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Enviroscape Model
This model is available for Classroom Demonstrations for grades K-12. It is used as an educational tool to demonstrate how everyday activities can result in Non-Point Source Water Pollution (NPS).
Non-Point Source pollution refers to pollution which does not come from one single identifiable source, however it includes runoff from lawns, streets, farms and other surfaces.
With the model, students are able to see and discuss the cause and effect of daily activities within the watershed.
The model is designed for grades K-6, however high school students can benefit from the presentation as well.
The model involves a hands-on approach for students. |
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Groundwater Model
The groundwater model is available for classroom demonstrations for grades 4-12.
The model is designed to help teach principles of groundwater movement and contamination.
The model is a cross-section of a soil profile, highlighting the different textures (sand, silt, clay and rock) which make up our soils.
Dye is added to the model to demonstrate various types of groundwater pollution.
Students can see how pollution can enter into the groundwater supply and how it travels. |
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Ag Awareness Day
Coshocton County Farm Bureau sponsors an Ag Awareness Day for all fourth graders in Coshocton County every fall.
Several volunteers from Coshocton County Farm Bureau, agricultural related businesses and agencies as well as individuals participate.
The Farm Bureau puts the program together for the day with stations set up to give students a chance to participate in activities directly related to farming.
Some stations include honeybees, food production, dairy cattle, fish, forestry, goats, grain production, greenhouse, llama, safety and 4-wheelers, sheep, soybean uses, swine, GPS technology, watershed education and soil conservation. |
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Arbor Day Celebration
Coshocton SWCD Sponsors an Arbor Day Celebration annually involving fourth grade classes from Coshocton City Schools.
Fourth Graders are given the proper instructions for planting trees and get a chance to help plant a large tree.
They are then taken on an interpretative nature hike.
Volunteers from USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, Frontier Power Company, ODNR-Division of Forestry, ODNR Woodbury Wildlife, Smurfit Stone Container and OSU Extension assist with the event. |
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Ecco Challenge & Stream Monitoring
Each year Coshocton SWCD assists the American Electric Power Company with their Annual Earth Day Celebration and Ecco Challenge. More than 850 students from area schools grades 6-8 take part in several different activities throughout the day. This event has been held on AEP Conesville's reclaimed acreage and at the Muskingum Valley Boy Scout Camp. Wtih the SWCD, students collect samples for stream monitoring. Depending on macroinvertebrates found, students can determine the quality of water. Macroinvertebrates are identified and listed on a stream assessment in groups. Group 1 are pollution-sensitive organisms found in good water quality. Group 2 are somewhat pollution tolerant and can survive in good or fair water quality. Group 3 includes pollution tolerant organisms and can be in any quality of water. Students learn how people can make a difference in the environment by using conservation practices to help protect the environment from pollutants.
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Envirothon Competition
This is a competitive outdoor team event for high school students that tests their knowledge in 5 areas: aquatic ecology, forestry, soils, wildlife and current environmental issues.
The contest is designed to stimulate and reinforce their interests in the environment and our natural resources.
The event is sponsored by the Ohio Federation of Soil and Water Conservation Districts.
Thank you to Smurfit Stone Container and American Electric Power for providing funding for the Area 3 Envirothon Competition.
All area high schools are encouraged to participate in this competition.
Each participating school is permitted to have a maximum of two teams.
Teams should consist of 5 students per team. For more information visit:
ODNR Envirothon |
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Forestry and Wildlife Conservation Camp - Scholarships Available
Coshocton SWCD co-sponsors delegates to the Ohio Forestry and Wildlife Conservation Camp held at Camp Muskingum in Carroll County.
Students participate in hands on conservation training and develop a better understanding and appreciation of our natural resources.
They participate in classes covering tree identification, silviculture, ecology and forest products.
Students will also learn how to measure the size of standing trees and logs and determine their value.
This camp is held in June each year.
Those interested in being considered for a scholarship must contact the office in April. |
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5th Grade Poster Contest
Coshocton SWCD sponsors a 5th Grade Poster Contest in conjunction with our display at the Coshocton County Fair.
Coshocton city and county fifth graders receive a classroom presentation titled "Down the Storm Drain" about stormwater drainage and water quality. Students are then asked to draw a poster about something they learned.
Teachers select the best poster for their classroom.
All entries are displayed in the Coshocton SWCD Fair Booth, and the fair going public takes it upon themselves to decide a winner.
First place receives $25, second place $15 and third place $10.
2008 Winners were:
1st Place - Morgan Ashcraft, daughter of Aaron and Tara Ashcraft, Conesville Elementary School;
2nd Place - Kelsey Kent, daughter of Kevin Kent and Danielle Holdsworth, Conesville Elementary School;
and 3rd Place - Ashley Burris, daughter of Mike and Wendy Burris, Keene Elementary School.
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1st Place
Morgan Ashcraft
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2nd Place
Kelsey Kent
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3rd Place
Ashley Burris |
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Junior Fair Hay Show
The Coshocton SWCD sponsors the Junior Fair Hay Show every year as part of the Coshocton County Fair.
Five classes are judged - Alfalfa, Clover, Grass, Light Mixed Hay and Mixed Hay. The top winner in each class is given a complimentary ticket to the Coshocton SWCD Annual Banquet, a rosette for their class and a $10 cash prize for attending the banquet.
Hay show winners for 2008 include Alfalfa Hay, Anna Powell, White Eyes Livesotck 4-H Club; Clover Hay and Grass Hay, Jenna Wyler, White Eyes Livestock 4-H Club; Light Mixed Hay, Kurt Wyler, White Eyes Livestock 4-H Club; and Mixed Hay, Nathan Anderson, Ridgewood FFA
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Hay Show Judge Don Meyers
2008 Winners
Kurt Wyler, Jenna
Wyler, Anna Powell
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Project Wet Workshop For Teachers
The goal of Project Wet is to facilitate and promote awareness, appreciation, knowledge and stewardship of water resources through classroom resources and a Project Wet Curriculum Guide. Grades K-12 - for more information on Project Wet in Ohio go to the
OWEP
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