The Burrumbuttock-based Wirraminna Environmental Education Centre has claimed the education prize for its Creative Catchment Kids program which was begun in 2010.

Wirraminna senior project officer Stacee Staunton-Latimer, who conducts the course with students, will travel to Orange next week to receive the honour at a NSW Landcare conference.

"It's very exciting to win the award because it shows our kids can get out there and engage and take home an environmental message to their family," Ms Staunton-Latimer said.

"Hopefully it will inspire them to do something after school, they may want to work on a farm or in the environment."

Creative Catchment Kids has students producing a booklet after a year of studying an aspect of the environment through interviews and a workshop.

Topics have included pests and biosecurity, environmental champions and agriculture with more than 200 titles published.

Former Burrumbuttock school principal Owen Dunlop conceived the program.

"I was motivated by the work, volunteers and other people were doing in the community, that was often not recognised," Mr Dunlop said.

"These were people involved in agriculture, environmental work and management of pest species and I thought it was an opportunity to recognise those people and connect them with children in their local community."

About 15 schools were part of the first year and it has since grown to 60 institutions from Deniliquin to Tumbarumba.

They have largely been primary schools, although Albury's James Fallon and Murray high schools have signed on.

Ms Staunton-Latimer reckons the Landcare award will draw interest from other areas in NSW.

The $150,000 program is funded annually through the Murray Local Lands Service.

Ms Staunton-Latimer believes its biggest benefit is boosting environmental awareness.

"They learn to engage with people out of their immediate circle of friends and they learn about the environment and where our food comes from,” she said.