Welcome to Corvallis Outdoor School
During a time when the natural world is undergoing significant change with shifting dynamics, creating “citizen scientists” as informed individuals who can assess current conditions and impacts is more important than ever before. As we celebrate the 150th anniversary of Oregon becoming a state, and look ahead to where we want Oregon to be in the next 50 years, 6th grade students and their teachers will be immersed in a watershed curriculum that is taught utilizing the environment around them. Immersion in the Corvallis Outdoor School includes the use of current scientific practices and an historical perspective on the environment, and how it has changed over time.
Participants will apply data collection techniques to pre-assigned survey plots located throughout the 200 acre Camp Tadmor site to obtain a baseline survey of water quality, forest types, plant diversity, soil composition and evidence of wildlife. The results of these studies will be used for comparison as other groups utilize the Camp Tadmor site.