Grassland FFA’ers
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students are studying how farming
and non-farming activity's Sffect
the environment. Guided by
Robert Lauffer, Grassland FFA
advisor, this FFA chapter has
undertaken many projects for
improving water quality in local
streams by implementing soil con
servation and other practices to
protect the environment.
As part of their Building Qur
American Communities (BOAC)
Project, the environmental FFA
chapter is working in cooperation
with farmers Tom and Harold
Wentzel on their farm near New
Holland to make improvements in
Black Creek. Coordinating the
funding for this project, acquiring
permits from local municipalities
and gathering technical guidance
from many organizations as well
as conducting all the tests are the
students’ responsibility.
Recently these FFA’ers traveled
nearly two hours south of their
stream improvement project to the
Chesapeake Bay. Since the Sus
quehanna River has such a vital
impact on the Bay this field trip
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same tests on the Bay as they have
done on Black Creek and compare
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been home to more species of
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miles upstream had turned the
water to an unappetizing brown
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Fields with little or no soil ero
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victims of a week-long rain storm.
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Judy Olson, Educator from the
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“When the kids see the water
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of appreciation for the animal life
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it,” explained Olson.
“The important thing is to instill
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mcntal ethic. Learning now what
Donald Fair (front) Janetta Shirk and Tim Horst examine
water quality results they ran during the Bay field trip.
Grassland FFA students have focused their efforts to
improve the water quality on Black Creek outside New Hol
land and are already experienced in testing procedures.
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