Watch a video to learn about the Dust Bowl of the 1930's and the creation of the soil and water conservation districts. In addition to District wins, First Place finishers moved to the Area 6 competition and beyond. "Soil and for Life" Conservation Poster and Essay Contest theme for 2016 to 2017. Go down the hill behind Heritage Circle, past the new Tobacco Pavilion, and up the hill past Smokey Bear and the Forestry Equipment. One way would be to start by creating agronomy clubs that could work on environmental projects.
The District is a governmental subdivision of this State and a body corporate and politic. Trinity Cheek, a third-grader at Mariam Boyd Elementary School, earned first place honors in her grade level for her winning poster in the 2022 Soil and Water Conservation District Area IV "Soil & Water…Yours for Life" poster contest.
By using any one of these methods, they can help prevent nutrients from leaving the soil. With more help, we can conserve the soil and water for generations to come. Although only two local schools submitted entries for the competition, these students dominated both Area and State contests. Third, fourth, fifth, and sixth graders submit posters that captured the year's theme: "We All Live in a Watershed. " Learn about watersheds and why they are important to you.
History of Soil & Water Conservation Districts. For example, they could develop ways to prevent runoff from taking our soil and create inventions to stop pollution. Claire Mixon of Parrott won both First Place in Area 6 and First Place in the State for 6th Grade Poster, and Valli Blackwelder of Parrott took First Place in Area 6 and First Place in State for Sixth Grade PowerPoint. Winners of honors for 6th Grade Written Essay include: First Place, Charles Harper; Second Place, Preethi Chada; and Third Place, Ava Carter. The trail is lined with stations and students crowding at each one to see examples of the earth around them.
The competition begins at the District level. Therefore, conserving soil and water should be a joint effort with everyone taking part. Stations may vary each year, but some examples are: State park rangers with Kerr Lake wildlife, NC Cooperative Extension with soil sampling and testing, National Resource Conservation Service with water pollution, North Carolina Wildlife Resource Commission with wildlife of North Carolina, North Carolina Forestry Service with forest education, and inevitably a snack station provided by Vance Soil and Water Conservation District. Soil is important for sustaining plant and animal life, and it provides support for our homes. Visit the Tunnel of Soil again this year. Entrants must have demonstrated an interest in natural resource conservation and be nominated by their local soil and water conservation district to attend. These schools won six of nine categories in Area 6 and received top marks in five of nine categories at the State level. Water and soil are both essential to plant and animal life. Some ways to prevent pollution are to recycle and reuse, stop littering and reduce burning of waste.
The Envirothon program is a hands-on environmental science and natural resources competition for middle school and high school students. Young and old alike enjoy the Model Farm provided by Bladen Soil and Water Conservation District. The county winner may go on to compete at area and state levels. Educational Materials. Fourth grade winners are: First Place, Abiram Tejada; Second Place, Vincente Gonzalez-Gutierrez; and Third Place, Ryleigh Rae Moore. They include Poster winners: First Place, Claire Mixon; Second Place, Mac Owsley. I would love to see Lenoir County students continue to dominate the competition. The teacher of the winning student also received $50 in recognition of their contribution to the students' success.
A set of five themes have been selected and adopted by the Association. Without soil and water, we would not be here. The N. C. Soil and Water Conservation exhibit is co-located with the NC Forestry Service in the NEW BUILDING near the Lumberjack show. Districts promote the wise use and management of our natural resources - soil, water, air, plants and animals. His poster was also entered in the North Carolina State Contest and received Honorable Mention. Choosing native plants that are adapted to regional rainfall and soil moisture content is a great way to conserve this precious resource.
Jim Chandler…………cretary/Treasurer. Another way we can help is creating community events, like the NC Big Sweep to clean out streams, rivers, lakes and land. Soil and Water Conservation Districts are subdivisions of State Government. Students submitted posters and speeches based on this theme. The Mission of Richmond Soil & Water Conservation District is to take available technical, financial and educational resources and administer programs designed to encourage individual responsibility to conserve, improve and sustain our soil and water resources for future generations.