FW: 4-H Wildlife Steward workshop opportunity on invasive plants
Heath Keirstead
4-H Wildlife Stewards Educator Workshop
Invasive: Plants on the Move
When: February 25, 2012
Time: 9:00 am to 3:00 pm
Where: Adams Elementary School – (Corvallis)
Cost: $25 OR *Free (*when you commit to 6 fun hours of volunteer payback. Teachers may use classroom time as payback if on the topic, others can choose from a selection of community projects)
preregistration required
To Register Contact:
O.S.U. Extension Service, Benton County
1849 NW 9th Street
Corvallis, Oregon 97330
541-766-6750 or
Who should attend: teachers, community educators, volunteers, agency staff, scout leaders, 4-H leaders, and others who work with youth in the outdoors or in service-learning
What you learn:
· A watershed perspective on how invasive plants impact Oregon’s forests, prairies, wetlands, and agriculture
· Plant identification as applied to common local invasive plants
· Explore hands-on lessons including identification, inventory, and mapping.
· How to engage students through service-learning projects using the Awareness to Action model
Jody Einerson
Program Assistant -
Neighborhood Sustainability Stewards
Natural Resource Youth Education
OSU Extension Service Benton County
1849 NW 9th Street
Corvallis Oregon 97330