Hello Community Science Friends,

There's a lot happening across our watershed this season! Last week we celebrated our partners at our annual Appreciation Dinner, and otherwise getting our ducks in a row for the upcoming field season. Check out what's ahead. 

☀️ Kicking off Community Science Field Days with regional youth, bringing students out into the field to observe, question, and connect with the land.

□ Celebrating Public Lands Day and the shared spaces that make this work possible.

□ Upcoming Schoolyard Investigations workshop at the Oregon Science Teacher Association Conference in Pendleton.

□️ A quick tutorial on visualizing your data on the NASA GLOBE platform.

As always, thank you for being part of this community of learners, land stewards, and curious minds.

Wishing you ease as we transition to autumn,
Carrie

Carrie Caselton Lowe
Community Science Coordinator
Grande Ronde Community Science Project

Grande Ronde Public Lands Day is Saturday, September 26 at Riverside Park

In the spirit of celebrating and giving back to our watershed, join us Saturday, September 26 for Grande Ronde Public Lands Day at Riverside Park.
More info here.

□ Accessing Data - Part 1 □ 

Toby is up to date on our 2026 data! Give him a hand! □ He is backlogging past years' data into GLOBE. He is up to date for 2026, 2025, almost 2024, and will move to 2023 next. Check out our data webpage for more details.

Here is a quick tutorial, especially for teachers, on how to access our data on GLOBE — turning your observations into a bigger picture, literally. Next time, we'll have some tricks for accessing data on our Google Sheets.

Hello Community Science Friends,

Spring community science was wonderful — and smoother than ever! We've been growing a dedicated team to support this sweet project, and it shows. Meet the people behind the scenes in our □ Ode to the Community Science Dream Team□ below.

Also in this issue:

• □ Spring Recap
• ☀️ Summer Happenings
• □️  Save the Date: Grande Ronde Public Lands Day 
  Saturday, September 26 at Riverside Park

Wishing you adventure, watershed caretaking, and some well-earned rest along the way. ☀️

Summery regards,
Carrie
Carrie Caselton Lowe
Community Science Coordinator
Grande Ronde Community Science Project

Click on the Spring Recap Video --> -->
for some warm, fuzzy community science moments!   

This spring, 858 youth — from 1st grade through high school — investigated our watershed, representing schools in Cove, Elgin, Imbler, La Grande, Union, Walla Walla, Portland, Pendleton, and Baker Web Academy!

□Ode to our Community Science Dream Team□ 

Here's to the crew who make it all flow,
A team so stellar, we just had to let you know!

Mary keeps the finances in perfect balance — no question,
Managing funds with a grand sense of direction.
When it comes to the numbers, she never overdraws,
The budget stays current — give this woman some applause! □

Christopher wears two hats and wears them well,
From Community Science to Cove Outdoor School, he's got a story to tell.
He teaches with heart, never missing a beat,
Because when outdoors and science confluence — life is complete! □

Ethan writes science by night, then by day hits the field,
Tracking snowfields on peaks that few dare to yield.
He's a man of few flakes — well, except on the mountain —
His knowledge of watersheds? An overflowing fountain! ❄️

Lexzi keeps supplies so ready and right,
Every net, boot, and water kit — a glorious sight.
She nurtures the little ones at Blue Mountain Nature School too,
From preschool to field kits — there's nothing she can't wade through! □

And the Youth 360 crew — oh, what a team!
They organize kits and keep waders streamlined and clean.
With smiles so bright they could illuminate any river,
Each one a top-notch caretaker and giver! □

Once Spencer, now Toby keeps our data flowing free,
Entering it on GLOBE for the whole wide world to see.
From qualitative notes to open source — he filters through it all,
Making sure no data drop gets lost, however big or small! □

So here's to the people who are our headwaters and our heart,
The Community Science Dream Team — Water'd we do if you didn't take part?

Save the Date: Grande Ronde Public Lands Day

Click here for more information.