2008 Tillamook County Children's Clean Water Festival

The 2008 Tillamook County Children's Clean Water Festival was held April 14th at Twin Rocks Friends Camp in Rockaway Beach.

It was a very nice day of presentations and exhibits held for the 4th graders of Tillamook County. The 4th graders and their classroom teachers participated in 6 of 13 presentations, viewed and participated in an exhibit hall full of exhibits and had a wonderful lunch provided by Twin Rocks Friends Camp.

View 2008 Clean Water Festival Photos HERE!

 Thank you to DEQ for the grant money that funded a large portion of the Clean Water Festival, and thank you also to Tillamook Estuaries Partnership for the leadership and resources given to produce this annual festival!

Wetland Wonders photo on the dock at Twin Rocks Friends Camp
Presentors who gave of their time and expertise for the day were:

Alexis Will & Anne Kilby of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service,
Anami Mazur of Camp Magruder's OMSI Science Camps,
Bill Hastie of WEBS,
Brad Barker of OMSI Pacific Marine Science Schools,
Cheryl Rorebeck-Siler & Norma Wise of Wildlife Rehab Center of the North Coast,
Clair Thomas of Tillamook School District,
Denise Lofman of Tillamook Bay Watershed Council,
Ivan Camacho of Oregon Department of Environmental Quality,
Kristin Babbs of Oregon Department of Forestry,
Lin Howell of Jackson Bottom Reserve,
Nate Sandel of Columbia River Maritime Museum,
Nemesia Herzstein & David Daus of Oregon Coast Aquarium,

Exhibitors who set up exhibits and interacted with the students included:

Beth & Richard Knutson, Christine Smith & Dave Shupert, Whiskey Creek Shellfish Hatchery,
Jennifer Purcell, Tillamook County Public Works,
Julie Chick, Tillamook Estuaries Partnership Water Trail,
Lisa Gibson, Cape Lookout State Park,
Tracy Crews, Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife, and
Zale Parry, Algalita Foundation,
TEP Water Trail Exhibit
Thank you to:
Bette Ross & Claudine Rehn of TEP for the generous giving of your effort, time and support, and thank you also to Chris, Julie, Mark, Rachel & York for your support!

In addition to the adults named above, the following wonderful people volunteered as guides during the festival. As guides they accompanied a class to each presentation and the exhibit hall keeping everyone on time, led the class from presentation to the next presentation throughout the camp and helped in any way necessary to make the day be a success:

Chris Nosbisch
Colleen Huston,
Doreen Lindsteat,
Gretel Oxwang,
Jean Hemingway,
Julie Morgan,
Linda Josi,
Linda Stephenson,
Tom Oxwang,
Alex Sifford,
Trisha Mohr,
Winnie Mercer

Others who volunteered their time for the day helping out in a variety of ways included the following:

April Petersen,
Cindy Sommers,
John Wood,
and
Sharon Lighthill.
Two boys are getting ready for a recycling race in You Can Make a Difference!
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