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.
Scholarship Opportunity
The Kentucky Association for Conservation Districts offers three different $2,000 scholarships (one for high school seniors, one for students already enrolled in college, and one for students aged 25+) Applications must go toward a major in a conservation-related field. Please note that each application is due on March 2nd and requires a signature from your local Conservation District (us!)
Click here to access the applications.
String Light Recycling Program
Mid-November through Feb 15.
Boone County is collecting old and broken holiday string lights for recycling! Junior Board members are encouraged to collect lights from their school, church, or neighborhood and bring them to us. If you wish to participate, contact Susan (susanbrown@bccdky.org) to pick up a collection bin and flyers to hang up around your community.
Please deliver all your holiday lights to the bin outside our office door by Feb. 15!
TMU Field Station Tour
February 10
5:30-7:00
TMU Biological Field Station: 8309 Mary Ingles Hwy, California, KY 41007
Learn what a biology major at Thomas More University looks like and check out the student research on the Ohio River. Learn about river monitoring, animal husbandry, and HELLBENDERS!
Families are welcome to join us on this tour. Carpool options will be available.
This date is subject to change - register to receive updates.
Wilderness Skills Series
Feb 21
9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Earl and Hazel Jones Center for Conservation (2588 Camp Ernst Lane, Burlington, KY 41005)
Led by our Forest Health Specialist and former Eagle Scout James. Practice knot tying, fire building, and shelter building.
Algae Lesson
March 14
10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Boone County Main Library, 1786 Burlington Pike
Mr. Mark Neinaber, a regional algae expert, will join us for a lesson on algae identification and it's role in the ecosystem. Get some practice using a microscope and learn about pond ecology!
Volunteer Opportunity: Honeysuckle Management
March 25
3:00-5:30 and 5:30-7:00
Earl and Hazel Jones Center for Conservation
Join BCCDKY staff and volunteers as we tackle some honeysuckle! Sign up for either shift (or both!).
Volunteer Opportunity: Forest Survey
April 15
Time and Details TBD
Earl and Hazel Jones Center for Conservation
Help James with is survey of the forest community at the Center!
Details and Registration coming soon.
Volunteer Opportunity: City Nature Challenge
April 24-27
Help collect biodiversity information in Boone County by uploading observations to the iNaturalist app between April 24-27. Observations during this time period will help Boone County compete in this global data-collecting competition!
More information, including an iNaturalist training and multiple in-person events during the project timeframe will be added soon.
Paddle to the Piatt Property
Tentative Date: May 2nd
Save the date - more details coming soon!
Paddle along the Ohio River, starting at Petersburg Park, to a new conservation area known as the Piatt Property. This property is owned by The Boone Conservancy, a non profit and partner of BCCDKY, and his home to important wildlife habitat and significant historical resources, including ties to the Underground Railroad, tribal sites, and the American Revolution.
Registration coming soon!!
Volunteer Opportunity: Open House at the Center for Conservation
May 16
9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Help with set up, parking, and information tables at our annual Open House at the Center for Conservation.
Campout at the Center for Conservation
May 30
Save the date - more details coming soon!
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.
Registration coming soon!!
Coming soon: Fly Tying
Details TBD
the Northern Kentucky Fly Fishers club will teach us how to tie our own flies. Fly fishing events will be scheduled for the Spring!
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 859-586-7903 x. 3 or email susanbrown@bccdky.org