Tadpole Tales, our program for children aged 3-5 with their parents, click here.

Program Structure
Students in grades K-college who attend schools or are part of communities within the Columbia Slough Watershed are the principal recipients of Slough School programming. A variety of academic programs are offered, including classroom activities, field studies, watershed and community action projects, and service projects at sites along the Slough.

Geographic Area
A watershed is an area of land which drains to the same body of water, such as a river, lake or slough.

The Columbia Slough is a 60-mile long remnant of lakes, wetlands and slow-moving channels in the southern floodplain of the Columbia River.

The Columbia Slough Watershed includes schools and communities in the St. John’s area, North Portland, and parts of Northeast Portland, Parkrose, North Gresham and Fairview. It is bordered by Smith and Bybee Lakes on the west and Fairview Lake and the headwaters of Fairview Creek on the east. Slough School activities take place at field sites and classrooms around the watershed.

Location
Slough School is based out of the Council offices at the Whitaker Ponds Natural Area, at 7040 NE 47th Ave. in Portland, Oregon.

Teacher Workshops! To be announced for 2011-12 school year.

If you are interested in creating a plan of study with the Slough School, contact:

Sheilagh Diez, Slough School Education Director
Phone: (503) 281-1132
email: sheilagh.diez@columbiaslough.org