Cortland County Soil and Water Conservation District 

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Conservation Education

 SWCD is active with several educational programs and activities. We provide various services to the public, communities, schools, boards, and clubs. They include educational workshops, school presentations and visits from the district mascot Ronny Raindrop®, conservation tours, luncheons, and soils information.

 

 

Some events that SWCD sponsors annually are the County Envirothon, Conservation Field Days, and Spruce Up America. These are programs where SWCD works directly with schools in Cortland County. They include learning about current environmental topics and issues, and care for natural resources. SWCD also organizes the River Clean Up project, participates in the NYS Envirothon, and has a booth at the NY State Fair. In 2005 the County Envirothon took place on May 5th with a team from Cincinnatus High School (see picture top left) taking first place for the second year in a row! In close second this year was a team from Homer High School (see picture top right).


For presentations or visits from Ronny Raindrop®, please contact Amanda Barber, District Manager, @ 753-0851 ext.3 or by e-mail at:   amanda.barber@ny.nacdnet.net