10/19/2026
The LEGO robotics teams at Joseph Lane Middle School are exploring this yearās theme: BIOGLOW, which focuses on biodiversity, ecosystems, and how science, technology, and engineering can help protect the natural world.
Umpqua Watersheds is working with them to help explore innovative solutions to real environmental challenges facing Southern Oregon. They are focusing on three interconnected watershed issues: retaining water in the landscape, keeping streams and ecosystems cool, and protecting native and endangered species while managing invasive species. Beaver and Lamprey specifically are a focus of their engineering ideas this year.
Bringing in the Stream Table helps explore challenges, examine existing restoration techniques, and consider how engineering, technology, and creative design might offer new solutions. They will be imagining, designing, and testing practical solutions that could improve watershed health. Their end designs will be presented and judged by a panel.
We are so excited to watch them and be a part of this cool project!
