CCEDC's Environment 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 Education 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;
• Partnerhsing with the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies on various projects;
• Working with local municipalities to offer environmental educational events at various summer recreation programs;
• Organizing regular GPS scavenger hunts for youth at various community events;
• Partnering with the Lower Hudson Valley Coalition of SWCD's annual Envirothon for high-school students;
• Working with local colleges and universities to offer internships with the Environment 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

Water Conservation Word Find and Coloring Page 

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

Click here for a link to local hiking trails - it's free family fun!

No Child Left Inside (NCLI) Program

Click here for more information on the NCLI program that CCEDC managed from 2006-2009 with a grant from Cornell University.