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.
Upcoming Events:
Registration is required for each student. Please bring this liability waiver with you to the first event, or email it to susanbrown@bccdky.org
String Light Recycling Program
Mid-November through January
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.
Wilderness Skills Series: Animal Tracking and Fire Building
Dec 6
9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Earl and Hazel Jones Center for Conservation (2588 Camp Ernst Lane, Burlington, KY 41005)
In our first wilderness skills series, we will cover animal tracking and fire building skills. Learn the basics of track and sign to learn about local wildlife, and practice building your own campfire!
Wilderness First Aid
January 9th and 10th (Friday and Saturday, 8-5 each day)
BCCDKY is hosting a two-day Wilderness First Aid certification course this Winter. The course is open to the public, but students aged 14+ are welcome to sign up. The course is intensive and a mix of lecture-style instruction and practical scenarios.
Cost: $110 per person
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