Conservation Field Days
Over 680 students from 12 local schools attended Conservation Field Days this year!
Special thanks to all of our instructors this year from the following organizations:
Braddock Bay Bird Observatory, Braddock Bay Raptor Research, CCE of Monroe County (including Master Gardeners and 4-H Youth Development), City of Rochester Forestry Division, Cumming Nature Center, Ducks Unlimited, Finger Lakes Institute/Finger Lakes Patnership for Regional Invasive Species Management (PRISM), Genesee Country Village & Museum, Monroe County Department of Environmental Services, Monroe County Parks Department, New York Sea Grant, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, New York State Department of Public Service, Oatka Creek Watershed Committee, Rochester Institute of Technology, Seneca Park Zoo Society, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers!
The Conservation Field Days concept is simple; bring together a student’s excitement for the outdoors, environmental professionals willing to share their expertise, and a casual “fair-like” structure for them to share information and learn from. The goal of this event is to teach students about important environmental issues while having fun in one of our most beautiful area parks. In recent years, instructors came from the Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge, Rochester Institute of Technology, Seneca Park Zoo, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, and more! Topics range from the usual conservation subjects, like renewable energy and agriculture to eye opening sessions such as endangered species and pollution.
Thank you to all of our amazing instructors for all of their hard work and dedication to the Conservation Field Days event! If you are interested in volunteering to be an instructor for Conservation Field Days (typically held in mid-September), email our office at mcswcd@monroecounty.gov to be added to our contact list.
If you need any information regarding Conservation Field Days, contact our office (mcswcd@monroecounty.gov), phone: 585-753-7380 for more information. If you are a teacher looking for materials to get your class involved in environmental activities, outdoor and indoor, contact our office for access to our Conservation Field Days Google Drive folder.