Hamilton
County SWCD Monthly Board Meeting are
held the second Tuesday of every month at the District office.
The next meeting will be held Tuesday, February
9, 2010 at 2:00 pm. Don't forget, we will be in our new
location - 20 Triangle Park Dr. Cincinnati, Ohio 45246
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Poster
and Essay Contests
The District is sponsoring an essay contest and a
poster contest for Hamilton County students. The theme is “Conservation Habits -
Healthy Habitats”, which corresponds with the National
Association of Conservation District’s Stewardship Week April 25 – May 2,
2010. (For more information go to
www.nacdnet.org).
Grade
Divisions
Essay contest: 3 - 5, 6 - 8, and 9 -12
Poster contest: K - 2, 3 - 5, 6 - 8, and 9 -12
Both posters and essays are due by Friday, March 12, 2010, in the Hamilton County Soil and Water
Conservation District office at 29 Triangle Park Drive, Suite 2901,
Cincinnati, Ohio 45246, Attention: Cheryl Reinke Peck.
Click here for more information...
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2010 ENVIROTHON
High School teachers, get your students ready. The 2010
Area IV Envirothon is just around the corner, literally! Butler and Hamilton
Counties have teamed up to host the event at the Voice of America Park in West
Chester on Tuesday, May 4, 2010. For all the times we had to drive forever, now it’s in our
backyard! Help us have a strong Hamilton County
presence at the event and send a team to the state competition.
The Envirothon tests students’ knowledge of aquatics,
soils, wildlife, forestry, and a current environmental issue. This year’s
issue is: Groundwater Protection
Through Urban, Agriculture, and Environmental Planning.
For more info about the event, go to
www.areaivenvirothon.org. To register or for more information, contact Gwen at
the District office, 513-772-7645.
We would also like to extend a special thank you to Ron
Hochstrasser and Sycamore High School teams 1 & 2 for driving all the way to
Logan County for the 2009 competition. They are wonderful group!!
NEW SCHOOL PROGRAMS
One new program we would like to highlight is our NEW
Water Resources Program. Thanks to a generous gift from Procter & Gamble, we
have received several PUR water filtration packets. We have developed a lesson
to reach students about drinking water availability throughout the world. As
they are learning about drinking water resources, they purify a contaminated
sample of water to drink. You may now call Gwen at 513-772-7645 to register for
2009-2010 programs.
We are currently working on new programs for the
2009/10 school year. Please check our website for newly added programs. If you
have ideas on programs you would like the Soil and Water Conservation District
to develop, please call Gwen at the District’s office, 513-772-7645.
Cincinnati
Area Professionals in Green Infrastructure Network
(CAPGIN)
A
new organization dedicated to the promotion of green stormwater
landscaping practices has been formed to develop and facilitate
communication, education and building standards. This professional
organization meets the last Wednesday of each month at the
"Treetops" meeting room at the Cincinnati Zoo and
Botanical Garden from 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm. These meetings are open to
all professionals in the landscape industry and related fields. For
more information, contact Holly Utrata-Halcomb, District
Administrator at 513-772-7645.
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Teachers, would you like to receive e-mail
notification of upcoming events and workshops for educators? If
so, please e-mail your name, e-mail address, school name and grade
level to gwen.roth@hamilton-co.org
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KEEP
INFORMED AND GET INVOLVED!!
The
Ohio Federation of Soil & Water Conservation Districts
provides a weekly update on bills being introduced to the Ohio
House of Representatives and Senate and the progress of these
bills. To access these weekly reports, go to http://ofswcd.org/news.htm
Your
representatives want to hear from you.
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