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Pope & Stevens County Waterfest Arbor Day Stewardship Week |
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Groups of students compete at 5 different learning stations related to Soils, Aquatics, Forestry, and Wildlife. See the 2008 Jr Envirothon Schedule PDF. The Jr. Envirothon will be held in October 2010, the location has yet to be announced.
The Annual Area II Envirothon was held May 4th, 2010h at the Prairie WoodsEnvironmental Learning Center in Spicer, MN. Students from local high schools within the area compete for a chance to go to the state Envirothon. The teams consist of five members and compete at five training/testing stations. The stations are Soils, Aquatics, Forestry, Wildlife, and Current Environmental Issue. Students also compete by giving an oral presentation. The students are given a scenario prior to the event. They have time to develop a reasonable solution to the scenario and prepare a presentation and poster. This years topic was protection of groundwater through urban, agricultural and environmental planning. At the conclusion of the competition, scores from tests at the stations and scores from the oral presentations are combined for final ranking and awards are distributed. Students that place highest go on to compete at the state Envirothon on May 17, at Clearwater Forest Camp at Deerwood. The goal of the Envirothon is to expose students to diverse environmental issues. Student teams compete by demonstrating their knowledge of environmental science and natural resource management issues. For more information about Envirothon visit: www.bwsr.state.mn.us/envirothon/
The Pope and Stevens County Waterfest was held on September 11. Sixth grade students participated in activities about water. They learned about the cycle, treatment, and monitoring of water and they also did some fun activities with water like bubbleology and the incredible journey. Bubbleology is always a favorite with the students. The Pope & Stevens County Waterfest is for area 6th grade students and it is held each September in Glenwood, MN. We have many exciting activities for all to enjoy including a station on the water cycle by the Minnesota Science Museum. Water Festival Committee Coordinators
Conservation Education
Day was held on
September 24, 2009 at the
Scandia Woods Environmental Learning Lab (SWELL).
Conservation day teaches 5th grade students about the
environment around us. Students participate in activities
related to wildlife, orienteering, raptors and more.
The 2010 poster contest
took place with 5th and 6th
grade students from local
schools competing. The
theme for this years poster
contest was "Conservation
Habits = Healthy Habitats." Participants could choose to participate in one of
two categories; posters drawn by an individual, or
murals drawn by a group of two or more students.
BBE Poster Winners Glacial Hills Mural Winners
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