The 2019 Youth Conservation Poster Contest topic is Life in the Soil: Dig Deeper. Entries are due by Friday, April 12, 2019 to be eligible for judging. 

Do you know a Richland County teacher who is an eco-hero working to build students’ love for the planet and their ability to be environmental stewards?  If so, nominate him or her as Richland County’s Conservation Teacher of the Year by Friday, February 1, 2019.

Faculty and staff members of public, private, and alternative schools in Richland County are eligible to apply for grants in the amounts of $500 or $1,000 to support campus conservation projects and youth environmental education initiatives through Conservation Education Mini-Grants.  Application deadlines are September 28, 2018, and February 1, 2019.

The USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service's Local Work Group Meeting for Calhoun and Richland Counties will be held on Thursday, July 12, 2018 from 10am-noon in the Eastover Branch of the Richland County Public Library.  Farmers, landowners, and representatives of conservation organizations are encouraged to attend.

Richland County educators are invited to borrow a soil slake test kit for classroom, youth group, and community presentations.  The kit may be borrowed for a one-week period, and the borrower is responsible for the model's pickup and return.