District seeking leaders
WAYNESBURG – Greene County Conservation District is offering a full scholarship to the 2016 Conservation Leadership School, which will be held during two sessions this summer at Stone Valley Recreation Area in University Park.
Hosted by Penn State’s School of Forest Resources, Conservation Leadership School is a one-week residential program for high school students interested in learning more about the environment through exploration of natural habitats and hands-on activities. This year’s session will focus on “People and Water.”
The winning student can choose which session to attend – either June 26 to July 2 or July 10 to 16. Students will spend one week in an outdoor classroom exploring forests, fields, streams and lakes, and will have the opportunity to go canoeing, hiking, bird-watching and fishing, among other recreational activities. Subjects also include aquatic habitat enhancement, home water analysis, hunter-trapper education, recycling and composting.
The regular cost for the weeklong session is $525.
The Conservation District’s scholarship is open to all Greene County students ages 14 to 18 who have completed at least their freshman year of high school and who are interested in the environment. To apply for the scholarship, students must submit a typed essay of 500 to 1,000 words. The essay should briefly detail the student’s background and explain why he or she would be the best recipient of the scholarship and how attending the Conservation Leadership School would benefit the student’s future plans.
All essays should include a name, address and phone number. Essays must be received by the conservation district by Friday, April 15.
Essays may be mailed to Greene County Conservation District at 22 W. High St., Suite 204, Waynesburg, PA 15370. Essays may also be faxed to 724-852-5341 or emailed to Jared Zinn at jzinn@co.greene.pa.us. The subject line should read “Conservation Leadership.”
For more information, call 724-852-5278.