NCSWCD has a annual
pond stocking program. Each year, the District assists in providing
fingerlings to area residents by coordinating delivery of stock to the
District office located at the Niagara County Fairgrounds on Rt. 78. The
program offers largemouth bass, perch, minnows, and koi. Tadpoles and
daphnia are also available for starting food chains in new ponds.
Triploid Grass Carp for aquatic weed
control are also available for purchase each fall.
You
MUST
obtain a stocking permit from the NYS
Department of Environmental Conservation in order to obtain Grass carp from
the District.
AGRICULTURAL
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT (AEM)
AEM is a voluntary, incentive-based
program that helps farmers identify their environmental concerns and
management needs and coordinates the delivery of technical and financial
resources to help farmers operate environmentally sound and economically
viable businesses.
to participate in the AEM program,
please contact:
NIAGARA/ORLEANS
ENVIROTHON
The Envirothon is a series of
hands-on contests in which teams of high school students compete to solve
environmental problems. The event works much like an athletic competition
where the winners of each event get a chance to compete at a higher level
(County, State, International). Envirothon stimulates practical curriculum
development by establishing broad study areas and helping schools to find
useful resources in their community. Partnering schools with your local
Soil & Water Conservation District, and other environmentally concerned
organizations, is a smart match. It can provide students with a first hand
look at what environmental careers are like.
Envirothon activities begin locally
with teams of five high school students (grades 9-12) competing against
other school teams for their county title. An advisor (teacher, parent,
community leader, etc) is required for each team. The role of the advisor is
to assist students in preparing for the competition and to accompany them
the day of the event. The same advisor may represent more than one team.
Team knowledge is challenged in five areas: aquatics, forestry, soils,
wildlife and current issues topic which is identified annually. Also required is a prepared problem-solving
presentation by the entire team, discussing and offering solutions to a
given situation based on the current issues topic. This counts as 1/6th of
the score. At the state and national levels the presentation is done “live”.
Due to time constraints, the presentation for the regional competition is
pre-recorded on video by each school.
If your school is interested in the
Niagara/Orleans Envirothon, please contact:
www.nysenvirothon.net
CONSERVATION
FIELD DAYS
Conservation Field Days is an
outdoor environmental education event for fifth and sixth grade students.
Our Conservation Field Days are held in June, at Victor A. Fitchlee,
Royalton Ravine Park, in Gasport, NY. During the event, classes of students
rotate through several different stations hosted by a variety of
conservation professionals. Topics include such topics as Birds of NY,
Environmenal Law, Agricultural Stewardship, Forestry, Wetlands,
Recycling, and much more. Through the many interactive and demonstrative
activities that take place, students learn that conservation has an impact
on them, and that they can have an impact on the environment.
If your school is interested in the
Conservation Field Days, please contact:
Summer '11- Niagara Nature News
