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H2O Hero Campaign |
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The Water Education Collaborative (WEC) is a coalition of organizations that work together to increase water quality education in the community. The purpose of the Collaborative is to inspire people to help protect and improve water quality in the streams and other water bodies of the Genesee Region watershed, and ultimately our greatest natural resource: Lake Ontario. A primary focus of the WEC’s message is to keep household pollutants out of these storm drains. The H2O Hero is designed to raise awareness and educate our community on how our everyday activities impact our water quality, since more than 80% of water pollution problems stem from residential areas, not industrial areas. Knowledge is power, and every H2O hero gets his or her superpowers by knowing everything possible about our waterways and how to keep them clean. To obtain more information on this topic and the H2O Hero’s efforts, visit www.h2ohero.org, and be an H2O Hero! |
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Wetland Workshops |
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The MCSWCD co-hosts workshops for municipal boards on wetland regulation, creation and protection issues. Typically 1-2 workshops are held each year with 40-70 attendees. |
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Envirothon |
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The MCSWCD also organizes the Monroe County Envirothon. This is an exciting program offered to high school students nationwide. Students from area schools team up each May to compete in five environmental topics. The winning team is given the county title and proceeds to the state level. The state winner moves to the national competition. The MCSWCD would like to thank all who helped to make the 2009 competition a grand success!
Interested in the 2010 Event? We are accepting school registrations through March for the May 1st event at Ellison Park. Contact our office at 473-2120 x101 to get further detail. |
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Conservation Field Days Photos |
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The 20th annual Conservation Field Days was held September 23-25 at Ellison Park in the Town of Penfield. The goal of the Conservation Field Days event is to teach students about important environmental issues while having fun in one of our most beautiful parks. This year, approximately 1400 students attended the event from 12 different schools throughout Monroe County. Students learn about different environmental topics such as energy alternatives, water safety, bird migration, wetlands and much, much more. Twenty four agencies assisted with instruction for 54 different topic stations. Agencies included state and local government such as NYS DEC, local and national clubs such as Audubon Society, educational agencies such as Cornell Cooperative Extension, and many others. This event was made possible by sponsorship from Monroe County Parks Department and Wegmans.
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Monroe County Soil & Water Conservation District - Home |
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Education |
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Monroe County Soil & Water Conservation District 1200A Scottsville Road, Suite 160 Rochester, NY 14624
Phone: 585-473-2120 x3 Fax: 585-473-2124 |
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Page updated: May 2009 |
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Providing Today, Protecting Tomorrow |
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Larry, The H2O Hero |