By Jacob King, Environmental Education Fellow, Class of 2023-2024 Published March 15, 2024 My name is Jacob, and I’m one of the eight 2023-2024 Environmental Education Fellows here at Eagle Bluff. After graduating from the University of Minnesota in 2021 with a degree in Environmental Sciences, I found myself at a bit of a crossroads….
By Ella Deutchman, Environmental Education Fellow, Class of 2023-2024 Published March 1, 2024 Finding Peace, Connection, and Purpose My name is Ella, and I’m one of eight fellows in the 2023-2024 Environmental Education Fellowship program at Eagle Bluff. If you’d asked me a year ago where I’d end up, I probably wouldn’t have said here….
By Paige Waskow, Curriculum Assistant February 21, 2024 A cold breeze rushes over the bluffs. Crowded calls of dark eyed juncos ring from the ground and bushes. Frost holds tightly to branches, buildings, and sometimes even us. It is winter. And some days, it is quite cold. While much of the landscape seems to pause…
Eagle Bluff supports Outdoor School for All. Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center announced its participation and support of the development of the Minnesota Outdoor School For All bill. Eagle Bluff Executive Director, Colleen Foehrenbacher, is a leader within the Outdoor School for All Minnesota coalition which is introducing the bill today in the Minnesota legislature….
Most of our Dining Hall guests participate in separating trash from compostable food scraps. We drop the grape stems, apple cores, and orange and banana peels into a bucket, and maybe even help mash it up, but never see this food goop again. This composting process, however, is one that is both impactful to Eagle…
As part of our strategy to continually improve our programming, we consistently evaluate ourselves and review guest feedback of what we’re doing. During the past school year, we’ve interviewed a lead staff member from each visiting school during their visit and ask this person to record their impressions of the experience we offer. The recent…