Youth Education and Water Festivals
Career Fairs and EPIC
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Career fairs help students better understand the field of conservation and what we do at our job. These fairs are meant to help students explore potential careers for their future.
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EPIC stands for Exploring Potential Interests and Careers. The SCD participates in the EPIC event every year. This event provides engaging, hands-on experiences to students in Central MN helping them discover potential career pathways.
Water Festivals
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Each year the SCD supports a number of local Water Festivals in the area. These 1 day events offer an opportunity for local 4th grade students to learn about nature and the natural resources we all love and rely on in Stearns County. The water festivals we typically participate in are Three Rivers, Chain of Lakes, Frozen Fest, Middle Sauk, Paynesville, Kids to Parks Day, and Avon Lake Day.
Envirothon
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The SCD participates in the Area 2 Envirothon every year. The Envirothon is an environmental competition for jr/sr highschool students to showcase their knowledge about our natural resources. Five learning stations are presented by natural resource professionals in the fields of wildlife, forestry, soils, and a current environmental issue.
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Eight area competitions are held throughout Minnesota. The top three Senior Envirothon teams from each area progress to the state competition and the winner of Minnesota's competition advances to the National Envirothon.
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The goal of this competition is to encourage academic excellence while exposing students to Minnesota’s ecology.
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If you are interested in having your students participate in the Envirothon please contact Abbie Meyer at abigail.meyer@mn.nacdnet.net.
