaw Watershed Council
$50,00

Siuslaw Watershed Council (SWC)’s Community Outreach, Recreation & Education (CORE) Program creates experiential outdoor education opportunities for local students and families in order to cultivate the next generation of stewards for our watershed, ensuring that future generations may also inherit the bounty that is provided by and owed to the past management of the Siuslaw and Coastal watersheds by indigenous peoples. This stewardship cannot be cultivated without understanding the local human history and ecology, and studies show that experiential learning can be most effective at instilling an environmental ethos and stewardship ethic. Funding from OCRF will supplement contributions from the Gray Family Foundation, BOGS Impact Fund, and private donors and enable SWC to continue the employment of the CORE Program project manager and to hire a youth engagement specialist to further the organization's capacity to deliver outdoor education programs to local schools, engage the community at large in our restoration efforts, and deliver inclusive recreational opportunities throughout the watershed.

Project Report