Crook CountyEducational Outreach
Soil & Water Stewardship Week Poster Contest
In 2006 CCNRD hosted a poster contest open to grades 2nd-3rd and 4th-6th throughout the County. The goal was to design a creative poster using the topic of WATERWISE, since water is important part of everyone’s lives. We use water to sustain healthy bodies, maintain healthy livestock and pets, food preparation, automobile manufacturing….the list goes on and on. We need to conserve water and use it wisely to ensure there will be enough for years to come. Yarrow contacted local schools throughout the county and asked for submissions to the poster contest. We had over 60 participants in the two categories and hope to open it up to more grade levels next year. First place winners received a $50.00 U. S. Savings Bond and will advance to the Wyoming Association of Conservation District’s state competition held in November.
Educational Outreach to public schools
Yarrow prepared and presented a watershed and water
sampling curriculum to students around the County. One lesson included
the Enviroscape Model, which is a hands-on way for students to learn
about non-point source pollution, best management practices and
watersheds. She also used water sampling kits to teach students about
water sampling and showed 8th graders how we sample for E.
coli using the Colilert method. There are 3 different lessons
prepared and Yarrow is ready and willing to come into Crook County
Schools or participate in events to share these lessons and teach
students about water quality and conservation.
Sundance Storm Drain Project
The Crook County Natural Resource District, in cooperation with the Sundance Ag Science class instructed by Kenneth Crowson, placed stormdrain buttons (curb markers) on the Sundance stormdrain inlets on May 18th, 2005. As part of the Belle Fourche Watershed Plan that was approved by the Department of Environmental Quality on April 28, 2004, one of the plans goals was information and education of urban non-point source pollution sources, including stormwater runoff.Mr. Crowson volunteered his Ag science students to participate in adhe ring these curb markers on the stormdrain inlets. Their participation will also count towards the class's requirement for performing community service.
Wayne Garman, Jinx Hilty, and James Geis; CCNRD Board members, also assisted the students.
