Junior Conservationist Program

About the Jr. Conservationist Program

The Jr. Conservationist Program is a do-it-yourself conservation camp hosted my Pickaway Soil and Water Conservation District, the Pickaway County Park District and RPHF Solid Waste District!

Register to participate and be eligible for a free hat or pin! Complete the required number of activities from each topic category below and take photos of yourself doing the activities/projects. Send photos to ahartzler@pickawaycountyohio.gov to be eligible for a free pin! 2020’s program year will begin May 1st and you will have until October 1st to complete your activities.

Time to get outside, explore and learn!

Don’t want to register? No worries! Enjoy any of these activities on your own for free!
Complete 2
  • Seed Dissection
  • Meet a Tree
  • Leaf ID – find leaves, then use this web key to ID.
  • Grocery Bag Botany
  • Leaf Color Art
  • Attend a Park District Summer Program – Link to Park District Website
Complete 2
  • Pollinators (do the activity then go look for pollinators in action!)
  • Insects Habitat Hunt
  • DIY Mosquito Trap
  • Birds (Identify 5 birds you see/hear using a key/App)
  • Mammals – ID Animal Tracks using this activity, then look for tracks in the outdoors.
  • Aquatics – Marine Debris (Do the activity, then look for examples in the environment)
  • Attend a Park District Summer Program – Link to Park District Website
Complete 2
  • Do Plants Sweat?
  • The Pitcher Challenge
  • Water Filter
  • Water Erosion
  • Rain Cloud in a Jar
Complete 2
  • Soil Texturing
  • Soil Shake
  • Soil Critters
  • Worm Wrangling
  • Painting with Soil
Complete 3
  • Create a Worm Bin or Compost Bin
  • Install/Build a Rain Barrel
  • Green Report Card
  • Research on your own and plant one: Container/Tree/Garden/ Veggies/Native Plants/Pollinator Garden
  • Research on your own and make one: Bird Feeder/Bee House/Butterfly Waterer
  • Interview a Conservationist – contact your Pickaway SWCD listed above
  • Investigate a Conservation Practice – contact your Pickaway SWCD listed above
  • Attend Canal Days, event hosted by the Pickaway County Park District
  • Attend at least one of the Friday in the Park events (SWCD and Parks will be at one of these!)
  • Attend Experience Earth Camp (3-5 grades) or EE Camp Minis (1-2 grades) if you are of the appropriate age
  • Attend the Earth Day event hosted by Parks, SWCD and Solid Waste
  • Attend a Park District Summer Program – Link to Park District Website
Complete 3
  • Geocaching – Remove?
  • Canoeing/Kayaking – Link to Park District Website
  • Camping (even in your yard) – – Link to Park District Website
  • Nature Scavenger Hike – Doc uploaded to folder (2 options)
  • Fishing – Link to Park District Website
  • iNaturalist
  • Archery – Remove?
  • Trail Bicycling – Link to Park District Website
  • Visit a park in Pickaway County – Link to Parks page(s)
Pickaway SWCD  |  110 Island Road, Suite D, Circleville, Ohio 43113  |  Phone: 740-477-1693