Educational Outreach
Converse County Conservation District would like to remind our local teachers and youth organization leaders to take advantage of our many classroom activities including the Enviroscape Model and water quality monitoring lessons on the North Platte River. Annually, the District sponsors Arbor Day educational activities and the kids get to take their own tree home to plant.
K-12 OutreachThe District works to provide educational opportunities for children in our county relating to natural resource issues. Educational programs are offered year round for any age of students! Any interest in an educational activity, please contact the District.
Water Quality World Water Monitoring Day
World Water Monitoring Challenge (WWMC) is an international education and outreach program that builds public awareness and involvement in protecting water resources around the work by engaging citizens to conduct basic monitoring of their local water bodies. WWMC grew out of the World Water Monitoring Day program in 2012.While an official “day” continues to be observed each year on September 18, the broader “challenge” encourages people everywhere to test the quality of their waterways, share their findings and protect our most precious resource. This year, CCCD will be testing the waters of the North Platte River with local students. On-site monitoring tests include temperature, turbidity, pH and dissolved oxygen. The primary goal of WWMC is to educate and engage citizens in the protection of the world’s water resources. Many people are unaware of the impact their behaviors have on water quality. Conducting simple monitoring tests teaches participants about some of the most common indicators of water health. WWMD data will be published on-line each year at www.worldwatermonitoringday.org so people all over the world can see the monitoring results. |
Stewardship Week
For more then 50 years, the National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) has sponsored a national program to encourage natural resources stewardship. The program relies in large part on conservation districts as they share and promote stewardship and conservation activities year-round and during Stewardship Week, the last Sunday in April to the first Sunday in May. The theme for NACD's 2019 Stewardship Week is "Life In The Soil: Dig Deeper"
During Stewardship Week, there is a poster contest for children to participate in. All posters are judged according to NACD guidelines. This years winners for the Converse County Conservation District are:
K - 1
1st Place: James Reed - Dry Creek School
2nd Place: Matthew Reed - Dry Creek School
3rd Place: Mya Henrie - White School
2-3
1st Place: Allison Steinle - Dry Creek School
2nd Place: Natalie Harris - White School
3rd Place: Jayce Henrie - White School
4-6
1st Place: Acelyne Johnson - White School
2nd Place: Abigail Ostrander - Homeschool
7-8
1st Place: Skyeleene Owens - White School
2nd Place: Ava Ostrander - Homeschool
3rd Place: Gary Pierce - White School
Congratulations to the winners and thank you to everyone who participated. We can't wait for next year!
During Stewardship Week, there is a poster contest for children to participate in. All posters are judged according to NACD guidelines. This years winners for the Converse County Conservation District are:
K - 1
1st Place: James Reed - Dry Creek School
2nd Place: Matthew Reed - Dry Creek School
3rd Place: Mya Henrie - White School
2-3
1st Place: Allison Steinle - Dry Creek School
2nd Place: Natalie Harris - White School
3rd Place: Jayce Henrie - White School
4-6
1st Place: Acelyne Johnson - White School
2nd Place: Abigail Ostrander - Homeschool
7-8
1st Place: Skyeleene Owens - White School
2nd Place: Ava Ostrander - Homeschool
3rd Place: Gary Pierce - White School
Congratulations to the winners and thank you to everyone who participated. We can't wait for next year!