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Education Programs
Classroom Demonstrations
Winnebago County SWCD staff will either visit
classrooms or meet groups at different sites to discuss various natural resource
issues. We do presentations about the following topics: groundwater,
soils, erosion,
wetlands, native prairies, and trees. This region has high
potential for groundwater contamination because of that one or our most popular
presentations is about groundwater. With this presentation we bring a
groundwater model to the classroom to demonstrate the flow of groundwater and
what happens when groundwater gets contaminated. We also have various
seasonal program about soil called "Where did your Thanksgiving dinner come
from?" We also offer a game (best played with 5th
and 6th graders) called Water Jeopardy - played just like television's "Jeopardy"
to learn some fun facts about water.
For information contact
Jessica
Vandeboom.
Northeastern Illinois Envirothon
What is the Envirothon?
The Envirothon is an exciting, fun way for high school students to learn about the environment. It combines in-class curriculum with hands-on field experiences, while demonstrating the role people have in important environmental issues, such as forestry and wildlife management, water quality, and soil erosion.
At the completion of the year-long learning process, the Envirothon conducts a series of competitions where students are tested on five subjects: soil, aquatics, wildlife, forestry and a specific environmental issue, which changes from year to year.
Each county will have a top scoring winner, with the highest scoring team from event going to the Illinois Envirothon in May. The winning team from the Illinois Envirothon will compete in July at the National Competition. For more information go to www.envirothon.org..
To make donations to the Northeastern Illinois Envirothon go to donations.
The Envirothon Experience
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Enhances a student's critical thinking and problem solving skills
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Allows students to share lifestyles and stories with other youth
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Gives students the ability to be role models in their community
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Prepares the students for future careers in natural resources areas
For More Information on the Envirothon Contact: Melisa Long - (815) 965-2392, Ext. 3