-> From: Marsha Morgan [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2003 3:56 PM > > We are involved in the State 4-H Conference with > an environmental tract we > call Touch the Land. This track was developed to > fuel the curiosity of > youth ages 14-18, and to develop an appreciation for > the environment. Would > it be possible for your organization to somehow > advertise this program for > us? We are trying to reach as many Iowa youth as > possible so that this > program is a success. Only through out reach will > we be able to accomplish > our goals of increased environmental education and > appreciation, for all > youth. Attached is an article that you may use. > Please let me know if you > can use this article. We appreciate your help with > this great program. > > Marsha Morgan > > Marsha Morgan > 4H Extension Program Specialist > 33 Curtiss Hall > (515) 294-9722 > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > > [log in to unmask] > > 2/14/03 > > > > Newsletter Article #1 -- 2003 Touch the Land > > > > Use before May 15, 2003 > > > > Contacts: > > Marsha Morgan, 4-H Youth and Development, (515) > 294-9722, > [log in to unmask] > > Tracy S. Petersen, Continuing Education and > Communication Systems, (515) > 294-9915 > > > > Plan Now To Attend Touch The Land > > > If you're an Iowa high school student interested > in the outdoors and the > environment, plan now to attend Touch the Land, a > portion of the Iowa 4-H > Youth Conference. Touch the Land will be held in > combination with the Iowa > 4-H Youth Conference, June 24 and 26, at Iowa State > University in Ames. You > do not need to be in 4-H to attend the conference. > > > > Those attending Touch the Land will be involved in > hands-on activities > that develop skills so Iowa youths discover ways to > explore and shape their > environment for the benefit of both. This year > agricultural practices > affecting wildlife and stream life will be explored > through mini workshops > and travel experiences. Youth will attend workshops > designed to build > awareness of ecosystem processes, observation skills > and techniques used for > collecting data > > > > During the two days of fun and learning Touch the > Land participants will > have many chances to interact with others at the > Iowa 4-H Youth Conference > during meals and evening activities. Delegates to > both events will stay > together in ISU residence halls. > > > > The cost of the Iowa 4-H Conference is $ 100.00. > Contact your county > extension office to see if scholarships are > available for this program. If > you're interested in attending Touch the Land at the > 2003 Iowa 4-H Youth > Conference, contact your ISU Extension county > office, or our office at (515) > 294-1017. > > -30- > > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Platinum - Watch CBS' NCAA March Madness, live on your desktop! http://platinum.yahoo.com - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To get off the IOWA-TOPICS list, send any message to: [log in to unmask]