We are excited for another wonderful Fall field season and getting more students outside! There are already six field days planned for Ryan Ranch, just by one school. REALMS will be making multiple field trips to the Deschutes River with there very excited 7th graders. During those outings the students will be learning about the area including geography and the history of the Ranch, the restoration proposal, and how to identify plants. They will also gain skills in data collection when looking at ground cover, soil type, soil moisture, estimation of Carbon Storage in live and dead biomass, as well at forest density. The 7th graders will then compile there data and compare it to last years data that was collected by there 8th grade class mates. These field trips will be fun packed and educational for all the students and we are excited to more days like these.
