<img height="1" width="1" style="display:none" src="https://www.facebook.com/tr?id=192888919167017&amp;ev=PageView&amp;noscript=1">
Thursday, March 28, 2024
March 28, 2024

Linkedin Pinterest

Gause Elementary School third-graders learn from estuary partnership

By The Columbian
Published: June 14, 2017, 5:55am
2 Photos
Washougal: Gause Elementary School third-graders, from left, Gracie Hack, Avery Morgan and Adyson Greenberg dissect a fish during a lesson with representatives from the Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership.
Washougal: Gause Elementary School third-graders, from left, Gracie Hack, Avery Morgan and Adyson Greenberg dissect a fish during a lesson with representatives from the Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership. Photo Gallery

Washougal — Gause Elementary School third-graders and the Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership has recently teamed up for a few lessons, bringing native plants and dead fish into the classroom.

During the first class, students learned about native plants, including Wapato, berries and cattails. The second class allowed students to dissect fish and learn about their life cycle.

The classes are a precursor to a field trip to the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, where students will paddle Lake River, identify birds, explore the Cathapotle Plankhouse, and hike a loop while identifying plants and signs of animals.

The estuary partnership offers no-cost education programs to schools in the lower Columbia region of Washington and Oregon, and the lessons cover topics, such as increasing knowledge and appreciation for the river and estuary.

“These partnerships are vital to our students and the science that is happening around us,” Heidi Kleser, Gause third-grade teacher, said in a release from the district. “They studied native plants, fish life cycles and anatomy, and will bring that information to the field trip where they can connect with the world in the most tangible way possible.”

Loading...