© 2009-2012 Lane County Conservation District
Dighton, Kansas
Education
The Lane County Conservation has several programs which support the youth. Here are some of the current programs:
Poster, Limerick & Essay Contest
Every year students from Kindergarten through eighth grade are presented with a different theme relating to conservation of natural resources, such as soil, water, plants, wildlife, beautification or recreation.
The poster contest is held for all students Kindergarten through sixth grade. The children are encouraged to make creative posters and can use any kind of supply, even rock and soil. The limerick contest is open to fifth and sixth graders. The essay Contest is open to students from fifth to eighth grade and must follow the year’s theme, not to exceed 500 words.
Each year first through third place students from each grade category are given awards and prizes at the Annual Meeting.
Poster, Limerick & Essay Contest
Every year students from Kindergarten through eighth grade are presented with a different theme relating to conservation of natural resources, such as soil, water, plants, wildlife, beautification or recreation.
The poster contest is held for all students Kindergarten through sixth grade. The children are encouraged to make creative posters and can use any kind of supply, even rock and soil. The limerick contest is open to fifth and sixth graders. The essay Contest is open to students from fifth to eighth grade and must follow the year’s theme, not to exceed 500 words.
Each year first through third place students from each grade category are given awards and prizes at the Annual Meeting.
2011 Poster & Limerick Contest Winners
Speech Contest
The speech contest is available for students ninth through twelfth grades. This is an excellent opportunity for students to earn a scholarship as both the county and state competition award scholarships. The speech must be between five and eight minutes in length and pertain to the specified speech topic.
Agriculture & Conservation Scholarships
The Lane County Conservation District awards scholarships to senior level high school students who are attending high school or are home-schooled in Lane County. Applications are accepted during the fall semester of the senior year for students entering into the agriculture and/or conservation field of study during the following fall or spring semesters. The winners are announced at the conservation district's annual meeting, which is held in January.
LCCD is offering scholarships to cover the tuition to the Kansas Range Youth Camp.
Participants: Upcoming High School Sophomores, Juniors, & Seniors
Location: Camp Mennoscah, Murdock, KS
Learn: Range Plant Identification, Plant Growth, Stocking Rate Determination, Livestock Nutrition, Rangeland Wildlife Management, and much more!
Tuition: $220 per participant
Special Items: Field Trip (location to be determined), Steak and Potato Dinner, Air-Conditioned Cabins
Free Time Activities: Swimming, Canoeing, Fishing & Hiking
Registration due by April 27, 2012. Stop by the LCCD office to pick-up registration forms
Stewardship Week
In 1955, the National Association of Conservation Districts began a national program to encourage Americans to focus on stewardship. Stewardship Week is officially celebrated from the last Sunday in April to the first Sunday in May. It is one of the world's largest conservation-related observations. The program relies on locally-led conservation districts sharing and promoting stewardship and conservation activities.
The Lane County Conservation District holds an annual Stewardship breakfast with the communities local ministry leaders to share the conservation message with their congregations. A presentation of the year's Stewardship theme is given and Church program inserts and covers are provided for use during Stewardship Week. Additional outreach efforts throughout the community include distributing book marks to the local library, providing place-mats to restaurants to use during the week, and giving school presentations with educational games in the fall.
Stewardship Week helps to remind us all of the power each person has to conserve natural resources and improve the world. When everyone works together with their local conservation district, that power continuously grows. We have seen these good deeds multiply across the nation's network of conservation districts and the results are spectacular!
The speech contest is available for students ninth through twelfth grades. This is an excellent opportunity for students to earn a scholarship as both the county and state competition award scholarships. The speech must be between five and eight minutes in length and pertain to the specified speech topic.
Agriculture & Conservation Scholarships
The Lane County Conservation District awards scholarships to senior level high school students who are attending high school or are home-schooled in Lane County. Applications are accepted during the fall semester of the senior year for students entering into the agriculture and/or conservation field of study during the following fall or spring semesters. The winners are announced at the conservation district's annual meeting, which is held in January.
LCCD is offering scholarships to cover the tuition to the Kansas Range Youth Camp.
Participants: Upcoming High School Sophomores, Juniors, & Seniors
Location: Camp Mennoscah, Murdock, KS
Learn: Range Plant Identification, Plant Growth, Stocking Rate Determination, Livestock Nutrition, Rangeland Wildlife Management, and much more!
Tuition: $220 per participant
Special Items: Field Trip (location to be determined), Steak and Potato Dinner, Air-Conditioned Cabins
Free Time Activities: Swimming, Canoeing, Fishing & Hiking
Registration due by April 27, 2012. Stop by the LCCD office to pick-up registration forms
Stewardship Week
In 1955, the National Association of Conservation Districts began a national program to encourage Americans to focus on stewardship. Stewardship Week is officially celebrated from the last Sunday in April to the first Sunday in May. It is one of the world's largest conservation-related observations. The program relies on locally-led conservation districts sharing and promoting stewardship and conservation activities.
The Lane County Conservation District holds an annual Stewardship breakfast with the communities local ministry leaders to share the conservation message with their congregations. A presentation of the year's Stewardship theme is given and Church program inserts and covers are provided for use during Stewardship Week. Additional outreach efforts throughout the community include distributing book marks to the local library, providing place-mats to restaurants to use during the week, and giving school presentations with educational games in the fall.
Stewardship Week helps to remind us all of the power each person has to conserve natural resources and improve the world. When everyone works together with their local conservation district, that power continuously grows. We have seen these good deeds multiply across the nation's network of conservation districts and the results are spectacular!
LCCD proudly sponsors the KACD Youth and Education Program, the State Fair Booth, Legislative Fair, 3-I Show, and Fourth Grade Foresters. Additionally LCCD helps with the tri-county Water Festival, and the Conservation Tour held in conjunction with Extension and NRCS.
