Franklin Soil & Water provides education resources for teachers, school classes, and youth groups on the protection and wise use of soil and water resources in Franklin County.

• Youth Presentations on soils, soil erosion, water conservation, and water quality for school classes, homeschoolers, and youth groups.
• Models and activity kits for loan on the topics of soil, watersheds, and water quality.
• Workshops for educators with resources, contacts, and activity ideas.
• Conservation contests involving students in local environmental issues and concerns.  All students can participate in the Poster Contest. The Envirothon (see below) is open to high school students.
• SWIFT: Soil & Water Information for Teachers is a newsletter with current and upcoming events.

 

The 2010 Poster Contest's theme is "Conservation Habits=Healthy Habitats" which has a focus of simple things each of us can do to make a difference in our backyard, school grounds, or community. Teacher entry forms are due back by Feb. 19th, and the contest starts the week of March 1st, ending April 19th.

The Envirothon is a high school competition where students work in teams to solve problems of aquatic ecology, forestry, soil, wildlife, and current environmental issues. Schools from central and southern Ohio compete in an Area competition in late April or early May. The top 4 teams from the Area contest move onto the state competition in June. One team will represent Ohio at the Canon Envirothon in August, competing against teams from all over North America.

Please call our office if you would like more information: 614-486-9613