By Alisa McGowan The Growing Great Minds collaborative (ERC, Sawtooth Botanical Garden, SNRA, and Blaine County 4-H) is offering a Project Learning Tree workshop entitled STEAM in the Forest. This workshop will take place October 27 from 4:30-8:00 PM and October 28 from 8:30AM-4:00PM. During the workshop, you will investigate Idaho’s trees, forests and forest products in a STEAM context … Read More
Wood River Middle School ROES Week
By Alisa McGowan Last week, the ERC was able to financially and programmatically support the 44th annual Wood River Middle School (WRMS) Residential Outdoor Environmental School (ROES). All 245 WRMS 6th graders attended. Many of these students have parents, and even grandparents, that have participated in this timeless local tradition! Students participated in a WOW-Students project led by the ERC, … Read More
Youth Education: Summer Collaborative Programs
By Alisa McGowan School is out, the bright sun is shining, and summer camps are in full swing. The ERC has been busy collaborating with local camps and youth groups during their summer programs. Thus far, the ERC has provided programming during Higher Ground camps, The Hunger Coalition’s Lunch in the Park and Bloom programs and the I Have a … Read More
Youth Education: Register now for EcoCamp 2017
By Alisa McGowan This summer, the ERC will once again offer two week-long overnight EcoCamps at Idaho Basecamp in the heart of the Pioneer Mountains. Week one, July 17-21, 2017, is the Environmental Outdoor Adventure EcoCamp: Exploring Wild Places for rising 5th-6th graders. This camp is full of adventure and creative explorations and includes an overnight camping trip. Week two, … Read More
Cool the Earth
by Willie Adicoff The ERC’s youth education mission is a challenging one. Getting students involved with issues that they won’t notice until they are older is no easy task. This is especially true when we delve into climate change – a problem involving a gas we cannot see and consequences that are not well understood. However, our implementation of the … Read More