Franklin Soil and Water provides a variety of educational resources involving local environmental issues and concerns.
February 8th, 2012
An age-group winner by Morgan M.
Teachers, in both formal and home-school classrooms, and youth-group leaders are invited to participate in the 2012 Conservation Poster Contest. This nation-wide contest, sponsored by the National Association of Conservation Districts is open to students in kindergarden through twelfth grade. The theme this year is Soil to Spoon. Interested teachers can read the contest rules and send in the registration form.
December 1st, 2011
Teachers, did you know that you can receive continuing education credits through these fun and stimulating environmental education workshops? Through a collaboration among Metro Parks and Delaware and Franklin Soil and Water Conservation Districts, four science-based workshops for educators will be held January through May 2012.
August 31st, 2011
Franklin Soil and Water environmental education specialist Linda Pettit is looking for local agencies and consulting firms to Adopt-a-Team for the annual Envirothon competition. Read More
August 1st, 2011
Linda Pettit, environmental education specialist for Franklin Soil and Water, has been chosen as a presenter at Project WET’s global water education conference, Sustaining the Blue Planet! Planned for September 2011 in Bozeman, MT, Sustaining the Blue Planet will increase the knowledge and capacity of participants to effectively reach children and youth through education that leads to action in schools, communities and corporations. Read More
June 6th, 2011
One of the winning conservation posters.
The Franklin Soil and Water Conservation District’s annual conservation poster contest has come to a close for another year. Thank you to all who participated. This year, 13 schools and over 1,000 students participated from grades K-12! Everyone did a great job portraying this year’s theme of “Forests for the Trees: More than you can Imagine.” Read More
May 13th, 2011
The New Albany Enviothon Team A qualified for the state competition with their 5th place finish in the area competition.
The high school teams from Franklin County survived the wet and cold Envirothon competition May 3 at Lake Vesuvius in Lawrence County. We had six teams competing this year: two each from Bexley, New Albany and Dublin Coffman high schools. There were a total of 49 teams in the Area 5 competition. Linda Pettit, environmental education specialist for Franklin Soil and Water, was so proud of our Franklin County teams, that she actually steamed herself dry from a day out in a constant cold rain. The teams placed quite well: New Albany team A has the opportunity to move on to the State competition at Bowling Green State University on June 13 and 14!!
March 8th, 2011
We are currently taking registrations for two national environmental contests. Sponsorship opportunities to partner with Franklin Soil and Water are available for both contests. The poster contest allows students to show off their creative side as they illustrate a conservation topic chosen each year by the National Association of Conservation Districts. Local age-group winners advance to state and national judging. The Envirothon is a hands-on, team-building, contest that measures both knowledge and skills. Five high school students compete as a team during an on-site field test of ecological concepts and conservation practices. The teams compete first regionally, then at the state and international level. As a North American event, the final competition is in New Brunswick for 2011.
October 21st, 2010
Delaware, Franklin, and Union Soil and Water Conservation Districts are sponsoring a practice session of the Envirothon at Glacier Ridge Metro Park on Tuesday October 19th. Students will: have an opportunity to meet experts in environmental fields; answer questions on aquatic ecology, forestry, soils, and wildlife issues; learn about and experience wetland habitats; and become familiar with the Envirothon competition. For more information or to register a team, contact Linda Pettit ( lpettit@franklinswcd.org) or Dona Rhea ( dona-rhea@delawareswcd.org).
August 24th, 2010
Linda and the Lorax
Franklin Soil and Water Conservation District provides presentations to school classes, home school, after school, scout and 4-H groups. All of the programs have been correlated with the State Science Content Standard Grade Level Indicators for Earth and Space Sciences and for Life Sciences. The topics included are ecosystems, biodiversity and adaptations, natural resources, conservation, and human impact on the environment. The specific grade level indicators for each presentation are listed below.
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August 23rd, 2010
Soil test kit
Franklin Soil & Water Conservation has models and activity kits for loan on the topics of soil, watersheds, and water quality. These kits are available for loan to schools, home school, scouts and 4-H groups. All of the education loan kits and models have been correlated with the current State Science Content Standard Grade Level Indicators for Earth and Space Sciences and for Life Sciences. The topics included are ecosystems, biodiversity and adaptations, natural resources, conservation, and human impact on the environment. Training sessions with “how to use” strategies for the loan kits and models are available upon request.
