That was awesome!
Finally after months of planning, Kaven, the District Technician from Soil and Water, Lesly from MDC and I, gave presentations to the 5th graders in Texas County. The kids didn’t know what they were in for when we told them if they didn’t pay attention and answer questions correctly, they’d get their fingers bitten off! Their eyes got big, but they watched closely as our “Keller-ville” had a big rain storm and all the “fertilizer” and “top soil” and “sludge” from the local factory went into the streams and lake in the sad, un-planned city of Keller-ville. Of course they immediately perked up when they realized that really, the bad pollutants were actually Kool-aid! But let me back up a few steps. The presentations given were a part of the poster contest that the Soil and Water Conservation District in partnership with Top of the Ozarks RC&D organized for Texas County. We discuss how all things eventually lead to the water sources, and how we have to be careful of what we do and even what type of cleaners we use. Farming and logging are big sources of revenue down here, so we also discussed how while those things are necessary, the operators of those businesses need to have an environmentally safe plan. 
The kids got it, they asked questions, and ultimately realized that without water, we have no life. They also had great ideas of what they can and already do, to help keep our waters safe, because after all, it's our job! After the Summersville presentation yesterday, I asked one of the boys if he enjoyed our presentation. He enthusiastically answered, “That was awesome!” He kept his fingers.
Finally after months of planning, Kaven, the District Technician from Soil and Water, Lesly from MDC and I, gave presentations to the 5th graders in Texas County. The kids didn’t know what they were in for when we told them if they didn’t pay attention and answer questions correctly, they’d get their fingers bitten off! Their eyes got big, but they watched closely as our “Keller-ville” had a big rain storm and all the “fertilizer” and “top soil” and “sludge” from the local factory went into the streams and lake in the sad, un-planned city of Keller-ville. Of course they immediately perked up when they realized that really, the bad pollutants were actually Kool-aid! But let me back up a few steps. The presentations given were a part of the poster contest that the Soil and Water Conservation District in partnership with Top of the Ozarks RC&D organized for Texas County. We discuss how all things eventually lead to the water sources, and how we have to be careful of what we do and even what type of cleaners we use. Farming and logging are big sources of revenue down here, so we also discussed how while those things are necessary, the operators of those businesses need to have an environmentally safe plan. 
The kids got it, they asked questions, and ultimately realized that without water, we have no life. They also had great ideas of what they can and already do, to help keep our waters safe, because after all, it's our job! After the Summersville presentation yesterday, I asked one of the boys if he enjoyed our presentation. He enthusiastically answered, “That was awesome!” He kept his fingers.
2 comments:
Cool, where did the model town come from?
The Soil and Water District has it, I want to say it came from Extension or something. The other model (farm) was built by the NRCS engineer and her dad!
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