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Shorebird Sister Schools Program 2004 Wraps Up on the Oregon Coast
Pacific Region, May 20, 2004
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For the 200 Oregon Coast students involved in the Shorebird Sister Schools Program this year, the program is coming to a close. The Shorebird Sister Schools Program (SSSP) is an Internet-based environmental education program that connects students, educators, biologists, and birding enthusiasts along migratory flyways. Students begin by learning about shorebirds in the classroom through various multi-disciplinary activities. They then add to their new-found knowledge on field trips to shorebird habitats. In late April and early May, Oregon Coast National Wildlife Refuge Complex (NWRC) outreach staff led the students on field trips to local estuaries to learn more about the birds they have been studying in the classroom. During the field trips students rotated through discovery stations that focused on observing shorebirds and using binoculars and field guides; capturing and identifying the invertebrates shorebirds eat; mapping estuarine habitats; and removing trash, over 400 pounds of it. Volunteers from USFWS, AmeriCorps, Bandon High School, and Yaquina Birders and Naturalists were instrumental in making these field trips happen. Students from Neskowin Valley School on the Oregon north coast visited an array of sites, from Whalen Island State Park to Cape Meares National Wildlife Refuge. Fourth graders from Ocean Crest Elementary in Bandon on the Oregon south coast spent a sunny day on the mudflats of Bandon Marsh National Wildlife Refuge, and the fourth and fifth grade students from Yaquina View Elementary School on the Oregon central coast visited the Yaquina Bay estuary. The program was concluded with an in-class lesson on shorebird conservation and a competitive game of Jeo-birdy where students shared their knowledge of shorebird biology and wetland ecology. (For more information about the program, visit http://sssp.fws.gov)

For more information, visit the Oregon Coast National Wildlife Refuge Complex Web site at: http://oregoncoast.fws.gov

No contact information available. Please contact Charles Traxler, 612-713-5313, charles_traxler@fws.gov


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