The Umpqua Basin Explorer is in the process of being enhanced to include K-12 Education Resources for teachers and students. 

To find K-12 learning resources and activities in the Umpqua basin, please see the Oregon Explorers Moodle page. Moodle is an internationally adopted, open-source course management system that provides an easy interface for instructors to craft and implement learning activities for students. This Oregon Explorers Moodle service is maintained by the Oregon Virtual School District (ORVSD). The Oregon Explorers initiative is a pilot Oregon Explorer K-12 education program coordinated by the Alder Creek Children's Forest in Douglas County and funded by the Gray Family Fund.

To learn about the educational resources available for specific learning locations in the Umpqua Basin, visit a learning location site (also featured in the "learn about a place" section of the Umpqua Basin Explorer).  Here you can access information (expertise, mapping tools, available photos and videos) specific to these six locations. 

Learning locations include:

• Alder Creek Children's Forest
• Hinkle Creek Paired Watershed
• Mildred Kanipe Memorial Park
• North Bank Habitat Management Area
• Umpqua Discovery Center
• Wildlife Safari

To request the addition of a new learning location, please contact us. 

Douglas County Educational Resources

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Environmental Educators Resource Directory for Douglas County Teachers. This directory is a compilation of resources for teachers and other educators to use in the classroom, field trip opportunities, outdoor education opportunities, and workshops for teachers for curriculum development. April 2006.

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Environmental Education Resource Directory for Douglas County Students. This directory is a compilation of resources for Douglas County students with information about various natural-resource related extra-curricular activities, camps, internship/career opportunities, and festivals.

Compiled by: Janine Salwasser, OSU Libraries (2008)