What's new with the Junior Board?
New events are posted below!
Events, volunteering, job, and learning opportunities will be shared through email. Fill out this form to get updates.
All high school students in Boone County are invited to join our team! The Junior Board meets periodically throughout the school year for field trips, nature explorations, service projects, and job shadowing.
You can attend as many or as few events as you'd like to join the Junior Board. The more events you attend, the more opportunities you will have for service hours, job training, and valuable connections with professionals in the field of conservation.
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Registration is required for each student. Please bring this liability waiver with you to the first event, or email it to susanbrown@bccdky.org
Summer 2026 Opportunities
Conservation Kids Camp Volunteer: BCCDKY needs volunteers to serve as junior camp counselors during the second and fourth weeks of June. Contact Susan (susanbrown@bccdky.org) if interested.
LEAF! Academy: Leadership, Exploration, and Fun in Boone County's natural areas. Ages 13-15. Session A is July 6-10 and Session B is July 20-24. Registration opens in March!
KY Forest Leadership Program: This week-long training program in June and located in eastern Kentucky offers tracks in entomology, forestry, and wildlife. Applications are due March 29.
TMU's ECO Stem Camp: Overnight camp for high schoolers at the TMU Field Station in July. Applications are due May 1.
May Forest Health Volunteer Days
May 12, 18, and 26
4:30-6:30
Help James with honeysuckle removal and forest monitoring!
Campout at the Center for Conservation
May 30-31
Families welcome to join!
Put your wilderness skills to the test with a campout at the Center for Conservation! Cook a meal over the campfire, set up a tent in the field, take a night hike, and wake up to the chorus of birds in the morning.
Monthly BCCDKY Senior Board Meetings
BCCDKY is governed by a board of supervisors who are elected by the people of Boone County. They meet monthly to review budget updates, staff reports, and make decisions about how we conserve natural resources in Boone County.
Meetings are open to everyone, especially the Junior Board! Come sit in on a meeting to give your input on conservation projects or simply observe how professional board meetings are run.
Meetings typically take place in the Rouse Room at the Boone County Extension Office on the third Tuesday of each month at 6:00 p.m. Updates and agendas can be found on this page: bccdky.org/board-meeting-agendas.
Questions?
Contact our office at 859-544-5297 or email susanbrown@bccdky.org