BCCD has received an additional grant from PA Department of Environmental Protection and joins with the Bucks County Riverboat Co. who is being sponsored by the National Park Service to offer FREE educational programs for 4th through 8th grades students for the 2011-2012 school year.  The Delaware River Experience program provides a class visit by a professional educator followed by a hands-on boat trip aboard the River Otter, a pontoon boat docked in Bridgeton, PA. This program meets many of the Environment and Ecology standards as well as covers historical, cultural and factual information about the Delaware River.
If interested in scheduling this FREE program that includes a classroom visit and a boat trip for the spring 2012 school year, please contact Mary Ellen at 215 345 7577 ext 101 or maryellennoonan@bucksccd.org as soon as possible. 

Bucks County Conservation District employs a certified teacher who can visit your school to present lessons on soil and water conservations. Lessons can be developed to meet the needs of the teachers. Established lessons meet many of the PA environment and ecology standards. Contact maryellennoonan@bucksccd.org for further information.

The groundwater flow model shows a cross section of a watershed making it easy to understand how water and pollutants travel in our groundwater. Our educator will bring this model to your classroom and demonstrate groundwater flow using colored dyes. Email maryellennoonan@bucksccd.org to set up a class visit.

BCCD is now an ACT 48 provider.

On The Dirt on Soils Workshop, Chris said " The content level was just right (basic in beginning and proceeding to more complex) for me as a science educator. I gained a new appreciation for soil and the whole field of soil science."

Called "well planned and informative" and "by far the best workshop I've ever attended" teachers from 4 area schools as well as representatives from Philadelphia and surrounding areas participated in this 3 day workshop. Check the education page frequently for additional workshop offerings.

 Doylestown's Central Park will again be the host of the NCLI - BCC World Wide Day of Play on Saturday,  September 24, 2011. Go to www.ncli-bcc.org for more information about the No Child Left Inside - Bucks County Coalition and the World Wide Day of Play.

Each spring BCCD hosts area 9-12 graders who compete at the annual Envirothon. This event fosters teamwork, cooperation and environmental expertise as teams rotate through 5 outdoor stations answering questions on aquatics, forestry, soils, wildlife and a changing current issue. Teachers are provided curriculum materials to help students prepare for this exciting challenge and the winning team goes on to compete at the state level. Each year the Conservation District choses a new site to hold the event, so that students are introduced to some of the premier outdoor location in Bucks County. Recent locations included in 2011 Honey Hollow/Bucks County Audubon in New Hope, in 2010 Core Creek County Park, in 2009 Peace Valley Nature Center,  and in 2008 Tyler State Park .

Congratulations to Neshaminy High School Winners of the 2011 Bucks County Envirothon.