Camas Logo & Tagline DESIGN CONTEST
Camas Educational Network offers $250 cash prize for design of logo & tagline. Please submit Applications by 3pm on February 10, 2012 logo contest poster Please review the Logo-Tagline Contest rules & specs for details regarding the requested design and rules governing the contest. Click color gradients to select the hues of “green” and “yellow” to incorporate into...
Read MoreHonor Our Rivers 2012, journal submissions due January 31
With the New Year already upon us, the January 31 deadline will be here before we know it! If you have not yet begun your Honoring Our Rivers projects, there is no time like the present. Submission Deadline Approaching! Teachers, send your students home with an Honoring Our Rivers entry form, and challenge them to get outside the classroom and write or create an art peice that reflects their...
Read MoreSchool Restoration Program: Phase I draws to a close in March 2012
In the fall of 2009, Camas initiated the School Restoration program to assist school districts to better steward their land. The program provided technical assistance to school districts located in the southern Willamette Valley to elevate development standards and spearhead the path toward sustainability. Under the umbrella of this program, staff and interns researched and profiled school...
Read MoreFourth annual Martin Luther King Jr. Community Stewardship Work Party, January 16, 2012 at Hendricks Park
As you may know, this January will mark the 4th annual MLK work party at Hendricks Park. A collaborative partnership between the Camas Educational Network, City of Eugene, Friends of Hendricks Park, Northwest Youth Corps – Americorps team, and the Outdoor High School. 75-100 volunteers from local high schools and the University of Oregon will work to remove English ivy (a noxious weed)...
Read MoreSchool Restoration Program: PHASE II begins January 2012
In this next phase of the School Restoration Program, Camas will provide technical assistance to school districts in Benton, Lane, and/or Linn Counties to advance sustainable development and stewardship of school campuses through the development of programs that educate students, teachers, and administrators on how the school grounds affect ecosystem services. Camas will work with selected...
Read MoreWhat are the weeds in my neighborhood? in my neighborhood? in my…
The Camas Educational Network is starting a monthly profile of commonly seen garden weeds within the neighborhoods and landscapes where the schools we serve are located in hopes to educate the public how to identify and effectively manage persistent weeds in residential environments. Each profile describes growing requirements and method of dispersal to provide a better understanding of each...
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