Willapa National Wildlife Refuge
Pacific Region
 

Education

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Fourth Grade Environmental Education Program

Over a three-day period in late spring, Willapa National Wildlife Refuge hosts students from regional schools. Friends of Willapa National Wildlife Refuge and Willapa National Wildlife Refuge annually co-sponsor this educational event as part of their 4th grade environmental education program staffed by volunteers from the Friends and Refuge staff.

The field trip is a culmination of an on-going program where fourth graders learn about the refuge system, habitat, adaptations, bird identification, food webs, and habitat change and management as Friends volunteers and Refuge staff visit classrooms. All activities are hands-on and aligned to Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASLs). Each classroom activity takes about one hour. If you are a school in the southwestern Washington or northwestern Oregon area and would like to get your classroom involved, please contact us at willapa@fws.gov or 360/484-3482.

Download Lesson Plans & Workbooks

Note: the program is currently undergoing revision and materials will be posted as they are available

Lesson 1 - A National Wildlife Refuge in Your Backyard

Lesson Plan (161KB)
Workbook (1.68MB)

Lesson 2 - The Neighbors, Who Lives on the Refuge

Lesson Plan (152KB)
Workbook (2.07MB)

Lesson 3 - Everything is Connected in the Web of Life

Lesson Plan (152KB)
Workbook (1000KB)

Lesson 4 - Change Happens

Lesson Plan (160KB)
Workbook
(2.76MB)

Field Trip - Long Island Expedition

Special Thanks to Friends of Willapa NWR Members who make this program a success!

Instructors:

Photographers:
Dorothy Antilla AMEC Earth & Environmental

Wade Cogdill

 Rollin Bannow
Ed Darcher Jackie Ferrier

John Epler

 Dr. Madeline Kalbach

Carolyn Glenn

 Shawn Schmelzer

Gretchen Goodsen

 Julie Tennis

Liz Mulligan

 Suzy Whittey

Sandy Neilson

 Duncan Wurm

Beverly Olson

  

Rose Power

  

Michael Spencer

  

Alice Slevoigh

  
Patricia Wilson  

Other Classroom Programs and Field Trips

If you are an educator and would like to bring your class to Willapa NWR or have Refuge staff come to your classroom, please contact us at willapa@fws.gov or 360/484-3482.

girl scouts at refuge
Last updated: May 7, 2012