Harney County Cattle Grazing Study - Spring Field Trip 2003
Unfinished Work
The following items need to be completed...
Chance's Letter to the Editor of The Oregonian
Veronica's Article for the Burns Times-Herold
Emails asking politicians for their position statements on current issues
Complete the 'Trip Stops Page'
Students are responsible for providing content on the Field Trip Stops page for the sections they were assigned:
Oregon Cattlemen's Association - Kyle
Senator Smith - Tarah
The Oregonian Newspaper - Veronica
Oyster Bar / Portland - Tiffany
Gorge - Chance
Dalles Dam - David
Discovery Center - Christa and Jamie
Shaniko - David
Southworth - Tara and Veronica
Eastern Oregon Agricultural Research Council - Jamie
OSU - Christa
Soap Creek Ranch - Veronica
- Students need to choose 3 to 5 pictures, write captions (include names of any people in the picture and the name of the photographer), and text descriptions of each stop. Use the Student Draft Files as a resource.
- Each sentence should include a complete thought. Please check spelling and grammar.
- All pictures, captions, and descriptions for each stop should be included in a single Microsoft Word file and emailed to GruenA@ORWW.org with a cc: to ZybachB@ORWW.org
One email should be sent to each of the trip stops listed below. Please copy LaphamN@ORWW.org when sending these emails.
Suggested points to include in the thank you emails:
1) On behalf of Burns and Crane High School students & teachers taking part in the 2003 Harney County Cattle Grazing Study Field Trip, thank you for your time!
2) What we learned...
3) How we're using what we learned...
4) URL for the 2003 Spring Field Trip:
Students assignments:
Eastern Oregon Agricultural Research Center (EORC) - Kyle
Shaniko - David
Senator Smith's Office (Martin Doern)- Veronica
The Oregonian (Stephanie Oliver) - Tiffany
Oregon Cattlemen's Association (Katie Fast) - David, Kyle
Soap Creek Ranch (Dr. Jim Males) - Veronica
Southworth Ranch - Chance
Oregon Beef Council (Shelly & Diane) - Mr. Zamora & Miss Pimm need to assign a student owner
Dan and Louis' Oyster Bar (Mike Wachsmuth) - Mr. Zamora & Miss Pimm need to assign a student owner
Discovery Center (Steve Rice) - Mr. Zamora & Miss Pimm need to assign a student owner
Students not yet assigned to send thank-you emails:
Krista
Tarah
Chance's Letter to the Editor of the Oregonian
Chance will write a letter to the editor of the Oregonian on a topic of his choice. He was interested in the issue of wild horses, so this might be a good topic. Once the letter is written, it should be emailed to Robert Caldwell of The Oregonian with cc's to GruenA@ORWW.org and ZybachB@ORWW.org for inclusion on the website.
Veronica's Article for the Burns Times-Herold
Veronica is writing an article on the 2003 Spring Field trip for the Burns Times-Herold. A final version should be sent to GruenA@ORWW.org and LaphamN@ORWW.org for inclusion on the website.
Emails on Current Issues Sent to Politicians
- See the Issues page for a list of issues and student owners.
- Each students should send a brief email to the politicians listed asking for the politician's views regarding the issue assigned to the student.
- Send one copy of the student's email to GruenA@ORWW.org and ZybachB@ORWW.org so it may be posted on the website.
- Forward any responses the students receive to GruenA@ORWW.org and ZybachB@ORWW.org so they may be posted on the website.