2024 Conservation Day Camp Highlights
2024 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, chasing jumping frogs, salamander viewing, saw different types of fishing baits, an eel 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 frogs and amphibians. The Simmons Family of Outdoorsmen's Cave for explaining the different types of baits used for fishing and the eel. Officer Levi Boggs, Gallia County Wildlife Officer 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. Gallia OSU Extension for sending home COSI Water Learning Kits with each camper. Eric Clary of the Gallia County Conservation Club for teaching the kids to cast, store your bait, and much more.
The 2024 Conservation Day Camp in the books! 31 Campers, 14 Adult/Youth Helpers & Speakers, 3 SWCD Staff, and 1 Fun Day!
#GalliaSWCD
#EducationalOutreach
Thank you, campers, volunteers, guest speakers, and parents for a great day!
We had a great day fishing, creek seining, water testing, chasing jumping frogs, salamander viewing, saw different types of fishing baits, an eel 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 frogs and amphibians. The Simmons Family of Outdoorsmen's Cave for explaining the different types of baits used for fishing and the eel. Officer Levi Boggs, Gallia County Wildlife Officer 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. Gallia OSU Extension for sending home COSI Water Learning Kits with each camper. Eric Clary of the Gallia County Conservation Club for teaching the kids to cast, store your bait, and much more.
The 2024 Conservation Day Camp in the books! 31 Campers, 14 Adult/Youth Helpers & Speakers, 3 SWCD Staff, and 1 Fun Day!
#GalliaSWCD
#EducationalOutreach
2023 Poster Contest Theme: “One Water”
Creeks, streams, rivers, reservoirs, bays and the ocean are all connected. When rain, sleet or snow falls to the ground, the water rubs downhill until it reaches a body of water or soaks into the soil until reaches groundwater. Eventually water will return to the atmosphere to fall as rain somewhere else. All land across the entire earth is made up of watersheds. We all live in a watershed. We share the water in our watershed with other people, with animals, and with plants because… it is all one water.
The 2023 Poster Contest theme is “One Water”. 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.
“One Water” is the theme selected for 2023 by the National Association of Conservation Districts. Posters will be due to the Gallia SWCD office by May 31st along with this attached form on the back which you will find below.
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 2023 themed logo, if desired. If you have questions contact the office for further information or visit https://www.nacdnet.org/ for more details.
The 2023 Poster Contest theme is “One Water”. 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.
“One Water” is the theme selected for 2023 by the National Association of Conservation Districts. Posters will be due to the Gallia SWCD office by May 31st along with this attached form on the back which you will find below.
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 2023 themed logo, if desired. If you have questions contact the office for further information or visit https://www.nacdnet.org/ for more details.
Entry Form
| poster-contest-entry-form_local-competition.pdf |
Additional Resources
To learn more about water and watersheds visit the Educators guide and powerpoint below for useful info for your posters.
| nacds-one-water-educators-guide.pdf |
| sw23-ppt.pptx |
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.