Conservation on the Ground –
The Lee County Water Festival 2005—"Celebrate Conservation"
by Anne Miller, District Administrative Coordinator, Opelika Field Office, AL
The second annual Lee County Water Festival
was a big success again in 2005. With direction
from the Lee County Soil and Water Conservation
District and the Natural Resource Conservation
Service Opelika Field Office, other community
volunteers stepped forward to coordinate and
implement the plan to make this year’s event a
success.
The mission of the Lee County Water Festival is
to educate students and their families about all
aspects of surface and ground water and other
related natural resources (such as wetlands,
forests, and wildlife) and to instill in them a
general environmental awareness and
stewardship ethic.
The water festival provided interactive educational le
of hands on experiences to teach the significance of
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The Lee County community is already talking about
With the aid of water bracelets, students
learned about the water cycle.
arning experiences. The activities consist
water in life. Students learn about the
ter cycle; the interdependence of plants,
es, wildlife, soil, and water; and the affect
t human actions have on water and all of
ture. The program emphasizes that all
ividuals need to act environmentally
ponsible.
is year, 1,500 4th grade students and
chers attended the Lee County Water
stival held at the Haley Center on
Auburn University campus. The