Dec
14
Second Annual Backyard Conservation Camp Held
Jerry Miller, CO LEP State Coordinator creates a land ethic with his conservation camps in southeast Colorado.
Youngsters from 4th to 8th grades got wet, captured water creatures, handled a snake, learned about conservation, and had two fun-filled days at one of two Backyard Conservation Camps hosted by the Haxtun and Sedgwick County Conservation Districts. “Aquatics” was this year’s theme according to Denise Swanson, Haxtun district manager.
Jerry Miller, District Conservation Technician for the two districts, led the daily events based upon the Aldo Leopold educational principle of striving for a land ethic to instill a love, a respect and an admiration for the land. Students were encouraged to observe, interpret nature and journal their thoughts reflecting on how all things in nature are interconnected and what effects personal actions may have on natural systems. Read the rest of this entry »