Grand Forks County Soil Conservation District

What are Eco Ed Camps:

Eco Ed Camps are offered free to all seventh grade students in our county. Grand Forks County Soil Conservation District coordinates and makes all the arrangements for speakers and the camp.  All public schools in Grand Forks County currently participate.  Some home schools and private schools attend as well.

The camps are held each September at Turtle River State Park.  Schools have the option of attending either a one or two day camp.  Students stay overnight in the park's cabins for the two day camps.  The program is set up so students rotate through a variety of sessions including: Water Quality, Rivers, Wetlands, Forestry, Soils, and Prairie.  In addition, students attending the two day camps also attend the sessions: Wildlife, Pathways to Fishing, Orienteering, First Aid, Nature Hunt, and get to fish in the Turtle River for Brook Trout.  Brochures of both style camps are located below the calendar.

This program is funded through a state wide grant administered by Barnes County SCD.  These funds come from the EPA 319 program.  Presenters are volunteers from the Natural Resources Conservation Service, ND Forest Service, ND Health Department, Grand Forks County Extension Service, Grand Forks Public Schools, ND Game & Fish, US Fish and Wildlife, the Energy and Environment Research Center, Red River Riparian Project, ND Project Wet, Grand Forks Water Treatment Plant, Turtle River State Park and Farm Service Agency - Farm Loan Program.  The SCDs in Grand Forks County have had this program offered since 2000.  It is the largest and most successful of our education programs.

Email: nedra.hoberg@nd.nacdnet.net

Group Photos of the schools that have attended this year.

Click on the photos to enlarge them.

Larimore	Midway
Emerado	South Middle School Challengers Team
South Middle School Discovery Team	Schroeder Middle School Eagles Team
Schroeder Middle School Hawks Team	Thompson, Northwood, and Hatton Schools
Valley Middle School Wolves Team	Valley Middle School Bears Team
Central Middle School September 24	Central MS September 25
Manvel, Twining Middle School, Home Schools

 

     

Brochure for a one-day camp. (Click on the images to see each page of the two page brochure.

Brochure for a two-day camp. (Click on the images to see each page of the two page brochure.

 

Grand Forks County SCD

Eco Ed Camps totals

 

        Year        # Students   # Adults    

 

2000             225            54

2001             611          158

2002             748          167

2003             737          116

2004             745          141

2005             725          150

2006             628          113

2007              809         157

Totals         5,228       1056

 

 

School Information This link has information for schools and students that are preparing for camp.

 

 

In 2006, we had to discontinue printing of the student Eco Ed booklet, because of budget constraints.  If your school wishes to print them for your teachers or students, click on the following link. 

 

 

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Last modified: 06/19/08