Professional Development ONREP is a leader in providing professional development programs in nature-based learning Learn More Educator Resources We provide PreK-12th grade resources for formal and nonformal educators, pre-service instructors, homeschool edcuators, and natural resource professionals Resources Facilitators Our facilitators are the heart of ONREP Professional Development! They are dedicated to ensuring ONREP programs meet the changing needs of formal and nonformal educators throughout Oregon Learn more Previous Next Welcome to ONREP The Oregon Natural Resources Education Program (ONREP) has over 40 years of experience supporting formal and nonformal educators. Our professional development events as well as our environmental education curriculum resources encourage educators to engage their students in nature-based learning both indoors and outside. ONREP houses the state-programs for both the award-winning Project Learning Tree national environmental education program, Project WILD one of the largest wildlife education programs in the world, and Project WET a national water education program. Professional Development ONREP provides a variety of professional development, from one-time classes to a series of training sessions, workshops and multi-day summits. Find Out More Educator Resources We offer PreK-12th grade curriculum and other resources that meet national and state education standards. Explore Facilitator Information ONREP facilitators are highly-skilled professionals who design and deliver professional development programming for Oregon's educators. Find Out More Upcoming Workshops April 24 ODS/ONREP: Preparing to Explore – Building Social Emotional Competencies for an Unforgettable Outdoor School Adventure Location: Online Date: 04/24/2025 to 04/29/2025 April 25 Embracing the Big and Discovering the Small: The Restorative Power of Nature Journaling Location: Redmond, OR Date: 04/25/2025 April 30 ODS/ONREP: WILD About Birds – Integrating Birding into Outdoor School Location: Grants Pass, OR Date: 04/30/2025 May 2 Nature as Home: Inspiring Outdoor Early Learning Through Sensory Connection Location: Corvallis, OR Date: 05/02/2025 May 7 Inspiring Students: Climate Education & Action in the Classroom Location: Online Date: 05/07/2025 Featured Facilitator Carrie Castelton LoweEnvironmental Education Independent ContractorCurrently serving as the Career Connected Learning Facilitator for the Greater Oregon STEM Hub, Carrie lives, works and plays in Northeast Oregon. Teaching about natural resources is a thread that weaves through her experiences as a field instructor, formal classroom teacher, organic farmer, school garden coordinator, and now as a non-formal STEM educator. Trained as an ecologist and classroom teacher, Carrie has a penchant for community based research projects, especially those projects that study "the little things that run the world," otherwise known as invertebrates. She has two little bugs of her own whom she raises with her husband. As a family, they get to explore the wild place they call home.