Education/Outreach

Scholarship

Annual $1,000 scholarship awarded to a current Bureau County high school senior or college student pursuing a degree in an agriculture or natural resources-related field.

Our 2026 Scholarship winners were: Lydia Hardy and Ryan Jagers

Conservation Day

Annual field day held at Warnecke Woods for Bureau County 5th graders to highlight the importance of natural resource conservation.

Envirothon

Annual LUC Envirothon competition held for area high school students. Students are tested on Aquatics, Wildlife, Soils, Forestry and a 5th category that changes yearly.

Orion represented LUC2 at the

2026 Illinois Envirothon.