Cornell Cooperative Extension to Host Conservation Field Days

JAMESTOWN, NEW YORK (February 2, 2018) -- Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chautauqua County’s 4-H Youth Development Program is hosting the 52nd annual Conservation Field Days at Lake Chautauqua Lutheran Center in Bemus Point on May 23-24, 2018.

Conservation Field Days is an opportunity for area 5th graders to learn a variety of conservation related topics and explore careers in conservation. Conservation professionals and enthusiasts volunteer to staff over 35 stations. 1,000 youth from nearly forty schools tour seven stations. Chautauqua County Soil and Water, the Department of Environmental Protection, Audubon, Allegany State Park, Cornell Cooperative Extension Master Gardeners, Beekeepers Association, and many more local conservation organizations take part to educate youth about conservation in an “out of the classroom” experience.

Conservation Field Days exemplifies the New York State 4-H mission of connecting youth to hands-on learning opportunities that help them grow into competent, caring, contributing members of society. Chautauqua County 4-H is proud to have had the opportunity to offer Conservation Field Days to county youth for over fifty years.

If you are a conservation enthusiast and would be interested in volunteering at Conservation Field Days please contact the 4-H Office at 716-664-9502 ext. 214 for more information and to register.

The 4-H Youth Development Program is one of many programs offered by Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chautauqua County (CCE-Chautauqua). CCE-Chautauqua is a community based educational organization, affiliated with Cornell University, Chautauqua County Government, the NYS SUNY system, and the federal government through the United States Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture. For more information, call 716-664-9502 or visit our website at www.cce.cornell.edu/chautauqua. Cornell University Cooperative Extension provides equal program and employment opportunities.

Last updated February 1, 2018