Conservation on the Ground –
Conservation Education in Lee County
By Anne Miller, District Administrative Coordinator, Lee County, AL
The University Day Care Center students
recently visited the Lee County Soil and Water
Conservation District (LCSWCD) and the
Natural Resource Conservation Service
(NRCS) Opelika Field office.
The theme during their visit was “This land is
your land – Conserve, Preserve, and Protect.”
During their visit Anne Miller, LCSWCD,
District Administrative Coordinator, talked to
the students about how important clean water
is and how they can help keep it that way.
They discussed ways to use water wisely.
They saw the video of Ruby Raindrop and
Sammy Soil, “Helping Our Natural Resources
Friends.”
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Students from the University Day Care Center
enjoy a visit with Ruby Raindrop.
uby Rain Drop made a visit to let the students know that—“They can do it if they try.”
hoda Kerr, NRCS, Soil Conservation Technician, used the Enviroscape to demonstrate the
ffects of the activities of everyday life on a watershed. A watershed is the land that water
ws across or under on its way to a stream, river or lake. She showed what happens when
u do not use natural resources wisely and how the students can make a difference.
verything we do in our watershed affects the soil, water, air, plants, and animals.
he students learned about The Water Cycle—Nature’s Recycling System by making water
cle bracelets. They took their bracelets home to show their families and tell them how we
cycle water through precipitation, infiltration, transpiration, evaporation, and condensation.
lass member Jessica Suh won a Lee County Soil and Water Conservation T-shirt imprinted
ith the slogan, “Our Soil – the Foundation of Our Nation”. The students received Ruby Rain
rop and Sammy Soil coloring books, NRCS pencils, and erasers.
onservation is everyone’s business, and the children from the University Day Care Center
ave