Play Outdoors Sponsor of Local Student Watershed Summit

Play Outdoors and the Healthy Waters Institute's Student Stewardship Program recognize local students' presentations of observation and analysis of area watershed.

Bend, Ore. (PRWEB) May 19, 2009

Play Outdoors, a local company focused on getting kids outdoors, was a proud sponsor of The Freshwater Trust's Healthy Waters Institute student Watershed Summit on Thursday, May 14, 2009. The Summit was a culmination of a year's worth of work through the Student Stewardship Program that guides student activities to both scientifically investigate and artistically explore local issues related to watershed health.

Held at the Five Pines Lodge in Sisters, Oregon, local area students presented their findings and creations to peers and the community and were recognized for their work. Play Outdoors CEO Sarah Laufer remarks, "I really believe in watershed and environmental education as it helps connect kids to their local, natural landscape. The Watershed Summit is just one way we like to support the community and our future generations. Through such ecologically-minded programs students are united both to the community and health of the land."

While in the past Play Outdoors has helped to raise money for the program, this year they chose to increase their sponsorship and hold a raffle for the kids. "Play Outdoors was proud to sponsor this year's Watershed Summit to support the commitment made by students who spend the entire year researching and observing watershed maintenance and preservation techniques. You could see how proud and excited they were, the benefits and confidence they've gained is invaluable to them and the community's future."

Play Outdoors strives to provide the gear, share education and ideas, and enable community projects specifically with the objective of getting kids outdoors to enjoy nature. The Watershed Summit is an example of an ideal collaborative effort and Play Outdoors congratulates this year's student participants.

About Play Outdoors
Play Outdoors' priority is to help families with young children get outside and enjoy the world around them. The company is based in the outdoorsy and adventurous town of Bend, Oregon, and offers stylish kids outdoor adventure clothing and gear from trusted, dependable brands. Play Outdoors is an ecologically- and socially- conscious business and seeks out manufacturers and service partners who are like-minded.

About The Freshwater Trust
The Freshwater Trust is a statewide non-profit organization headquartered in Portland, Oregon with satellite offices in Bend and Corvallis. The Freshwater Trust takes a holistic approach to restoring freshwater ecosystems - from restoring a river's architecture to working with landowners to keep more water in rivers to educating children on the importance of freshwater conservation.

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