Exploring the McKenzie Watershed

Activities

Idea Bank

Animal Studies

• Studying Osprey
• Studying Bald Eagles
• Bark Beetle Prints
• Make a Permanent Slide

Forests

• Measuring Tree Height
• Estimating Tree Height Using a Homemade Clinometer
• Making a Clinometer
• Measuring Tree Diameter
• Keying Conifer Trees of the Northwest

General

• Become a Part of Something Bigger
• Make a Fieldtrip Bus Booklet
• Oh Where Oh Where Did That Web Page Go?
• Biological Scans

Journalling

• Keeping a Journal
• Making a Burrito Journal
• Bark Beetle Prints
• Contact Paper Journal Entries
• Crayon Leaf Prints
• Ink Leaf Prints
• Photocopy Transfers
• Watershed Starters
• A Tree Through the Seasons
• Biological Scans

Soil & Rock Studies

• Contact Paper Journal Entries
• Taking a Soil Sample
• Measuring Soil Temperature
• Comparing Soil Porosity
• Measuring Soil Water Content
• Sorting a Soil Sample
• Measuring the Soil pH

Water Studies

• Measuring Water Velocity
• Kick Net Sampling
• Macroinvertebrates
• Make a Permanent Slide

Maps/ Sites

The McKenzie Watershed

• Lower McKenzie
  • Hayden Bridge Water Filtration Plant
  • Hendricks Bridge Wayside Park
  • ODOT Weigh Station
  • McKenzie Salmon Hatchery
  • Leaburg Dam
  • Leaburg Fish Hatchery
  • Waterboard Park
  • McKenzie Visitor Center/Old Trout Hatchery
• Middle McKenzie
  • Finn Rock Boat Landing
  • Delta Campground
  • Cougar Dam Hydroelectric Project
  • Jennie B. Harris Wayside
  • Deer Creek
  • Trail Bridge Reservoir
  • Lava Flow
• Upper McKenzie
  • Carmen Diversion Reservoir
  • Sahalie Falls
  • Clear Water Cove
  • Fish Lake
  • Big Lake

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Site-related activities:

• Hayden Bridge Water Filtration Plant
• Hendricks Bridge Wayside Park
• ODOT Weigh Station
• McKenzie Salmon Hatchery
• Leaburg Dam
• Leaburg Fish Hatchery
• Waterboard Park
• McKenzie Visitor Center/Old Trout Hatchery
• Finn Rock Boat Landing
• Delta Campground
• Cougar Dam Hydroelectric Project
• Deer Creek
• Trail Bridge Reservoir
• Lava Flow
• Carmen Diversion Reservoir
• Sahalie Falls
• Clear Water Cove
• Fish Lake
• Big Lake