Putnam County Soil & Water

Education

 

 

Putnam Soil and Water Scholarship

One $500 scholarship will be awarded to a Putnam County resident!!

Deadline is April 23, 2010

Contact your school's Guidance Counselor for an application

 

Conservation Camp

“Camp TreeMendous”

What would be more fun than getting out in the great outdoors, learning about nature, and having a chance to enjoy things like campfires, the Zip Line, swimming, hiking and more? If this sounds like something you’d like and you’re between the ages of 9 and 14 or in 3rd - 8th grade , this is the camp for you!

Wednesday, June 9, 6:15 p.m. through Saturday, June 12, 2010 10:30 a.m. at 4-H Camp Palmer on Harrison Lake, southwest of Fayette in Fulton County.

A $50 scholarship is available, please contact the Soil and Water Office for information.

For schedule and registration form please click HERE!! 

 

14th Annual E.A.R.T.H. Workshop

Green Up Your Classroom

Environmental Awareness and Resources for Teaching Harmony

June 22 and 23, 2010 

Hancock Parks District

The Lodge at Riverbend

16618 T.R. 208

Findlay, OH 

CLICK HERE FOR REGISTRATION AND SCHEDULE FORM!!

 


Envirothon

2010

Area 1

April 24, 2010 in Crawford County, OH

State

June 14-15, 2010 in Lake County, OH

North American Canon Envirothon

August 1-7, 2010 in Fresno, CA.

 

2009

Ft. Jennings Team #1 members are (left to right): Drew Mesker, Lance Gerdeman, Stacie Chandler, Troy Warkecke, and Kevin Stewart with their plaque award from the Area 1 competition.

 

Envirothon Results

The Envirothon of Northwest Ohio competition took place on April 29th, 2009 at Camp Clay in Van Wert.  It consisted of 72 groups with two groups from Fort Jennings and two groups from Miller City attending the competition from Putnam County.

The Ohio Envirothon took place at Kenyon College in Knox County on June 7th-9th, 2009.  The competition consisted of 20 competitors with Fort Jennings Team #1 placing 4th and Fort Jennings Team #2 placing 13th.

 

5th Grade School Tours

   

The 5th grade school tours happen every year.  Soil & Water have put on a tour for 5th graders throughout the whole county.  The tour consists of two locations which are the Ottawa Community Park and at the residence of Dan and Sharon Ellerbrock located on State Route 65, north of Ottawa.

During the tour, there are multiple presentations given to the students.  These presentations consist of education on soil and water conservation, agriculture, wildlife, and other fun activities.

CLICK HERE FOR THE SCHEDULE

 

For more information contact the Putnam Soil and Water Office at 419-523-5159 Ext. 3.