Fresh Air Fridays
Find links, resources, and activities to get kids outside! This page and its resources have been produced in collaboration with Jackson Soil and Water Conservation District. This series will be shared collaboratively on both @rogueriverwc and @jacksonsoilwaterconservation (Instagram) as well as each organization's Facebook.
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3/14/25
Cloud Watching
& the Water Cycle
Explore the sky by cloud watching, learn about the water cycle, or try a quick science experiment!
3/21/25
Drip Drop Detectives
🔎 Mission 🔎 catch raindrops, measure how much falls, and solve the mystery of how rain changes over time!
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3/28/25
Textures of Nature
It's #FreshAirFriday! Take inspiration from nature to explore the sense of touch, learn adjectives, and explore the world around you. This can extend to natural and unnatural (humanmade) textures...
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4/4/25
Build your own bug hotel!
🐛 Fresh Air Friday: Build a Bug Hotel! 🌿 Head outside and create a cozy spot for helpful bugs! This fun DIY gets kids exploring nature and learning about pollinators, decomposers, and soil helpers.
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4/11/25
Watershed Guardians
It's #FreshAirFriday! This week, we bring to you a meaningful activity you can do as an individual, family, or with your community. Watershed cleanups are an excellent way to give back and make sure your drinking water stays clean for everyone downstream. 🦋🌎
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4/18/25
Build a rain garden!
🌿 It’s Fresh Air Friday! 🌧️ Let’s turn those spring showers into superpowers—for nature! Build a mini rain garden to soak up stormwater, help local pollinators, and keep our streams clean. 💧🐝
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OR Sea Grant Plant Guide & Examples!
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4/25/25
River Rambler
This #FreshAirFriday, go find some critters! This is a great activity on a sunny day to get outside and explore the unseen workers in our rivers. 🐛
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Want to learn how to teach it? Check out instructor videos for Salmon Watch (adults):
5/2/25
Forest Scavenger Hunt
Explore the Outdoors with Us! 🌲🐟
Jackson Soil and Water Conservation District and Rogue River Watershed Council teamed up to create this fun scavenger hunt to help families discover the amazing plants and animals living in Jackson County’s forests and rivers! Use OregonFlora.org and myodfw.com/wildlife-viewing to help you identify what you find.
Happy exploring — and thank you for being great stewards of our beautiful watershed! 🌿💧
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5/9/25
Mothing
We're going mothing! Yes, that's a real word. 🦋Some moth species are essential for pollinating plants, particularly at night. There are over 160,000 moth species worldwide compared to around 17,500 butterfly species.
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5/16/25
Nature Journaling
Fresh Air Friday is here!
This week, we’re starting a Nature Journal—a fun and simple way for kids to explore the outdoors and notice the little things. 🐛🍃✏️
Grab a notebook, step outside, and let curiosity lead the way.
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5/23/25
Sleuthing Solutions
Sliding into #FreshAirFriday with some optimism! Teaching the younger generations to protect and stand up for the world around them is critical to the future of our planet.
Check out some of these activities that can help open their eyes to some of the issues we are currently facing while brainstorming solutions and ways we can do better!
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5/30/25
Leave No Trace
As we're rounding the corner into summer and camping season, this is the best time to start talking about and teaching Leave No Trace (LNT) principles! For this #FreshAirFriday, we have a great activity to help explain the importance of packing out ALL your trash.
Practice LNT techniques in your backyard- paint with water, inspect nature with a magnifying glass, try using binoculars, and take pictures (instead of taking things). This is a concept you can keep talking about throughout the summer as you explore our beautiful area. Our Fresh Air Friday series has reached a close for the year, but we hope you had fun exploring with us.
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