CONSERVATION DAY–Pictured are some students at the rain simulator presentation given by Precision Conservation Management Specialist Andrea Kohring at the recent Randolph County Soil and Water Conservation District’s Fifth Grade Conservation Day.
Several schools attended the Randolph County Soil & Water Conservation District’s Fifth Grade Conservation Day held on April 30 at the Randolph County State Recreation Area.
Students were able to visit six featured stations where they learned about the following conservation topics:
Aquatic insects and how they interact presentation was provided by Shaley Valentine, quantitative ecologist for the Illinois River Biological Station and Illinois Natural History Survey.
For more from the event, please see this week’s print edition.