Madison & Orange 4-H teamed up again this summer for Eco-Ventures. The goal of the program is to get youth involved in the environment and help them learn what they can do to make a difference. Twelve youth including 4-H summer exchange student Tomoki participated in this activity.
Our day started with a tour of the Covanta Energy from Waste plant. This facility is located inside the Fairfax County landfill. They make enough energy from the trash produced by Fairfax county to power 80,000 homes a day. From there the took a break at Prince William Forest Park for lunch before heading on south to Westmoreland State Park to set-up our tents. The first thing we saw when we got out of the vans was a bald eagle soaring overhead. It was an awesome sight. After dinner we headed out for a night hike. We learned about what the park is doing to help protect bats and some of our group practiced their owl calls. It started raining just as we were going to bed, but we stayed warm and dry in our tents. The next morning our group headed out on a hike to evaluate the Potomac River watershed & test water quailty. We also searched for sharks teeth at fossil beach. It was a great Eco-venture!!
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