The first annual student-led WATERS conference was held on May 31, 2018, at the Bob Keefer Center in Springfield. Over 100 students from Marcola, McKenzie, Oakridge, South Lane, and Springfield School Districts participated in the event. There were seven presentations, five posters presented during the poster session, and an art exhibit featuring traditional block printing.
Student presentations included:
Lower Deer Creek Pre-Project Assessment and Analysis
Gwynneth Slater, Springfield High School
Boulder Weir Analysis in North Fork Gate Creek
Hunter Putzier and Jason White, Thurston High School
Water Quality in the Springfield Mill Race
Springfield High School Water Quality Team
Jasper Slough Water Quality Analysis
Agnes Stuart Middle School Science Students
A Long-Term Study of Water Quality in Cedar Creek
Austin Ackerson, Thurston High School
2017-2018 South Fork McKenzie Water Quality
Thurston High School Water Quality Team
Posters:
Analysis of Arsenic Levels
Thurston High School Well Testing Team
Habitat Restoration & GIS Analysis of a Salmon Stream: North Fork Gate Creek
Springfield High School Habitat Team
Habitat Assessment & GIS Analysis of a Western Cascades Stream: Gate Creek
Thurston High School Habitat Team
Mohawk River Water Ecology
Mohawk High School Water Quality Team
Upper McKenzie River Water Quality
McKenzie High School Water Quality Team