TO EDUCATE ALL FIFTH GRADERS IN MONROE COUNTY ABOUT AGRICULTURE!
EACH FIFTH GRADER IN MONROE COUNTY WAS GIVEN THE CHANCE TO BE HANDS ON WITH 7 DIFFERENT TOPICS ABOUT MONROE COUNTY AGRICULTURE: SOILS, DENDROLOGY, BEAR GAME (TEACHES THEM ALL ABOUT THE AMERICAN BEAR), WILDLIFE, FIRE/BURN MANAGEMENT, URBAN (EDUCATES STUDENTS ON WHY TREES ARE SO VALUEABLE IN THE TOWNS THEY LIVE IN) AND FORESTRY. EACH OF THESE STATIONS ARE PRESENTED TO THE STUDENTS WITH HANDS ON EXHIBITS AND A 20 MINUTE TALK SESSION ABOUT EACH TOPIC. BEFORE THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, WE ALSO PROVIDED THEM A ‘HAPPY’, WHICH CONTAINS SEVERAL EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES THEY CAN COMPLETE DURING THE SUMMER BREAK. WE ALSO CONGRATULATED THEM FOR PARTICIPATING IN FAWN AS WELL AS PASSING 5TH GRADE!
Monroe
Monroe County Conservation Education
From August-May, our education cooridnator teaches a variety of conservation lessons in the classrooms and at the Monroe County Conservation Eduation Center. With each lesson there is a craft or activity that pertains to the lesson. Students were able to learn about the importance of conserving our natural resources.
Jones House Renovation
Ongoing repairs due to termite damage on the porches, front and back. In additional to termite damage, we had to have structural repairs made to both porches as well.
Jones House Renovation
Ongoing repairs due to termite damage on the porches, front and back. In additional to termite damage, we had to have structural repairs made to both porches as well.
Jones House Renovation
Ongoing repairs due to termite damage on the porches, front and back. In addition to termite damage, we had to have structural repairs made to both porches as well.