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Environmental Education
Environmental Education is a key
component of the District's conservation efforts. The Coordinator for this
program has established a working partnership with both the Tunkhannock Area and Lackawanna Trail
School Districts and Keystone College. Several annual programs are available to
both school districts, and workshops are provided for area teachers. These
workshops are designed to help educators meet the Pennsylvania Department of
Education's Standards for Environment and Ecology. Educators receive curriculum
and project materials to help them incorporate the standards into their
classroom lessons and activities.
Community clubs and groups,
local businesses, environmental agencies, and neighboring Conservation Districts
also request assistance through the Environmental Education Program.
The following are some of the annual events
featured in the District's Environmental Education Program:
- Arbor Day - This
program, which is supported by local businesses, provides each preschool,
elementary, and middle school student in the local area with seedlings. Each
local high school student receives a flowering tree.
- Jim Rice Memorial
Conservation Field Days - This event, which is held each May at Rice's
Tree Farm on Mile Road in Tunkhannock, is for all 5th graders at Tunkhannock
Area and Lackawanna Trail schools. Presenters provide information on topics
such as watersheds, Pennsylvania's native animals, soils, mapping and land
use, beekeeping, forestry, and surveying. 2007 marked the 28th anniversary
of this event.

Education station at the Conservation Field
Day.
- Pennsylvania Envirothon - This
annual event, which is sponsored by Wyoming and Lackawanna Counties and
Keystone College, serves to educate high school students in natural
resources and environmental sciences. High school students grades 9-12 spend
the day competing on a variety of environmental topics. The winning teams
from each county receive a scholarship from Keystone College and are
eligible to compete at the
State Envirothon.
- Woodland Resources
Adventure Camp - This 4-day camp, which is held every July for kids
12-16 years of age, is sponsored by the Wyoming County and Sullivan County
Conservation Districts and the Endless Mountains Resource Conservation and
Development office. Campers learn about natural resource management.
- 4th Grade Ag Day -
This event is held each September at the Wyoming County Fair Grounds. All
4th grade students from both Tunkhannock and Lackawanna Trail School
Districts attend. The students rotate through 18 stations and learn about
the importance of agriculture in their everyday lives. Topics include
vintage farm equipment, plants, maple syrup making, wool spinning, bees,
livestock (chickens, horses, cows, sheep, pigs), and farm and ATV safety.
This event helps teachers meet the state requirements for Environment and
Ecology.
Contact:
Laura Anderson,
(570) 836-2589 Ext. 105
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