Education

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JSWCD offers a variety of educational opportunities for youth and adults including classes, educational events, and internships in our areas of expertise. We also create educational materials and offer an education grants program. Frequently our educational offerings are provided in collaboration with our many wonderful partners.

Learn more about our work in youth and adult education at the pages below.

Have questions or interested in our educational opportunities? Contact our Education and Outreach Coordinator.

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Youth Education

JSWCD supports youth education by providing classroom visits to local teachers, supporting partners' youth education efforts, coordinating the…

Adult Education

Throughout the year, we offer various classes, events, and tours for adults in the county in our areas of focus. JSWCD staff offer education on topics…

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Education Grants Program

JSWCD's education grants program provides funding to support natural resources education programs, events, and materials development for public…

Events

Visit our events page to find upcoming educational events.

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Resources

JSWCD staff create and compile educational resources for the community. Visit our resources page to learn more about the natural resource topics we work on and find helpful information and tools.

Website Accessibility Policy

Jackson Soil and Water Conservation District is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Jackson Soil and Water Conservation District has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.

If you need any special assistance or accommodations:

Call us at (541) 423-6159

Ongoing Compliance Information

Compliance Officer

Jackson Soil and Water Conservation District has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations. The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.

Compliance Procedures and Reports

In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards, Jackson Soil and Water Conservation District regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.

Linked Documents and Third Parties

Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties, we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.

See an opportunity for us to improve? Please contact our accessibility officer or call us at (541) 423-6159.

Report a Website Accessibility Issue

We are committed to your ability to access all content, and we will respond to all requests as soon as possible.