Where
This is an online event.
The River Mile Mission Statement
To foster investigation and understanding of the Columbia River Watershed and to promote watershed health
The River Mile is…
…a network of educators, students, resource managers, scientists and environmental educators in the Columbia River Watershed sharing what they know and learn about the Columbia River Watershed and sharing best practices, lessons learned, examples of participation, links to resources and collecting and sharing real world scientific data. It is a participant driven approach to learning, researching and exploring the watershed health of the Columbia River.
Students and teachers are engaged in the practices of scientists and resource managers as they become intimately familiar with their outdoor classroom by spending time in the field inventorying, monitoring, analyzing, investigating and researching site discoveries.
The River Mile
Community Virtual Gathering
Join us for different speakers and topics related to the Columbia River Watershed.
These gatherings will occur on the 4th Thursdays through June.
3:30 to 4:30 PM.
Pacific Standard Time
Pre-registration is required for securtiy reasons,
and open until 1 hour before the session.
Have an idea for a gathering? Let us know!
January 25, 2024
Thursday 3:30 - 4:30 PM Pacific Time
Crayfish Study Group Presentations
"Charismatic Crustaceans: How The River Mile Crayfish Study supports and enhances REACH Museum's place-based education"
Pauline Schaffer
World Fish Migration Day is a global awareness campaign celebrated every two years, and in 2024 it is being celebrated on 25 May. The World Fish Migration Foundation is the main organizer of World Fish Migration Day in collaboration with individuals and groups who host events around the world on or before the World Fish Migration Day. Every World Fish Migration Day people highlight the connections that migratory fishes have with human and non-human species, lands, and waters. In this short presentation I will share about how the day is marked by celebrations, events, and action campaigns, and introduce several new initiatives for 2024, including the Happy Fish Athlete Challenge – a virtual challenge established for individuals and groups to go the distances that migratory fishes travel!
The River Mile Network
Crayfish Study
Join the Study and Contribute Valuable Data!
The River Mile Network has teamed up with the University of Illinois and the University of Washington scientists! Data from this project will help inform researchers about the species distribution throughout the Columbia River watershed and beyond. They are asking for help locating and identifying crayfish. The project leaders are especially interested in locating invasive species around the Northwest and identifying native species below Dry Falls in Eastern Washington AND in the Okanogan River region. They believe there is an undescribed species of crayfish in those places which have not been documented (geolocated and photographed for identification). You and your students may be the first to record new species of crayfish!
Anything you can do to help researchers will be of benefit!
Check out our website! therivermile.org