The Middle Republican Natural Resources District is responsible
for the protection of the natural resources
and assists landowners in planning, funding,
and applying conservation practices.

5th Grade Conservation CrAzE

Thursday, September 15, 2011
9:00 AM to 2:15 PM
Mill Park in Curtis

Teachers, Register Below!

What to Bring?

All students will need to bring a sack lunch and drink. Since we will be in the great outdoors, tics, snakes or other critters could be joining us (but we hope not!) Long pants and shoes would also be wise — poison ivy and nettles are in the area. Drinking water and a first aid kit will be on site. Dress for the weather and be prepared to HAVE FUN! (Download Brochure)

Featured Activities

LAND SURVEY and SOIL PROTECTION
Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS); Red Willow CO. Extension
Presenters: Shirley Ferguson & Brian Strauch
In this hands-on activity that involves MUD, students will use a mound of soil to learn about different types of land treatment and learn about Surveying Equipment to accomplish different land treatments. Students will learn different strategies to control soil erosion.

Bobwhite Quail and Their Habitat
Nebraska Game & Parks Commission
Presenter: Andy Moore
Wildlife Biologist Andy Moore will introduce students to the food habits and requirements of Bobwhite Quail. He will also introduce
students to other wildlife of the Loess Canyons through a collection of skins and skulls.

CACHING IN USING GIS
UNL Extension for Lincoln Co.; UNL Extension for Frontier Co.
Presenter: Cathy Weaver & Barbara Scharf, Extension Educators

EVERY TREE FOR ITSELF
Middle Republican NRD
Presenters: Mary Tidyman & Sylvia Robison
Trees compete for the same, often limiting resources such as nutrients, water and sun. Through this role playing activity, students become trees and compete for resources from where they are rooted (standing). Variations in the game reveal how just one very limiting resource such as water during a drought can have a serious impact on a forest or woodland stand.

HOW CLEAN IS THE STREAM?
USGS, North Platte Office
Presenter: John Miller
Healthy streams support a variety of aquatic insect life which support fish and other wildlife species. Students will determine the health of a stream using basic water chemistry and examining the diversity of stream life present.

Air: The Invisible Natural Resource
Middle Republican NRD
Presenter: Roger S. Lawson, Information & Education Coordinator