4-H Youth activities
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I have heard it said many different times that we need to educate the youth so that they will be good stewards in the future. I like to follow that as well. In so doing, I was looking at the latest version of the Municipal Sewer and Water magazine and there was a story on…
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The Hicksville Water District in New York keeps the kids in the District’s boundary involved in water conservation through its annual poster contest. Keeping the kids involves provides education on how to conserve water resources as well as providing the kids with a way to be creative. To see the full story, it can be…
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The team from UGA in the Water Resources tent at the 2021 Athens Water Festival
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Water is everywhere. It is used by us, plants, animals and as we have learned moves in a cycle. The Georgia 4-H Program looked at water in one of their Zoom into Science programs and I wanted to share it with you here. Zoom into Science – All about Water The Southwest District 4H2O Team…
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In the December 2024 issue of the Treatment Plant Operator magazine, there is a story on various water conservation events, activities, or competitions that helps citizens of Florida around the Orlando area learn more about water conservation while having fun painting or learning about water. The story is titled “Fun for All Ages” and can…
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A few weeks ago, members of the Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission took part in the Jeff Davis Field Day focusing on K-2nd graders. One of the things they taught the kids was some of teh items that should and should not be flushed. The Soil and Water employees used the “Flushable” and “Non-Flushable”…
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This weeks Water Fun Fact is about how much fresh water we have on the Earth if we use an example. If the entire world’s water were fit into a 1 gallon jug, the water available in surface sources would equal a Drop. A fun activity to demonstrate this is “A Drop in The Bucket” which can be…
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Rain barrels are used to catch rainwater from roofs and stores that water for use later. And article in the International Erosion Control magazine Environmental Connection tells about how the Anderson Soil and Water Conservation District in South Carolina runs an event that educates people on how to build rain barrels and have fun. The…
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If you are interested in protecting rivers and waterbodies in the State of Georgia, one way to do that is to find and join a Rivers Alive Group or start your own. Rivers Alive is a program administered out of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources Environmental Protection Division Outreach Program. There are many different…
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Today as we close out National Groundwater Awareness Week, we wanted to discuss a little about the geology of the aquifers we have been discussing this week. We hope you learned a little this week during National Groundwater Awareness Week. If you would like to learn more about water issues, please subscribe to the UGA…