http://www.kgw.com/wrbtf/default.htm.1998 South Salem High School Environmental Issues Class
Community Education Exhibit
"A River For Our Future"
Contents
- Background to the Community Education Exhibit
- Community Education Photo Gallery (Slideshow)
- Community Education Photo Gallery (list of pictures)
South Salem High School's Environmental Issues class presented its Community Education Exhibit May 19-24 at the State Capitol Building in Salem.
Entitled "River For Our Future," the exhibit highlighted student research on the Willamette River Basin. The Willamette River runs through Salem, Oregon and is a valuable source of natural resources for the local community. While the river today is in relatively good health, it has become threatened due to population and development pressures.
Environmental Issues students studied various perspectives related to the use of the Willamette River. While studying the various perspectives, students focused on how the river relates to human health, water supply, fish, wildlife, land use and population growth.
The students were then required to create displays based on an assigned perspective. Each display explained the use of the river from that perspective, problems related to the specific use, and proposed solutions that result in ecological integrity, social equity and economic prosperity. The various displays formed the community education exhibit, designed to educate the community on sustainable uses of the Willamette River.
The actual exhibit is based on the Willamette River Basin Task Force recommendations to Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber -
Community Education Photo Gallery