DCB Agriculture and Natural Resources

11/19/2025

It's that time of year again - as we look for our 2026 recipient of the Dakota College at Bottineau Conservation Award. Nominations are OPEN!

10/13/2025

It's Geoscience Education Week at DCB!

Events This Week:

🧠 Geoscience Trivia Night
Friday, October 17 from 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. in the Alumni Center
(Sponsored by Bottineau Community Rocks)
This is a free and family-friendly event with food, trivia, and prizes!

📸 Geo Snap Photo Challenge
All week - Deadline: Noon on Friday, October 17
The Geoscience Department is hosting a fun photo scavenger hunt!
How to Participate in the Geo Snap Photo Challenge:
Find & photograph ONE item from the categories below (or submit a photo to each category!) Take a photo - Get creative! Make it fun, artistic, or educational. Send your photo(s) to: Michelle Cauley at [email protected]
Include: Your name and which category your photo represents

Deadline: Noon on Friday, October 17th

🏆 Prizes:
Photos will be collected and with help from our fantastic campus photographer, winners will be selected. Each winner will receive a geologic specimen (aka a cool rock or fossil) and a gift card to the DCB Bookstore!

Winning photos will be displayed in the Nelson Science Center and on Facebook!

Get out and get creative and let's learn a little about our Earth along the way!

📸 Photo Challenge Categories:
🏗️ Geology in the Wild
Find construction materials from the Earth, road cuts, jewelry and decorations made of stone

Pet Rocks
Take a photo with any cool looking rock, pebble, or boulder

🤳 Landscape Selfies
Take a selfie with a fascinating landscape background

Questions? Contact Michelle Cauley at [email protected]

05/12/2025

Dakota College Greenhouse PLANT SALE
Happening this week: May 12 - 16th
Sale happening now - the Greenhouse is open from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. this week - prices as marked.

There's a payment box for cash / checks near the tables.
Great prices - money goes to pay for programming and field trips for our Ag and Natural Resources and Horticulture students!
Call Michelle with questions - 701 - 228-5498

05/05/2025

Ag Instructors from around the state met in Fargo last week to discuss common Agriculture courses, get updates on the legislative session, and network. The team from NDSU lined up a tour of Lulzbot, which manufactures 3D printers and also provides 3D print services.

What a great way to keep adding innovation to our classes here at DCB!

04/02/2025

Our local Daisy Girl Scout Troop took a visit to the Greenhouse to learn the science from seed to plant! Thanks for joining us!

04/01/2025

Everyone welcome! Free event to celebrate Earth Day!

03/17/2025

02/18/2025

Some shots from the Dakota College at Bottineau Greenhouse this week. Come visit and spend some time out of the frigid cold!

02/06/2025

Upcoming event for those interested in cutting, polishing, tumbling stones!

01/29/2025

Our DCB crew on KMOT!

https://www.kfyrtv.com/2025/01/27/dakota-college-bottineau-seeks-nominations-conservationists-year-award/?fbclid=IwY2xjawIHFOJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHYJw2BDNMQkvatbz1xxVHj-Poyslddx-pDOim6_Tp4qN_KKYuZAkYuG2yQ_aem_2bV0HSj4zosrLo4dVT0_nQ

This year, the college is bringing back the tradition of honoring one person who has continued to foster the growth of forests and gardens in North Dakota.

01/28/2025

Call for Nominees

The Earth Day Committee and Natural Resources Department of Dakota College at Bottineau (DCB) is putting out an all-call for 2025 Conservationist of the Year nominees. The annual Conservation Award will be presented during the spring 2025 DCB Earth Day celebration.


Dakota College at Bottineau has developed a Nature, Technology, and Beyond focus which grew from its founding mission in 1906 of providing educational programming for students choosing a career that promotes care and concern for the environment. This focus is uniquely expressed in the college’s original mission that prescribes practical and efficient training in forestry, horticulture, agriculture, nursery, and greenhouse practices, advocating for a trained eye to observe and a skilled hand to execute. Carried through in today’s values remaining student-focused and community-centered.


The DCB Conservation Award is presented to an individual who has demonstrated leadership and made notable contributions to the conservation, preservation, and enhancement of precious natural resources. This person exceptionally contributes to the development, promotion, and implementation of projects and activities making a significant impact on the common good. Through their efforts, this individual inspires and leads the way toward a more sustainable and environmentally responsible future.


The 2024 recipient was Jerome Suchor, a retired Field Production Specialist at the ND State Forestry. His dedication to nursery management provided many innovative projects over the years creating efficiencies in the harvesting of trees.


Nominations may be made by contacting Michelle Cauley at 701-228-5498 or [email protected]. The nomination deadline is Friday, March 7, 2025.