Youth Environmental Education

CCEDC's Environment and Energy Program staff work to educate youth of all ages about the environment and provide them with opportunities to  get outside to have fun in nature, and undertake hands-on activities to improve the environment in their own backyard.

We work on the following projects throughout the year:

• Partnering with the Dutchess County 4-H Outdoor Ed Clubs;
• Organizing an annual event as part of the DEC's annual "Snapshot Day along the Hudson River," to take elementary youth out to conduct water quality sampling along the Hudson River;
• Partnering with the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies on various youth projects;
• Offering environmental educational events at various summer recreation programs;
• Organizing GPS scavenger hunts at various community events;
• Partnering with the SWCD's annual Envirothon for area high-school students;
• Working with local universities to offer internships with the Environment and Energy Program.

Please contact us for more information, or to get involved with one of our youth programs!

Fun Activities For Kids!!

• Climate Change Coloring Page and Fact Sheet
• Wappingers Creek Watershed Coloring Page
• Cool Watershed Activities for elementary youth through Dutchesswatersheds.org 

Combat "Nature Deficit Disorder"...take Your Kids to the Great Outdoors!

• Link to Local Hiking Trails in Dutchess County which offer free, family fun!

No Child Left Inside (NCLI) Program (2006-2009)

• Click here for more info on the NCLI Program that CCEDC managed from 2006-2009 with a grant from Cornell University.  CCEDC was unable to continue the program due to the loss of grant funds.