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Continue reading →: Giving Back at the Oregon Food Bank (April 2013)Note: the below stats have not been updated. This is a post from 2013. Filling the role as service learning project coordinator this year for my daughter’s 6th grade class at the Portland Village School– we chose The Oregon Food Bank (OFB) as our organization to volunteer for this month. When…
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Continue reading →: Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden and Lessons in Avian Health (April 2013)Although I enjoy my natural “wild” areas, I also really love city parks. Stumbling upon Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden was such a treat! This place is absolutely gorgeous. Located in the Eastmoreland neighborhood (SE Portland), the garden is home to 2000+ species of Rhododendrons, azaleas, magnolias and related plants, covering approximately…
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Continue reading →: Columbia Slough Part IV – Environmental Education (April 2013)My Volunteer Experience The Columbia Slough Watershed Council (CSWC) works directly with several of my passions: outdoor place-based education, service learning projects and stewardship. This year, I volunteered with their Slough School education program, which works with students in the surrounding schools. -Whitaker Ponds-Outdoor Classroom-4th Graders- Staff members visit classrooms…
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Continue reading →: Columbia Slough Part III – The Interview…A Peek Behind The Scenes (April 2013)-The Interview- Columbia Slough Watershed Council (CSWC) | Meet The Employees! Nathan Barrett – Community Connections Nathan (above photo-middle exuberant one with other CSWC crew members) has multiple responsibilities with CSWC, including recruiting and managing the…
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Continue reading →: Columbia Slough Part II- Natural Surroundings Education (March 2013)I’m a huge proponent in learning about your natural surroundings. What are the native species in your area? What are the bodies of water near you, and the mountains and hills that surround your region that make up the local watershed? Do you know where your tap water comes from?…
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Continue reading →: Columbia Slough Part I – What Is It? (Feb. 2013)(Columbia Slough on Bike Bridge Near the Columbia Boulevard Wastewater Treatment Plant) Whenever I move to a new area, I immediately seek out the nature spots nearby, and best places to walk my dogs. When I moved to Portland Oregon and started exploring my neighborhood, I stumbled upon the nature…
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Continue reading →: Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge and Historic Sellwood (Feb. 2013)I didn’t travel too far from home with this month’s outdoor adventure. Living in Portland, we are so blessed with many pockets of nature right in the city! I have good friends who live in the Sellwood neighborhood in SE Portland, not far from the entrances to Oaks Bottom Wildlife…
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Continue reading →: Toxic Utility Poles | Eugene Weekly Published News Article by Heather Cyrus (Sept. 2011)Eugene Weekly, Newspaper Article | 2011 (written by Heather Cyrus) Ever notice that black sticky-looking goo on utility poles when you put your sign up for the weekend garage sale? I had never given it a second thought until I attended the Public Interest Environmental Law Conference (PIELC) held on…
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Continue reading →: Fighting Planned Obsolescence: The Bike Story (Dec. 2010)The highlight of my 13th birthday: the gift of a brand new bike. My father took me to the neighborhood Schwinn store where I picked out a blue-framed mountain bike with a neon yellow water bottle holder. The real miracle: I still use this bike every day! (2026 Update: I…
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Continue reading →: Observing Event Communications (Nov. 2010 – College Days & Evergreen)I was inspired to attend the University of Oregon (UO) Senate meeting on Thursday, November 11, 2010. To give a brief synopsis: the University of Oregon plans to build a four-story office building and a large parking lot next to the Willamette River in an area treasured as open space.…
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