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Teachers Test Bioenergy Game at Winter Workshop
Teachers at the winter SMILE workshop test out the new bioenergy sustainability game, Exoplanet 1061, to use in their clubs.
Game On! Bioenergy Summer Camp Pilots Strategy Game
High school students learn about bioenergy and sustainability through innovative board game.
Inspired Students Research Genetics and Bioenergy
“We have future botanists, geneticists and scientists as a result of this project! I have a few students especially captivated by the idea that biofuels help reduce our carbon footprint."
Third Graders Explore Genetics, Hybrid Poplars and Locally Grown Biofuels
Nearly 100 third graders from Jackson Elementary School in Hillsboro took part in a hands-on bioenergy discovery day. The eager young scientists learned about genetics, hybrid poplar trees and biofuels.
Hands-on Teacher Training
Believe-it-or-not, these teachers are learning about carbon sequestration. They're some of the 56 teachers attending hands-on training held by the SMILE - Science, Math, Investigative Learniing Experience program.
Bioenergy Future
Developing bioenergy will help contribute to our long-term environmental and economic sustainability. Shown here is an aerial view of a poplar farm in Boardman, Oregon where varieties of hybrid poplars are being grown and tested as energy crops.