2022 Conservation Day Camp Highlights
2022 Conservation Day Camp
Thank you, campers, volunteers, guest speakers, and parents for a great day!
We had a great day fishing, creek seining, water testing, Eastern Box Turtle tracking, aquatic turtle viewing, fun water games, and much more.
Special thanks to our guest speakers!! Thank You – Wayne Rossiter of the University of Rio Grande for all his knowledge on the turtles. The Simmons Family of Bidwell Bait and Tackle for explaining the different types of baits used for fishing and turtles. Dustin Caudill of Caudill Wildlife removal for all his knowledge on fish and wildlife as he jumped in and talked about Ohio fish and helped all the kids fish in the pond. Also, the Denney Family of Gallia Shooting Aces 4-H Club for getting all the fishing poles ready and helping all the kids fish. Brianna McGuire of OSU Extension for coming and teaching the kids fun water games and giving them a take home water keychain. Eric Clary of the Gallia Conservation Club for teaching the kids to cast, store your bait, and much more.
Shout Out to all my volunteers that helped make the day run smooth!! Julie, Kalli, Shelia Brandy, Jennifer, Tracey, and Dreama. My youth volunteers – Kelsey, Haley, Lindsey, and Grant. Thank you to the other Soil and Water Staff – Nick, Shari, and Garrett.
I hope I didn’t miss anyone!! Thank You all so very much from the bottom of my heart! Tiffany
#GalliaSWCD
#EducationalOutreach
Thank you, campers, volunteers, guest speakers, and parents for a great day!
We had a great day fishing, creek seining, water testing, Eastern Box Turtle tracking, aquatic turtle viewing, fun water games, and much more.
Special thanks to our guest speakers!! Thank You – Wayne Rossiter of the University of Rio Grande for all his knowledge on the turtles. The Simmons Family of Bidwell Bait and Tackle for explaining the different types of baits used for fishing and turtles. Dustin Caudill of Caudill Wildlife removal for all his knowledge on fish and wildlife as he jumped in and talked about Ohio fish and helped all the kids fish in the pond. Also, the Denney Family of Gallia Shooting Aces 4-H Club for getting all the fishing poles ready and helping all the kids fish. Brianna McGuire of OSU Extension for coming and teaching the kids fun water games and giving them a take home water keychain. Eric Clary of the Gallia Conservation Club for teaching the kids to cast, store your bait, and much more.
Shout Out to all my volunteers that helped make the day run smooth!! Julie, Kalli, Shelia Brandy, Jennifer, Tracey, and Dreama. My youth volunteers – Kelsey, Haley, Lindsey, and Grant. Thank you to the other Soil and Water Staff – Nick, Shari, and Garrett.
I hope I didn’t miss anyone!! Thank You all so very much from the bottom of my heart! Tiffany
#GalliaSWCD
#EducationalOutreach
2022 Poster Contest Theme: “Healthy Soil: Healthy Life”
Healthy soils are the foundation for all life on Earth. Soil is an important resource for everything from human health to agriculture to water filtration. The imperative benefit of healthy soil is food production. Healthy soils also give us clean air and water, plentiful crops and forests, diverse wildlife and beautiful landscapes. It is important that each of us recognize where our food comes and the farmers and ranchers who are dedicated to using responsible land-management practices to ensure a sustainable food supply and healthy land and soil for future generations.
The 2022 Poster Contest theme is “Healthy Soil Healthy Life”. This contest is open to youth K-12 grades. The purpose of the contest is to provide youth with an opportunity to share their thoughts about soil, water and related natural resource issues, and to carry their message into Gallia County.
“Healthy Soil Healthy Life” is the theme selected for 2022 by the National Association of Conservation Districts. Posters will be due to the Gallia SWCD office by June 1st.
Contest Rules: Poster size must be 14” x 22” (half poster) to be considered for state awards. Students may submit 8.5” x 11” if they wish to have their posters only compete on a local level. Colorful photos with bold lines attract the most attention! Any media may be used, including paint, crayon, colored pencil, charcoal, stickers, paper, or other materials. NEW this year for GALLIA The National Conservation Digital Poster Contest is open to 7-12th grade students.
Any mixed media suitable for reproduction as a poster such as Canva, PicMonkey, Google Slides, Photoshop, InDesign, etc is allowed. Digital posters must be original art and shall not include any copyrighted, trademarked or branded marks, images or phrases besides the NACD 2022 themed logo, if desired. If you have questions contact the office for further information or visit https://www.nacdnet.org/ for more details.
Additional Tips from Franklin Soil and Water Conservation District & National Association of Conservation District’s Soil Information, Rules, Poster Ideas and Tips.
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Wildlife Alley
Wildlife Skins, Skulls, Scat Trunk– allows a close up look of wild animals and covers terms like: camouflage, nocturnal, carnivore, omnivore, herbivore, endangered, extinct, etc. Educational standards KLS1, KLS2, 1LS1, 1LS2, 3LS1
Bat Trunk, Bear Trunk, Bird Trunk, Tree Trunk– partnership with ODNR-Division of Wildlife to bring to classroom– terms like hibernation, migration, growth rings, leaf rubbings, etc.
The district is currently working on their very own Black Bear Trunk!! More details to come!!!
Wild Turkey Trunk (New 2022) - A full mounted in flight wild turkey is available to come visit your classroom or event. Comes with a full trunk of information including fun facts and pictures, turkey calls, turkey egg, turkey skull, turkey fans, turkey legs/feet, turkey replica nest, and must more.
Bat Trunk, Bear Trunk, Bird Trunk, Tree Trunk– partnership with ODNR-Division of Wildlife to bring to classroom– terms like hibernation, migration, growth rings, leaf rubbings, etc.
The district is currently working on their very own Black Bear Trunk!! More details to come!!!
Wild Turkey Trunk (New 2022) - A full mounted in flight wild turkey is available to come visit your classroom or event. Comes with a full trunk of information including fun facts and pictures, turkey calls, turkey egg, turkey skull, turkey fans, turkey legs/feet, turkey replica nest, and must more.
The Gallia Conservation Nature Land Lab
Soils and Water Quality
My Backyard Stream - A Biological Water Quality, Chemical Water Quality, and Physical Habitat Citizen Scientist Data Collection Program.
Soils presentations -the students get to feel the texture. They also test the soils for water filtration rates and ID the soil type. Educational standards KPS1, 3ESS1, 4PS1, 6ESS4, 6ESS5, 7ESS1
Enviroscape- demonstrates the water cycle in 3-D format and helps educate people/children about where their drinking water comes from and where their waste water goes. Educational standards KESS1, aLS1, 2ESS2, 2LS1, 3ESS3, 4LS1
Ground Water Model-demonstrates how water moves underground and contaminates that could pollute the water. Educational standards KESS1, 1LS1, 2ESS2, 2LS13ESS2, 4ESS1, 5ESS3, 6ESS5, 7ESS1
Streamulater– shows floods, stream movement, oxbows, meandering streams, erosion, water cycle. Educational standards KESS1, 1ESS1, 2ESS2, 2LS1, 3ESS2, 4ESS1-3, 5ESS3, 7ESS1
Water Testing Kits- 50 test bags & manual guide. Educational standards 7ESS1
Trees and Forestry
Lorax storyboard (K-5)– allows students to place the felt pieces on the board as we read the story with the theme of forestry conservation. Educational standards KLS1, 1LS1, 1LS2, 4LS1
Tree Kit- take you students outside with this kit of 12 tree & shrub identification pocket guides, 7 tree measuring sticks, 12 animal guide books, and some animal sounds cds. Educational standards KLS1, KLS2, 1LS1, 1LS2, 3LS1, 4LS1
Emeral Ash Borer Kit- samples of the tree pests donated by ODNR Division of Forestry Educational standards KLS2, 1LS1-2, 2LS1, 3ESS3, 3LS2
Arbor Day Presentations- The last Friday of April. Please call to schedule AHEAD of time, Thanks!
Tree Kit- take you students outside with this kit of 12 tree & shrub identification pocket guides, 7 tree measuring sticks, 12 animal guide books, and some animal sounds cds. Educational standards KLS1, KLS2, 1LS1, 1LS2, 3LS1, 4LS1
Emeral Ash Borer Kit- samples of the tree pests donated by ODNR Division of Forestry Educational standards KLS2, 1LS1-2, 2LS1, 3ESS3, 3LS2
Arbor Day Presentations- The last Friday of April. Please call to schedule AHEAD of time, Thanks!
Other Educational Programs
Augmented Reality Sandbox- (new 2019) middle & high school teachers can borrow for a week. Terms that might be discussed during the lesson (topography, contour lines, erosion, deposition, surface elevation, floodplain, hydrology, & land forms. Educational standards 4ESS1-3, 6PS4, 7ESS1, 7PS3, 8ESS3, etc.
Rock Cycle Lesson- (new 2019) metamorphic, sedimentary & igneous rock. Educational standards 3ESS1, 4ESS2, 4PS1, 6ESS1-5, 8ESS2-3
Flossy Milking Cow Display- promotes dairy farmers donated by local FFA chapters. Educational standards KLS1, 1LS2, 3LS1-3
Harvest kit –promotes Agriculture donated by Farm Bureau
Dairy DVD —promotes dairy farmers donated by American Dairy Association
Life Cycle Books- free to borrow for classrooms: ant, bat, beaver, bird, butterfly, crayfish, earthworm, flower, frog, honeybee, mosquito, salmon, spider, tree, wolf Educational standards KLS1, KLS2, 1LS1, 1LS2, 3LS1-3, 4LS1, 5LS1, 5LS2
other books- Curious Critters, State Coloring pages, Lorax, The Giving Tree, Why Would Anyone Want to Cut Down a Tree?
https://www.franklinswcd.org/swiftlets This link offers free Environmental Education lessons that align with Ohio Department of Education standards. Please check them out and feel free to share. Hopefully this will help during this Stay at Home protocol.
Please contact Gallia SWCD if you have ideas for the next Farm City Day as we will have planning meetings this fall, 2022.