The outdoor work component of the COIC Work-Education program is unique – each student becomes part of a work crew with 5-8 of their classmates. Students earn high school credits and learn more about the natural environment, while working on natural resource and community service projects.
The Bend Crew from Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council (COIC) and Forest Service Trails Specialist John Schubert removed and restored user created trails, campsites and firepits to improve streamside habitat and create a safer and more enjoyable trail for visitors at Whychus Creek in the Sisters Ranger District on the Deschutes National Forest.
As one of the National Forest Foundation’s Treasured Landscapes sites, Metolius River and Whychus Creek have been undergoing restoration work to ensure the health of the these two Wild and Scenic Rivers.
Bend – Kyle Scott, 541-317-2282
Lakeview – David Berman, 541-947-5702
Prineville – Jeff Warren, 541-447-9283
Redmond – Josh Lagalo, 541-815-6893 or Randy Morris, 541-923-4800 x2168
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COIC Work Education crews work on an enclosure fence in cooperation with the Sisters Ranger District and the Canadian Govt. The enclosure is constructed to protect native northern pine tree species to study the possible effects of global warming. |
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| COIC Work Education crews construct foot bridges at Edmunds Well Wildlife Sancturary near Silver Lake. |
