Chisago County 4-H Water Watchers - Recreation

Event information

Date

Tuesday, July 30, 2024

Add to Calendar 2024-07-30 09:30:00 2024-07-30 13:30:00 Chisago County 4-H Water Watchers - Recreation Are you ready to explore our county’s natural resources and help conserve our environment? Join Chisago County 4-H Water Watchers to become a citizen scientist and investigate the environment through real-life, hands-on experiences! Activities will focus on engagement in citizen science through the monitoring and reporting of terrestrial and aquatic invasive species. Several sessions will offer engaging learning opportunities for the youth involved while getting outdoors to engage in hands-on learning with guidance from professionals in the natural resource field. Through this program, youth will participate in an engaging learning environment, which, in turn, will enable and encourage youth to develop and investigate their own scientific work!This event is part of a series on water resources conservation, you can attend one or all of the sessions.Session 5: RecreationExplore Chisago County’s waters as a recreational resource in a yet-to-be-determined activity! Current possibilities include fishing, kayaking/canoeing, boating, etc.Tuesday, July 30, time TBDLocation TBDAs the date approaches, additional information, such as materials needed, drop-off/pick-up locations and times, etc., for each session will be shared. TBD TBD TBD America/Chicago public

Location

TBD
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Contact

Josiah Cole, Extension educator, 4-H Youth Development, Chisago County
colex300@umn.edu

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Are you ready to explore our county’s natural resources and help conserve our environment? Join Chisago County 4-H Water Watchers to become a citizen scientist and investigate the environment through real-life, hands-on experiences!

Activities will focus on engagement in citizen science through the monitoring and reporting of terrestrial and aquatic invasive species. Several sessions will offer engaging learning opportunities for the youth involved while getting outdoors to engage in hands-on learning with guidance from professionals in the natural resource field. Through this program, youth will participate in an engaging learning environment, which, in turn, will enable and encourage youth to develop and investigate their own scientific work!

This event is part of a series on water resources conservation, you can attend one or all of the sessions.

Session 5: Recreation

Explore Chisago County’s waters as a recreational resource in a yet-to-be-determined activity! Current possibilities include fishing, kayaking/canoeing, boating, etc.

Tuesday, July 30, time TBD
Location TBD

As the date approaches, additional information, such as materials needed, drop-off/pick-up locations and times, etc., for each session will be shared.

Audience

Youth in grades 5 - 10

Cost

Free to register.
$7 for state park entrance in Session 2 (pay upon entry into park).
Transportation is required to each session.

Accessibility

University of Minnesota Extension is committed to providing equal opportunity for participation in all programs, services, and activities. To request accommodations for persons with disabilities, contact Josiah Cole two weeks before the start of the event. Requests received after this date will be honored whenever possible.