Educational Programs
 

We consider education to be one of our most important tools for improving, conserving, and maintaining our natural resources in Miami County.  We know that it is important to develop a strong conservation ethic in our youth and continue to educate land users and policy makers in the wise use of natural resources.

To help achieve this, we provide adult education field days on topics such as forest management, tree planting, pond management, and tillage.  Some of our youth education field days are the annual all-county 4th grade Agriculture Field Day at the 4-H Fairgrounds each fall and the all-county 5th grade field days at the Lost Sister Trail, Mississinewa Reservoir each Spring.
 

We also provide assistance with Envirothon and the Arrow Head Country River Raft Program for high school students.
 

Goals include:

• Create more public awareness of our natural resources and what the District has to offer.

• Create strong conservation ethic of natural resources in our schools/youth.

• Increase policy makers and Miami County citizens' knowledge and responsibility of conservation measures and proper land use.

Actions include:

• Increase the strong educational efforts the District has in the schools.

• Undertake a more visible pro-active role in conservation decision making county-wide.

• Continue to inform the public on new programs and innovative efforts of conservation.

• Utilize all existing and new information techniques to spread the conservation ethic.

• Create website.

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