Environmental workshop set for volunteers in April

Scholarships are now available for the Geauga and Portage Soil and Water Conservation Districts’ unique summer workshop for educators.

The Advanced Wonders of Watersheds is a threeday program that investigates water quality, land use issues, and the area’s link to the Lake Erie Basin. The workshop begins with a virtual day on June 24 before heading to Huron, Ohio, for in-person field days June 28-29 at Old Woman Creek National Estuary.

One to two graduate credits are available through Ashland University.

The registration fee for this workshop is $275 and covers the cost of all expenses excluding graduate credits.

To qualify for the scholarship, applicants must be currently teaching in Geauga County and all grade levels are welcome to apply. Scholarship covers the full registration cost including all materials, meals, and lodging.

Email application to Gail Prunty at gprunty@ geaugaswcd.com or mail/ submit to Geauga Soil and Water Conservation District, P. O. Box 410, 14269 Claridon-Troy Road, Burton, OH 44021. Scholarship applications are due by May 1.

Those with questions can visit geaugaswcd. com or can call 440-8341122.

Hospice plans training

Hospice of the Western Reserve announced its next round of volunteer training.

The virtual volunteer training series is held on Mondays and Wednesdays April 19, 21, 26, and 28 from 9 a.m. to noon.

To take part, visit hospicewr.org or call 216-2559090.

“Our Hospice and Western Reserve Navigator programs provide support to individuals who are facing a life limiting or terminal illness wherever they consider home,” the organization said in a news release. “Volunteers are an essential part of the clinical team. Now, more than ever, volunteers are needed to support patients through phone calls, sending cards, and virtual visits.”