The end of a season and getting ready for the next

It has been a wonderful fall and a great season of field study trips to Ryan Ranch Wetland Restoration site. In total there has been 275 enthusiastic students that have had the opportunity to spend part of their day enjoying the beautiful surrounds of the Deschutes River and learning in the outdoors. Here is what happened at Ryan Ranch during this last fall:

Day 1: 180 9th graders from the Physical Science class at Bend High spent the day rotating through 6 learning stations- Art, soil studies, water quality testing, riparian ecology, site overview, a hike through the meadow and down to Dillon Falls.  

Day 2: Introduce 30 Bend High IB class to RRWR. We spent 2 hour to learn about Ryan Ranch Wetland Restoration (RRWR) project goals, objectives, and opportunities.

Day 3 and 4: 25 7th graders from REALMS were introduced to RRWR and to the project data that will be collected on their second planned outing.

Day 5 and 6: REALMS 7th graders collected data of 3 different transects on the back side of the meadow.

Day 7: 15 Redmond High class studied wildlife habitat at Ryan Ranch Wetland.

Day 8: The Bend High IB students came back out to Ryan Ranch to collected stream flow data and soil/plant data. 

Now that we have entered into winter, the field season for the most part is over and we are gearing up for the next field season to start in the spring. It has been an amazing season and we send out a big THANK YOU to all of the teachers that have been involved, to the students for taking an interest, and to all of the dedicated volunteers. This could not have happened with out any of you. We are excited for the next season to start up!