Community Engagement

La Grande greenhouse project supports local food access

Each year, students at La Grande Middle School grow a wide variety of flowers, herbs and vegetable starts in the school’s greenhouse. After the annual plant sale fundraiser, there are often leftover vegetable starts that need ...

Apr 2024 | Impact Story

4-H youths bring holiday cheer to veterans through Stockings for Soldiers

Civic engagement is an important aspect of adolescent development and a core theme of 4-H education. For the last 10-plus years, hundreds of soldiers and veterans have received packages filled with stockings prepared by Oregon ...

Mar 2024 | Impact Story

Meal kits help Wallowa County families turn pantry staples into healthy meals

Emergency food boxes play a critical role in fighting hunger, but many recipients face a common challenge: not knowing how to use unfamiliar ingredients or how to turn them into meals. In 2019, the Oregon State University ...

May 2023 | Impact Story

Oregon Naturalists build ecological literacy and public service across Oregon

People from around the world visit Oregon to experience its natural beauty — yet many residents lack deeper ecological knowledge, like how animal, plant and insect interactions shape the state’s environments. Certified naturalists...

May 2023 | Impact Story