Nature Scouts
Nature Scouts is a series of ecology field trips to one or more of the beautiful state parks listed below plus in-person or virtual classroom visits. Nature Scouts is designed as an educational equivalent to our Nature Academy overnight outdoor school experience.
Who is eligible: 5th and 6th-grade classrooms and home-school groups.
Minimum: 20 students | Maximum: 90 students
Fall 2023/Spring 2024 Nature Scouts Locations:
Willamette Mission State Park (located north of Keizer)
Champoeg State Heritage Area (north of Woodburn)
Silver Falls State Park (east of Salem)
Milo McIver State Park (near Estacada)
Nature Scouts outdoor school includes NGSS-aligned instruction, all educational materials and field supplies, plus healthy trail snacks. There is no charge for classroom teachers, chaperones, and school instructional assistants for this day-trip outdoor school option. There is a minimum of one adult chaperone or school staff member required for every 10-15 students.
100% of our program fees are eligible for Measure 99 grant funding. Please contact your district outdoor school coordinator or email the OSU Outdoor School staff at outdoorschool@oregonstate.edu if you have questions about state funding.
Total educational hours: 18