04-15-2008, 12:51 AM
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department is celebrating Earth Day by sponsoring a youth clean-up day on public-owned or managed lands in April and May.
"If your school, Girl Scout, Boy Scout, 4-H club or any youth organization participates in cleaning up public lands during April and May, each participant will receive a specifically designed conservation patch," said Nathaniel Umphrey, Game and Fish Department outreach biologist.
Last winter the department sponsored a contest for students ages 6-18 to design a North Dakota Earth Day Patch. Winners in the three age categories were Jacob Langerud of Bismarck (6-9), Schanen Mendez of Belfield (10-13), and Fernanda Simoes of Parshall (14-18). Langerud's design was chosen the patch winner, and will be used on this year's Earth Day patch.<br />
Groups taking part in clean-up activities should take the following precautions to ensure safety: keep young people away from highways, lakes and rivers; and only allow older participants to pick up broken glass.
"We hope these projects help build an understanding of wildlife habitats, and how human activities can negatively impact those habitats with pollution," Umphrey said.
Interested participants are asked to call Bill Jensen (328-6637) or Nathaniel Umphrey (328-6332) to receive a reporting form for their project.
"If your school, Girl Scout, Boy Scout, 4-H club or any youth organization participates in cleaning up public lands during April and May, each participant will receive a specifically designed conservation patch," said Nathaniel Umphrey, Game and Fish Department outreach biologist.
Last winter the department sponsored a contest for students ages 6-18 to design a North Dakota Earth Day Patch. Winners in the three age categories were Jacob Langerud of Bismarck (6-9), Schanen Mendez of Belfield (10-13), and Fernanda Simoes of Parshall (14-18). Langerud's design was chosen the patch winner, and will be used on this year's Earth Day patch.<br />
Groups taking part in clean-up activities should take the following precautions to ensure safety: keep young people away from highways, lakes and rivers; and only allow older participants to pick up broken glass.
"We hope these projects help build an understanding of wildlife habitats, and how human activities can negatively impact those habitats with pollution," Umphrey said.
Interested participants are asked to call Bill Jensen (328-6637) or Nathaniel Umphrey (328-6332) to receive a reporting form for their project.