Education
Above: The Steele County Land Use Model
Steele County Land Use Model
The Steele County Land Use
Model shows a wide variety of conservation practices that take place
here in Steele County. The model is based on Steele County townships
and the terrain in the area. The model is available for
educational purposes to any group wishing to use it. To request the
model please contact the SWCD office at 1-507-451-6730 Ext. 3.
Envirothon
An Envirothon is and outdoor,
Hands-on Learning experience for high school students. It centers
around five different learning stations (soils, wildlife, water
resources, forestry and current environmental issues) each of which
are staffed by professionals on that subject. The students also have
to make a ten minute oral presentation.
The Area 7 Envirothon is sponsored by the 11 county SE Minnesota
Soil and Water Conservation Districts (Freeborn, Mower, Fillmore,
Houston, Winona, Olmsted, Dodge, Rice, Wabasha, Goodhue and Steele).
The top three teams go on to compete at the state level and then the
top team at the state will compete at the national level.
Contact your local SWCD for more information on joining us for the SE MN Area Envirothon. For Steele County, contact Sue at 507-451-6730 Ext. 3.
For more information on the Envirothon go to the
Minnesota Board of Soil and Water Resources website or
The Canon Envirothon homepage.
