Education
Nebraska's NRDs have a variety of projects and programs to educate both youth and adults about conservation and natural resources. Many district sponsor or participate in natural resources festivals, teacher workshops, classroom presentations, and more.
Districts also help sponsor regional Land Judging Contests and the Nebraska Envirothon, with coordination from NARD.
Land Judging
Land Judging is a high school competition that challenges students to gain a better understanding of soil structure and land evaluation. Land judging enables each participant to learn how to recognize the physical features of the soil, determine land capability for crop production, and evaluate management practices needed for proper stewardship. Soil, land and home-site evaluation provide a setting for students to investigate the soils in their region, the environment that surrounds them and their effect on their daily lives.
NRDs work with area schools to host Land Judging contests all over the state each fall. Regional winners go on to compete at the state contest.
Information, dates, and other resources are available on the Nebraska Land Judging website.
Envirothon
The Envirothon is a program for 9th-12th grade students to learn more about our natural environment. Students compete in contests that test their knowledge on a wide array of subjects relating to natural resources and the environment.
NRDs host regional Envirothon contests around the state each spring.
Information, dates, and other resources are available on the Nebraska Envirothon website.
Poster Contest
The Nebraska Association of Resources Districts along with Nebraska’s Natural Resources Districts provide kindergarten through twelfth grade students with an opportunity to share their thoughts about soil, water and related natural resource issues. It also highlights the educational outreach efforts of conservation districts and their state conservation associations, auxiliaries and/or agencies.
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