Education and Outreach

Through education and outreach, Mesa Conservation District (MCD) empowers local producers, landowners, and youth to engage with agriculture while learning about the importance, science, and history of the Grand Valley. Mesa Conservation District collaborates with local science and agriculture literacy programs, as well as Colorado Mesa University’s Environmental Science program. Through education and outreach, landowners are made aware of the available resources offered by MCD or other partner organizations. This enables MCD to share potential future careers with youth within the region. The focus of these efforts would be to provide targeted education to each organization's specific mission and the general public regarding sustainable practices and programs to increase their awareness of natural resources.

4 women are standing in front of a poster for their project about the Summerhill HOA

CMU Environmental Science - Water Conservation and Management Plan for a Transition to More Natural Landscape in a Residential Area

A person is standing in a brown field holding a sign with transect information.

CMU Environmental Science - Noxious Weed Eradication and Land Restoration Techniques for Organic and Non-Organic Forage Grass Fields

A women is presenting to a room of people with a presentation in the background

Collaborative Habitat Restoration Workshop with RiversEdge West

A community garden with fresh planting areas and an herb spiral made of rocks and soil

Mesa County Public Library Discovery Garden

A women is helping a child and their family with an activity at a festival.

Youth Programming and Education

A photo of a rainbow during a rainstorm over a green field

Community Movie Nights