The Lincoln Soil and Water Conservation
District is involved with many education programs. Listed below
are the major education programs.
-
Rain Gauge Program
- local citizens measure the precipitation throughout the year.
-
County Fair Booth -
a display is set up at the county fair.
-
Farmer Magazine
Award Winner - A landowner/operator is selected from throughout
the county that installs conservation measures on their land.
-
Joint Agency
Newsletter - newsletter is published approximately 2-times per
year.
Education programs that the
Lincoln Soil and Water Conservation District co-sponsor include:
-
Environmental
programs held for 6th grade students.
-
Fourteen county
area in Southwest Minnesota.
-
Held in September
of every year with the location changing each year.
-
Environmental
competition for students in grades 9-12.
-
Eleven county
area in Southwest Minnesota.
-
Winners advance to
state and national competition.
-
For information on
the Minnesota Envirothon go to
http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/outreach/index.html
Contact: For
more information on the education programs the Lincoln SWCD
provides, contact:
pauline.vanoverbeke@mn.nacdnet.net
|