Environmental Education

Proud to support the continuing education of the County’s youth in the area of conservation, the District provides several environmentally focused education programs.

 

Save the Date Nature Camp Programs for 2024

  • Summer Nature Camp (ages 8-11)   July 22 – 26, 2024
  • Advanced Nature Camp (ages 12-16) June 24 – 28, 2024
  • Grown-up Nature Camp (ages 17 and up)  May 30th, 31st & June 1st, 2024

 

2023 Summer Nature Camp –

Thank you to everyone for your overwhelming support of our Nature Camp programming. It is our mission to add more opportunities each year for the youth to participate.

2024 Summer Nature Camp

Do you have a child who loves to play outside or is curious about nature? Sign them up for the Lawrence County Conservation District’s Annual Summer Nature Camp.

2024 we will host Summer Nature Camp for students ages 8-11 the week of                           July 22nd-26th.  Location to be determined.

There is a registration cost – see details on Registration forms.

2024 Advanced Nature Camp

Advanced Nature Camp will be hosted  June 24th – June 28th –  This camp is designed for children ages 12–16.  Multiple locations of Lawrence County will be utilized. Stay tuned for next year’s agenda!

There is a registration cost – see details on Registration forms.

 

***NEW in 2024 **Grown-up Nature Camp

Grown-up Nature Camp will be held May 30th, 31st and June 1st. –  This camp is designed for grown-ups ages 17 and up. Multiple locations of Lawrence County will be utilized. Stay tuned for next year’s agenda!

There is a registration cost – see details on Registration forms.

 

Birth of A Tree

Birth of A Tree is a joint partnership program co-sponsored by Pennsylvania’s Resource Conservation and Development Councils and DCNR Bureau of Forestry to provide educational materials to the County’s third grade students. Instructional materials provide the students with the chance to germinate an evergreen from seed and track its’ progress through the first stages of growth.

Envirothon – Local Competition April 30th, 2024

The Pennsylvania Envirothon Program is an environmental competition held every spring. The District distributes educational materials to all of the County’s High School classes, grades 9 – 12, who desire to participate. Envirothon provides integration of outdoor and resource activities into the classroom. Following their preparation, students come to the event and test their knowledge in Forestry, Soils, Aquatics, Wildlife and a current issue. Each competition station is supervised by staff from a cooperating agency. The winner of the local competition gets the opportunity to compete in a statewide competition.

More information about the Envirothon program can be found at www.envirothonpa.org

Watershed Challenge

Watershed Challenge is mirrored after the Envirothon competition, but is geared towards Junior High students. This event is held locally and participation includes teams from six counties including Ohio that mutually share watersheds.

More information about the Envirothon program can be found at www.envirothonpa.org

Ag Encounter

Members of the District’s staff participate in the Penn State Cooperative Extension’s Ag Encounter Event for 4th grade students. The event is held at the County Fairgrounds each October. The District presents a program on the importance of soil and how soil plays an integral role in the production of all of the things we use in our daily lives.

EnviroScape® Programming

District educators will come to your classroom and demonstrate the EnviroScape®, which is a mobile, interactive tool to help people of all ages, languages, and cultures better understand the concept of a watershed and the sources and prevention of water pollution through a visual, hands-on presentation.