Monroe County Soil & Water Conservation District (MCSWCD) is hosting the 32nd annual Conservation Field Days September 15 through 17 at Monroe County’s Ellison Park. With the coordination of over 25 instructors from various local conservation and environmental organizations and 14 schools with over 1,270 students attending well underway, all are invited to join and learn what this event is all about.
Each year, in partnership with its sponsors – Monroe County Parks Department, Bank of Castile, and Wegmans – the MCSWCD hosts fifth- and sixth-graders from local county schools to come and participate in a casual, outdoor fair-like event. The goal is to educate local students about the importance of environmental conservation while enjoying one of the county’s parks. Add in instructors that are experts in their field, and this is an event like no other for the schools. Returning instructors from agencies and organizations like SUNY Brockport, Braddock Bay Raptor Research, Friends of Ganondagan, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, and Cornell Cooperative Extension will all be there this year, along with new instructors from Monroe County Dairy Promotion, Genesee Country Village & Museum, Rochester Institute of Technology, and more.
The hope for this event is always to have students leave with a renewed excitement and appreciation for the environment surrounding them every day, along with a curiosity to learn more about what they can do to be a part of conservation. The students see various topics throughout the day, including local farming, wildlife ecology, stormwater runoff and management of pollutants, recycling, soils, and more.
Those interested in visiting this event to share the experience of knowledge and conservation or tour the scheduled activities for the day can come to South Lodge at Ellison Park, just off Blossom Road via the south entrance. The event begins at 10 a.m. and goes until 12:25 p.m.
For more information, email mcswcd@monroecounty.gov or call 585-753-7380.
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