To incentivize Richland County high school students' participation in the SC Envirothon competition, the Richland Soil and Water Conservation District (RSWCD) will pay the team registration fee of $175 for the first three Richland County teams who submit their complete registration packets to the SC Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR). Additionally, RSWCD will provide a stipend of $500 to the first three Richland County team coaches who submit their completed registration packets to SCDNR.

The 2023-2024 Youth Conservation Poster Contest theme is "May the Forest Be With You Always." Richland County K-12 students are invited to design a forest awareness poster highlighting the beauty, diversity, and importance of forest ecosystems. Each poster must include the words "May the Forest Be With You Always" in the poster design. Poster submitted by Friday, April 12, 2024 will be eligible for cash prizes at the local, state, and national levels! poster titled 

Richland County public, private, and alternative schools are eligible to apply for up to $1,000 in grant funding to support conservation projects and youth environmental education initiatives through Conservation Education Mini-Grants sponsored by the Richland Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD). 

The Richland Soil and Water Conservation District, in cooperation with the USDA - Natural Resources Conservation Service, will host the 2023 Richland County Local Work Group Meeting on Thursday, August 10, from 9-11am at the Garners Ferry Adult Activity Center. During the meeting, participants will discuss local natural resource concerns and identify conservation priorities for FY2024 Farm Bill Programs.

This weekend, the annual S.C. Ag + Art Tour brings together two of the state’s most vital industries, agriculture and tourism, to 15 farm- and art-related sites around Richland County.