K-12 Outreach

Educational presentations were made to various organizations

CCCD continues to reach out to hundreds of children every year though the following formal and informal programs:

International Migratory Bird Day, World Water Monitoring Day,

Soil and Water Stewardship Week

Classroom visits

Boy Scouts

4H Range Judging Team

Ag Expo

Earth Day

Gaukel Living Classroom

Arbor Day

Boy’s and Girl’s Clubs

Black Hills Natural Resource Youth Camp

Wyoming State Fair

 

CCCD HAS EDUCATION OUTREACH PROGRAMS AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS…

Glenrock Middle School

Glenrock Elementary School

Glenrock Boys & Girls Club

Glenrock Library

Converse County Rural Schools

Douglas Primary School

Douglas Intermediate School

Douglas Middle School

Douglas High School

Douglas Library

Douglas Boys & Girls Club

4-H

Girls & Boys Scouts

Crazy for Conservation Day

Camp at Wyoming State Fairgrounds

Wyoming Child & Family Development

Check out our brochure or contact Colleen Tate for more information.

Converse County Conservation District

Last Modified on January 4, 2012

Pictures below are of school children that participated in some of CCCD’s activities.

Students learn about water quality with the  Enviroscape Model during Math/Science Night at Douglas Intermediate School.

190 4th Grade students in Douglas (left) and Glenrock (right) learned about the benefits of trees and their importance through stories and an Arbor Day lesson. Each student received a tree of their own to take home, plant and care for.

Education programs are held each month in Douglas and Glenrock at the Libraries and Boys and Girls Clubs. Topics cover natural resource  and agriculture issues important in Wyoming.

Right: Learning at the Library with the Converse County Conservation District

Giving young people the opportunity to experience the natural world and it’s resources through hands on activities.

Once a month Education Outreach Program  Glenrock Boys & Girls Club.                  

Converse County Conservation District is proud to sponsor the Converse County 4-H Range Judging Team. Congratulations!!

Converse County 4-H Range Judging Team places 3rd at the National Contest

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK---The Converse County 4-H Range Judging Team placed 3rd at the 60th

Annual National Land and Range Judging Contest held in Oklahoma City, OK. Members of the team

were Jessica Grant, Dusty Horn, and Clint Johnson of Glenrock, and Devlyn Green and Morgan Hays of

Douglas. The team was coached by Tim Bixby of Preston, CT and Misty Hays of Douglas. Placing as

individuals were Dusty in 8th place, Morgan in 10th place, Jessica in 11th place, and Devlyn in 13th place.

More information is available here in the July/August newsletter.