Virtual Field Day

Welcome. The purpose of this field day was to provide a fun, hands-on way for students to learn about the watershed that they live in.  The following is a list of stations that students attended…

Each of the following stations has pictures and information about its topic.

• Owyhee Dam - Gene Derock & Gary Mason
  
• The Incredible Edible Aquifer and Water Use - Owyhee Irrigation District & S. Board of Control
  
• Water Safety and Backcountry Survival - Brad Williams, Malheur Co. Sheriff's Dept. St. Al's Live Flight & Malheur Co Search and Rescue
  
• Noxious Weeds - Malheur County Weed Board / Jordan Valley CWMA / Idaho Weed Awareness Campaign
  
• Irrigation - Ryan Martins, Owyhee Watershed Council / Mark Carpenter, SWCD
• Rafting - Steve Boren, Tiffany Hipwell, & Lloyd Lamb
  
• Fire Management - Tom Morcom, Vale District BLM
  
• Soils and Erosion - Steve Norberg, Malheur Co. Extension Service and Erik Feibert, OSU Experiment Station
• Geology - Steve Smith, Kinross-Delamar Mining Co / Hilary Heller, Owyhee Watershed Council & Teague Mineral Co.
  
• Range Management - Ed Petersen, NRCS
• Livestock - Scott Jensen, Owyhee County Extension Service
• Water Quality and Sampling, Marilyn Moore, OSU Extension Service
• Owyhee Birds of Prey - Trish Nixon, Peregrine Fund
• Fishing - IndianHead Fly Fisherman
  
• Owyhee Stagecoach - Mike Hanley & Dennis Stanford, Owyhee Watershed Council
• Owyhee Crops - Dalli Christham & Jessica Parson Adrian High School
• Aquatic Plants - Lance Phillips, Malheur Co. SWCD
• Archaeology - Candace Shock
• Random Pictures -Submitted photos from throughout the day.
• Gallery Gallery of Pictures from Owyhee Field Day 2006.

The Owyhee Watershed Council's educational activities are supported by the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board.

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Last updated  Tuesday July 12, 2005.