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The Minnesota
Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts (MASWCD), and several of
its member SWCDs, currently participate in the following youth education
efforts:
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Hubbard SWCD Fresh Water Festival |

Chisago County/SWCD Water
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Scott SWCD Outdoor Field Days |

Swift SWCD Water Festival
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Minnesota
Envirothon Program. The Envirothon is an outdoor learning
competition for high school students in grades 9 through 12. It is one of
the state's largest environmental education initiatives. The program
is coordinated by the Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR), with
assistance from local Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs). Several other groups help fund the
program. For more information, click the following link to the BWSR
web site: http://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/outreach/envirothon/index.html.
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Youth
Education Packet (also referred to as "poster
packet"). Minnesota Association of Soil and Water Conservation
Districts has developed a youth education packet, distributed
to local Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs). Participating
SWCDs in turn provide the education packets to their area schools. The
theme of the packet rotates between trees, soil and water.
Click
here for more information.
Other
youth education resources:
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Long
Lake Conservation Center (LLCC). Long Lake Conservation Center's
mission is to promote wise use of natural resources by making students aware
of the interdependence of humans and the environment. Several SWCDs
provide scholarships to the youth in their community to attend LLCC summer
camps. For more information about LLCC, visit their web site at http://www.llcc.org.
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SEEK
- Minnesota's interactive directory of environmental education
resources. The SEEK web site is http://www.seek.state.mn.us/.
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Project
Food, Land & People - Project Food, Land & People promotes
approaches to learning to help people better understand the
interrelationships among agriculture, the environment and people of the
world. The program is currently being developed in Minnesota.
The national Food, Land and People web site is http://www.foodlandpeople.org/.
Project
WET - Coordinated by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources,
Project WET (Water Education for Teachers) is an international,
interdisciplinary, water science and education program for formal and
non-formal educators of K-12 students. The goal of Project WET is to
facilitate and promote awareness, appreciation, knowledge, and stewardship
of water resources through the development and dissemination of
classroom-ready teaching aids and through the establishment of state and
internationally sponsored Project WET programs. The Minnesota Project
WET web site is http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/projectwet/index.html.
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Project
WILD - Coordinated by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources,
Project WILD is an interdisciplinary conservation and environmental
education program emphasizing wildlife. Designed for educators of
kindergarten through twelfth grade, Wild capitalizes on the natural interest
that children and adults have in wildlife by providing hands-on activities.
The goal of Project WILD is to assist learners of any age in developing
awareness, knowledge, skills and commitment to result in informed decisions,
responsible behavior, and constructive actions concerning wildlife the
environment upon which all life depends. The Minnesota Project WILD
web site is http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/projectwild/index.html.
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Project
Learning Tree - Coordinated by the Minnesota Department of Natural
Resources, Project Learning Tree (PLT) is an award winning international
environmental education program. It uses the forest as a "window on the
world" to increase students' understanding of our complex environment.
PLT teaches not only about trees, but has informative lessons about land,
the air, and the water. These lessons help to instill the confidence and
commitment to take responsible action on behalf of the environment.
The Minnesota Project Learning Tree web site is http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/plt/index.html.
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