Redington Conservation Education Center

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Redington Conservation Education Center

About the Education Center

The Redington Conservation Education Center is a non-profit (501(c)3) organization that is funded by the State of Arizona from sources such as the Environmental License plate fund. It is also funded by the NRCD and through tax-deductible donations from individuals and from grants. The Education Center is governed by the NRCD Board of Directors and other individuals appointed to the Board. The Board meets twice a year to plan activities and educational programs.

What is environmental education?

As employed by the Redington NRCD, environmental education consists of educational programs for school children, landowners and the general public to explain how the natural environment functions and how rational land management can provide economic and aesthetic benefits to people while protecting ecological productivity and environmental quality for the future. Education programs carried out over the past few years include:

Workshop on building wildlife escape ramps for water sources.
Bat house building workshop.
Workshop on erosion control.
Financial Contribution to Arizona Cooperative Extension to provide a Water harvesting workshop in the District.
"On the Ranch" field trip for students from a local school to learn about local food production and history of the area.
Rock dam workshops - Two workshops have been held to acquaint local people with for loose rock dams and techniques of proper construction.
Financial contribution to the Arizona Cooperative Extension program to provide a Master Watershed Steward Program in the Redington District.
Scholarships for cooperators who attended the Master Watershed Steward program in the District.
Environmental Workshops for Teachers and Students - Each year the Redington NRCD sponsors one or more high school students and school teachers to attend week-long environmental workshops sponsored by the University of Arizona Extension, Society for Range Management or other groups.
Support for Envirothon - a science based competition for students.
Financial contribution to RC&D for printing of natural resource handbooks.

In 2009-2010, the Ed Center is continuing to support the rainwater harvesting classes and is planning to sponsor a solar workshop.

Jacquie Dale, is the Director of the Redington Conservation Ed Center. She has lived in Cascabel since 2000 and served on the boards of various community organizations including the Cascabel Community Center and the Cascabel Volunteer Fire Department. She has been Ed Center Director since 2007.
email: redingtonnrcdnews@yahoo.com

Maria Troutner, is a Board Member of the Redington Conservation Education Center. She has lived in Cascabel since 2001 and has deep roots in the community. Her grandparents were homesteaders in the valley.

Redington Natural Resource Conservation District P.O. Box 232 Pomerene, Arizona 85627

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