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SHIFTING SCIENCE EDUCATION FROM SCHOOL TO HOME

Here’s what teachers have been telling us since COVID forced schools to close: they miss their students and they worry.

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Connecting Stormwater to At-Home Learning for Students

In May, IslandWood hosted “Seattle Stormwater Systems and At-Home Science Learning,” a virtual workshop for teachers, in collaboration with Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) and with funding from King County. The workshop brought together teachers for an afternoon of sharing resources, generating lesson ideas, and learning about Seattle’s stormwater issues and infrastructure. We stand in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement; with the loved ones of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, Ahmaud Arbery, and countless others killed as a result of racism; and with all those who are and have long been fighting for justice, equity, and freedom from racism. As a historically white-led environmental education organization, we recognize the legacy of racism, injustice, and anti-Blackness within our field, and understand that we have perpetuated and benefited from racism and white supremacy. It is our responsibility to use our unearned privileges to combat racism and stand with those fighting for justice. We encourage our community to petition for justice, donate if able, and support Black-led organizations working towards racial equity. We will continue the work of becoming an anti-racist organization to better serve our communities, staff, and the planet. #BlackLivesMatter

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Pollution and Progress on the Duwamish River: IslandWood’s New Pilot Program

“What should the Duwamish River be like in the future?” Celina Steiger, IslandWood’s Urban School Programs Coordinator, poses this question to a group of 5th graders from Maple Elementary School as they sail on an Argosy boat down the Duwamish River in South Seattle.

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Little Solutions to Solve Big Problems

While working with a group to clean up the school grounds, 4th grade teacher Kelli Elder found herself contemplating the effect of yard waste on storm drains.

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4th Graders Test the Effectiveness of Seattle’s Stormwater Infrastructure

An excited fourth grader from Viewridge Elementary lowered a bucket by a rope 15 feet down into the Thornton Creek Water Quality Channel.

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Imagine Your Wedding in the Woods

Here’s what you know: You’re not getting married in a hotel. That’s just not your style. And though your father-in-law’s dahlias are divine, his toolshed is enormous. So a garden wedding at the in-laws’ is out.

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Stormwater Education Teaches Students to Think Big and Act Now

How does something as precious as rain become an environmental hazard? When roads and roofs keep it from soaking into the ground, rain flows through gutters and storm drains into our waterways, picking up pollutants, such as lawn fertilizers, oil, and even sewage, along the way.

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20 Field Trips in Seattle and Kitsap County to Spark Curiosity, Discovery, and Growth

At IslandWood, we believe that opportunities to learn are everywhere. Whether it’s on a bustling city street or in a rain-soaked forest, there is always more to discover about the world around us and our connection to it.

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2018 Advocacy Success: Strengthening Partnerships Between Nonprofits and Schools

During the 2018 legislative session, IslandWood advocated alongside other environmental education organizations for state funding that would increase access to community-connected environmental learning.

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Community Waters Science Unit Rolls Out to Seattle Public Schools

The fourth graders at John Rogers Elementary School in North Seattle had found their problem site: the parking lot behind their school. Just one rainfall could turn it into a giant pool of water.

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IslandWood acknowledges that we live and work on the ancestral land of the Coast Salish people, who have been stewards of this region's land and waters since time immemorial, and who continue to protect these lands and waters for future generations, as promised by the Point Elliott Treaty of 1855, the Treaty of Point No Point of 1855, and the Treaty of Medicine Creek of 1854.

While the majority of our work takes place on Suquamish (suq̀ʷabš) and Duwamish (dxʷdɐwʔabʃ) land, we also conduct programs on the land of the Snohomish (sduhúbʃ), Puyallup (spuyaləpabš), Muckleshoot (buklshuhls), Skokomish (sqoqc’bes), and S’Klallam (nəxʷsƛ̕ay̕əm) peoples.

IslandWood is a registered 501(c)(3) charitable organization. Our tax ID number is 31-1654076.

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