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While conservation education is an important part of most of the individual programs at the Luzerne Conservation District, we have several separate efforts to promote environmental stewardship and general awareness of the conservation district and our programs. Some of those efforts included: continued maintenance of the Luzerne Conservation District website (www.luzernecd.org); workshops and events for local government representatives, engineers, farmers, students, and the general public; our Annual District Banquet; and the Luzerne County Envirothon.
Envirothon
The Envirothon is an annual environmental competition for high school students. The Luzerne Conservation District coordinates and sponsors the Luzerne County Envirothon each spring. The event is for Luzerne County high school students in grades 9 – 12. It tests their knowledge of the environment at five testing stations: Aquatics, Forestry, Soils, Wildlife, and a Current Issue, which changes each year.
Annual Banquet
In 2006 the Luzerne Conservation District held its first annual banquet. The event was a great success, and we were able to raise nearly $10,000 to support our conservation education efforts. The banquet also included an awards ceremony in which we recognized people and organizations within our community for their conservation efforts.
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