This is your chance to inspire young minds by volunteering to read this year’s ag literacy storybook in a local elementary classroom.
Choose a classroom that's meaningful to you—whether it's your child's, grandchild's, niece's, or nephew's—or forge a new connection with local teachers and students.
This year's featured book, The Soil in Jackie's Garden by Peggy Thomas.
The book follows Jackie and her friends as they uncover the wonders of soil, gardening, and composting.
Along the way, young readers will learn about plant life cycles, pollinators, and environmental stewardship.
Since 2017, the Pennsylvania Friends of Agriculture Foundation has led this annual event, pairing agricultural professionals with K–2 classrooms to read an agriculturally themed book and lead an engaging lesson.
To support this effort, CACAT is sponsoring a book for up to 50 conservation district staff members.
Volunteers will be responsible for coordinating with local schools and teachers and donating the book they receive to the classroom library afterward.
Ready to inspire the next generation of ag conservationists?
Sign up now to receive your packet. Registration ends Monday, February 24, 2025, or once we hit 50 sign-ups!
Click Here for the announcement.
Visit the Center for Ag Conservation Assistance Training and the Pennsylvania Farm Show websites.
Visit the Penn State Extension website to learn more about many other educational opportunities.
Resource Link:
-- Introduce Students Ages 8-10 On How They Can Be Stream Doctors In The New Book -- Brooke Meets A Stream Doctor [PaEN]
Other Extension Articles
-- PA State Conservation Commission Wins Natural Resource Education Champion Award
-- Get Your Passport To PA Farm Show, Enhance Your Ag Conservation Skills Starting Jan. 4
-- Presentation Proposals Invited: 2025 Penn State Extension Dive Deeper Summit For Water Educators
-- Dive Even Deeper: Watershed Literacy And Tree Plantings Workshop [April 28-29]
-- Conservation Pros: Join In Ag Literacy Week By Volunteering To Read ‘The Soil In Jackie’s Garden’ March 17-21
-- Master Watershed Steward Training Information Sessions
-- Conservation Project Inventory And Evaluation For Conservation Professionals
-- 2023 Agriculture Irrigation & Water Management Survey
-- Snow & Ice Removal At Schools: A Multi-Step Process To Ensure Safety
-- Recognizing, Understanding Pennsylvania Wetlands (Swamps)
(Reprinted from the latest Penn State Extension Watershed Winds newsletter. Click Here to sign up for your own copy (bottom of the page).)
Related Articles This Week:
-- DEP Awards $19.6 Million To Support 8 Local Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Projects In 6 Counties [PaEN]
-- PA State Conservation Commission Wins Natural Resource Education Champion Award [PaEN]
-- Ag Conservation Professionals! Get Your Passport To 2025 PA Farm Show, Enhance Your Conservation Skills Starting Jan. 4 [PaEN]
-- Conservation Pros: Join In Ag Literacy Week By Volunteering To Read ‘The Soil In Jackie’s Garden’ March 17-21 [PaEN]
-- DEP Chesapeake Bay Update Highlights Funding Opportunities, County Water Restoration Projects [PaEN]
-- Eastern Brook Trout Joint Venture Now Accepting Proposals For Brook Trout Conservation Projects [PaEN]
-- Federal Ohio River Protection Act Legislation Would Address Pressing Water Quality, Conservation Needs In Ohio River Watershed [PaEN]
-- Presentation Proposals Invited: 2025 Penn State Extension Dive Deeper Summit For Water Educators [PaEN]
-- Choose Clean Coalition Now Accepting Presentation Proposals For 2025 Conference On Chesapeake Bay Water Quality Issues, May 19-21 In Virginia [PaEN]
-- PA Organization For Watersheds & Rivers Hosts Jan. 16 Webinar On Winter Salting and Local Waterway Impacts: Opportunities To Work For Change [PaEN]
-- The Daily Item Guest Essay: Potential Cuts To Federal Funding For Abandoned Mine Cleanup - By Sophia Evans, Dickinson College Student [PaEN]
-- US Fish And Wildlife & Service Seeks Public Comment On Proposed Listing Of Eastern Hellbender As Endangered [PaEN]
NewsClips:
-- E&E News/Politico: Congressional Lawmakers Push For Federal Focus On Ohio River Watershed Water Quality Woes
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal - Ad Crable: Pennsylvania To Get Nearly $1 Billion In Federal Funds For Climate-Smart Ag Practices
-- Post-Gazette: PA Farmers Turning To No-Till Farming Focusing On Bottom Line, Human Health
-- Interfaith Partners For The Chesapeake Bay: Reflection On A Remarkable 2024
-- Williamsport Sun: Fish & Wildlife Service Seeks Public Comment On Proposed Listing Of Hellbender As Endangered
-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper Blog: Young Mom Writes Children’s Book Inspired By Adventures With Daughter Along The River [Donation From Sales Helps RiverKeeper]
-- MCall: Plans For Warehouse Near Busy I-78 Intersection In Northampton County Move Forward
[Posted: December 19, 2024] PA Environment Digest
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