About
WEBS School Programs offers place-based school programs that use the Netarts Bay area as a learning lab and environmental model for watersheds, estuaries, beaches, and seas. Students take part in classroom curricula and field trips that include collecting real world data that has been used to improve the environment and to gain a better understanding of the region in which they live. Program themes include Forest, Sea, and Me (Pre-k), Hermit Crabs and Habitats (Kindergarten), Cape to Cape / Fish and Habitat (1st grade), Day at the Bay (2nd grade), Biomes (3rd grade), Coastal Geology & Energy (4th grade), Cells to Ecosystems/Shellfish & Anthropology (5th grade), and Alternative Energy (6th grade), along with a video series aligned with WEBS-sponsored school programs featuring Bel the Belted Kingfisher as a bi-lingual mascot and spokesperson. Field trips and classroom curricula start in Kindergarten and continue through high school.
• Ages: 4–12 years old
WEBS School Programs began in the Tillamook School District in 2005 and grew into a nationally recognized award winning program. Friends of Netarts Bay Watershed, Estuary, Beach, and Sea (WEBS) works closely with Tillamook School District #9’s Natural Resources Program, and many of the programs are supported by STEAM Coach Volunteers, generous foundations and donors, and the Tillamook County STEAM Partnership. Friends of Netarts Bay WEBS offers over 40 free community events throughout the year, including paddles, hikes, and tours, and invites volunteers for field trips and stewardship days. Clair Thomas was hired by the Tillamook School District as the Natural Resources Coordinator and later served in an advisory role to the program, and Amy Schmid was hired in 2019 to take over the program when Clair retired. WEBS states that it is working to sustain the area from Cape Lookout to Cape Meares through education and stewardship, continues Jim Mundell’s dream to sustain the Netarts Bay area through education and stewardship, strives to build a “learning community” between Cape Meares and Cape Lookout, build partnerships that increase community pride and contribute to the vitality of the area, and collaborate with local education organizations.
Last updated June 12, 2026.
• Ages: 4–12 years old
WEBS School Programs began in the Tillamook School District in 2005 and grew into a nationally recognized award winning program. Friends of Netarts Bay Watershed, Estuary, Beach, and Sea (WEBS) works closely with Tillamook School District #9’s Natural Resources Program, and many of the programs are supported by STEAM Coach Volunteers, generous foundations and donors, and the Tillamook County STEAM Partnership. Friends of Netarts Bay WEBS offers over 40 free community events throughout the year, including paddles, hikes, and tours, and invites volunteers for field trips and stewardship days. Clair Thomas was hired by the Tillamook School District as the Natural Resources Coordinator and later served in an advisory role to the program, and Amy Schmid was hired in 2019 to take over the program when Clair retired. WEBS states that it is working to sustain the area from Cape Lookout to Cape Meares through education and stewardship, continues Jim Mundell’s dream to sustain the Netarts Bay area through education and stewardship, strives to build a “learning community” between Cape Meares and Cape Lookout, build partnerships that increase community pride and contribute to the vitality of the area, and collaborate with local education organizations.
Last updated June 12, 2026.
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