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Family Nature
Adventure
July 26, at Nokesville Park, Nokesville,
6-8 pm. Join us for an evening outdoors
investigating nature and having fun with Stream Exploration, Bug activity,
Nature Walk, Tree Station, Bird station, Story Time station,
Adopt-A-Stream station. You will make a fish print and enjoy treats
and a prize for every family. Come early and bring your own picnic
if you like. For more information
and
registration.
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Ag in the Classroom, Elementary School Teacher workshop
Tuesday, September
30, 4:30 to 7:30 pm to register contact Joan Patterson at (703) 594-3621
or joanpatterson@pwswcd.org. Registration deadline is September 12, 2008.
This is a free workshop, but space is limited, so register soon.
The workshop is a
comprehensive education program using agriculture as a means to teach
social studies, language arts, math and science. You will experience
grade-level appropriate hands-on activities and lesson plans, which
support the Virginia standards of learning. Each participating teacher
will receive a bag full of classroom-ready resources, including a class
set of laminated Virginia maps, children's books, SOL-matched curriculum,
information on Virginia's agriculture related products and CD's. A light
dinner will be served.
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Farm Field Days
October 7 & 8, 2008
Farm Field Days is coming up soon and we
are busy planning another great event for Prince Williams' fourth graders.
We will once again bring the farm to
the students for an up-close and personal look at farm animals, crops,
soil, trees, organic farming, horse power to high tech, and regions of
Virginia.
We can not host this event without our
volunteers; we greatly appreciate their support. We have
volunteer opportunities available and would love to hear from you.
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Highlights of Farm Field Days, 2007
For
photos, click here
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“Moo!”
“Oink, oink” “Cluck, cluck!” “Baaaaa!” “Hee-haw!” Prince William
Soil and Water Conservation District hosted the popular and successful
Farm Field Days for fourth graders on October 16 and 17. 1,500 students
and 70 teachers from schools in Prince William County and the City of
Manassas participated in the fun at the Prince William Fairgrounds.
Our wonderful volunteers help make this event happen each
year. We have help from many of our partner agencies including
Northern Virginia Soil and Water Conservation District, John Marshall
Soil and Water District, Natural Conservation Resources Service,
Department of Conservation and Recreation, Farm Bureau, Virginia
Department of Forestry, Prince William County Schools, Virginia
Cooperative Extension Master Gardeners, Prince William County
Watershed Management Branch, Prince William County Department of
Public Works Building and Grounds & Litter Crew! We also have
volunteers from the local community who bring their animals and take on
many other tasks. Students from Osbourn Park High School serve as
guides for the day and also do some of the program presentations. The
success of Farm Field Days is due to the incredible cooperation of these
many people and agencies.
Thanks also to the
Prince William Veterans Farm Club for the use of the Fairgrounds and who
help us out each day!
Thanks also to BB&T,
Chick-Fil-A on Liberia Avenue, Mid-Atlantic Dairy Association, Panera
Bread, and the Wild Bird Center in Lakeridge.
And for a real treat, Harris Teeter was on hand to serve ice
cream to students, teachers, and volunteers.
Thank you everyone!
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