Kent Roosevelt’s team, Rosenkal, placed 6th overall at the Area 2 Envirothon Competition. They placed 4th in Aquatics, 5th in Wildlife, tied for first in Soils, and 7th in Forestry. This years participating schools from Portage County were Kent Roosevelt and Southeast.

Envirothon participants at the Forestry Station

Envirothon participants in the soil pit

We regularly conduct sediment erosion control inspections at active construction sites. See a pollution problem? Let us know!

Every year ODNR- Division of Wildlife joins us for Kent River day! They do an electro-fishing demonstration for the schools that attend and allow the kids to see and touch the fish that they pull from the Cuyahoga River. Aquatic biologists use electro-fishing as a means of sampling fish populations to determine the health of a body of water.

Kent students get to come down to the river and experience hands on interactions with native fish straight from the river

A PSWCD initiative to recognize local establishments making clean water choices.

Bio-Med Lower Academy presented their grant proposal to the PC Commissioners on December 3rd at their Shalersville site. Tabatha England is the educator working with this student-led proposal. Bio-Med students will design and build a rain garden just off the main entrance to their school. Adding rain barrels to this storm water collection and storage system will also provide a water source for the raised beds that will be added to the front of the building as part of this grant. A pavilion and hoop house added to the rear of the school will provide further opportunities for cross-curricular integrated studies and outdoor learning.