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CONSERVATION FIELD DAYS

Conservation Field Days is an outdoor educational event for sixth graders, co-sponsored by the Cayuga County Soil and Water Conservation District and Cooperative Extension of Cayuga County.  This year's program will be held Tuesday, September 17, and Wednesday, September 18, 2019 at Emerson Park, in Auburn. The purpose of Conservation Field Days is to give the sixth grade students who attend an opportunity to become better acquainted with natural resources and the environment.  They will have a chance to learn about efforts that are being made by many groups and individuals to conserve our natural resources.  Professionals from various fields will give short programs, enabling the students to learn not only about the subject matter discussed, but also see nature and conservation related occupations in action.  The students travel around to each station on their trail for 30 minute intervals each.  An essay contest is then held by allowing the students to write about their favorite station and submitting back to us within a few weeks after the event.  We then pick multiple winners that are mentioned in the newspaper and are given prizes and copies of their essays.
Essay Contest Rules
Essays Due By: November 1, 2019
Field Days Helpful Hints
Check out the buttons below to see pictures of the 2018 Conservation Field Days Event and the news article in The Citizen newspaper​.

CFD Gallery
CFD news article

Congratulations to the 2019 Conservation Field Days Essay Winners below.  Please click on child's name below to read the winning essays.
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1st place - Anna McKay,
Union Springs Middle School, on Insects
2nd place - Lindsay Kennedy, 
Emily Howland School, on Waterfowl
3rd place - Sophia Townsend,
William H. Seward Elementary School, on Algae
4th place (honorable mention) - Alex Smith,
Union Springs Middle School, on Watersheds
 
Winners will receive a certificate of award, a certificate for 10 Canaan Fir Transplants (to be picked up at the Soil and Water Conservation District at the time of our tree sale, May 8, 2020) and a bird house.
 
Winning Essays will be published in the EcoTalk column in the Auburn Citizen newspaper.


Congratulations to all our winners!