By Theresa Baker
Administrative Assistant
Fillmore SWCD
October 3, 2024, marked Fillmore Soil and Water Conservation District’s 37th year of offering the Fillmore County sixth graders to come and spend the day at Forestville State Park and learn about natural resources with in our county. This year we had approximately 128 students from Fillmore Central, Kingsland and Rushford-Peterson schools. The kids were divided up into six sections, which then allowed our six presenters a chance to speak to smaller groups and put on their demonstrations. We had presenters from: University of Minnesota – Extension; Mi Energy; DNR Fisheries; DNR Foresty; DNR State Parks; and Historic Forestville. Students learned about topics including: natural resource conservation, snakes, fish, forestry, drones and historical practices in Fillmore County.
