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The Conneaut Valley #1 High School Team brandishes the First Place TrophyFirst Place in Crawford County and also in the overall Crawford-Mercer Competition was won by the “Conneaut ValleyIndians 1” Team, of Conneaut Valley High School. The winning team is comprised of students Philip Burnham, AnthonySummers, Sam Naas, Evan Kardosh, and Mike Leonard. They are coached by faculty advisor Mr. Frank Bizjak. The“Indians” will go on to represent Crawford County at the Pennsylvania State Envirothon, to be held at Bald Eagle StatePark, Centre County, on May 19 th . Winning teams from all 66 Pennsylvania Counties are expected to compete. Thewinning team from that event will go on to the Canon National Envirothon.Second place was won by Cambridge Springs High School #1, comprised of Josh Caldwell, Michaela Noble, Jake Held,Brandon Weber and Kelsey Moyer.Their faculty advisor is Meghan Dragosavac.Third Place honors were won by “Greco’s Geckos” Team from Saegertown High School, coached by faculty advisors ChrisGreco and Philip Young. Team members are Tasha Leech, Caitlin McGowan, Kayla Brocious, Becky Hude, and BrittniSchlosser.Titusville High School’s “Crowsenravens”, comprised of Corey Henderson, Natalie Ernecoff, Alyssa Lesko, MaureenMillmore, and Rebecca Deane, took Honorable Mention (4 th Place). They are coached by faculty advisor Patricia McKellop.Conneaut Valley Indians #1 Team also won an award for the best performance in the Forestry category. The best scorein both the Aquatics and the Current Issue competition was won by Cambridge Springs High School #1. Best score inSoils went to “Greco’s Geckos” of Saegertown.Best score in the Wildlife competition went to Conneaut Lake High School #1, advised by Mr. Ed Vorisek. Team membersare Sara Keas, Teanna Green, Josh McCurdy, Tim Christie, and Jeremy Howe.All expenses for the trip to the state competition were paid for by the Crawford County Conservation District’sEnvironmental Education Fund, funded by our tree sale. Our thanks to the Pennsylvania DCNR Bureau of State Parks,and to Linda Armstrong in particular, for hosting us at Pymatuning State Park. A big THANK YOU goes out to our cohosts,the Mercer County Conservation District. We would also like to thank the USDA Soil Conservation Service (CherylPanciera); the DCNR Bureau of Forestry (Mark Lewis); our PA DEP Field Representative, (John Green); the PennsylvaniaFish and Boat Commission (Chad Foster); and the Pennsylvania Game Commission (Mario Piccarilli) for all their help anddedication.12
Watershed WorkCOMMUNITY WATERSHED INVOLVEMENT‣ The Crawford County Conservation District worked to provide watershed educationto various schools, watershed associations, community groups, workshops, etc.Some of the most notable events were:Clean Water Festival at the Woodcock Creek Nature Center- On September 12 th 2009 the District held the 9 thannual Clean Water Festival. The event was held for the first time at the Woodcock Creek Nature Center. The weatherwas beautiful, and all those that attended had a great time.Titusville Middle School Field Day - On October 15, 2009 the Crawford County Conservation District helped MikeReynolds and Eric Mowrey of Titusville Middle School coordinate a creek investigation for their annual field day. Over 100students participated in watershed activities, including a digital microscope investigation conducted by The Pitt Titusvilleand Clarion University Science in Motion, a streamside critters station led by Allegheny College Creek Connections, as wellas many other events.Pymatuning Lake Clean Up - On November 5th the District worked with Linesville High School, Pymatuning State park,Crawford County Senior Environmental Corp, and the Pennsylvania Environmental Council to coordinate a clean up of thePennsylvania portion of the Pymatuning Lake shoreline. A group of over 100 students picked up trash from access pointsalong the shoreline including boat launches and beach areas. The students also covered shoreline areas whereaccessible.Riparian Restoration EffortsConneaut Lake, Cochranton, Cambridge Springs High Schools – On April 23 rd and 28th, 2009 nearly 100 studentsfrom Conneaut Lake, Cochranton, and Cambridge Springs high schools completed a project on the Dunn farm nearCochranton. The students planted 925 trees and 1300 live stakes along an UNT to French Creek over the two day period.Maplewood High School– On April 21 st nearly 80 MHS students returned to the Kenny farm to revisit a planting theyhad done in 2003. The students planted 435 trees and 1200 live stakes. They also walked the original planting andpreformed some maintenance on the site. On November 4 th, 25 students from Maplewood high school visited the Jonesfarm near Titusville for maintenance of project that was completed by Titusville High School in 2006. The studentsreplaced defective tree shelters on the project site.Saegertown High School– On April 30 th 71 Students from Saegertown High School planted 725 trees on the Kostproperty in eastern Crawford County. The project was a combination living snow fence and habitat improvement project.Linesville High High School– On Earth Day, April 22 nd 61 LHS students planted 750 trees and 600 live stakes at awetland restoration project on the Eric Watson property west of Conneautville.Bradshaw Restoration – In April and May of 2009 the District completed a natural stream channel restoration projecton an unnamed tributary of Woodcock Creek. The project area involved a 1300 foot segment of stream that had beenheavily degraded by livestock. The project was the first natural stream restoration effort undertaken by the District.13
Page 2 and 3: On the cover: Conservation District
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