Jacintha Ravindran (5th grade, Pontiac Elementary), Fiona Aldighieri (8th grade, Longleaf Middle), and Joseph Ravindran (2nd grade, Pontiac Elementary) have been named County winners in the "Where Does Your Water Shed?" poster contest. 

Join the Calhoun, Orangeburg, Bamberg, and Richland Soil and Water Conservation Districts for an informative workshop on managing feral hogs and other nuisance wildlife species on Thursday, November 7, from 9am to 3pm at Tri-County Electric in St. Matthews, SC.

Are you interested in environmental education or youth outreach?  If so, please join us for a Project Learning Tree Training at USC on Saturday, October 12 from 9:00 am to 3:30 pm. Pre-registration is required.

Mini-grants up to $250 are available to support conservation education initiatives in Richland County schools.  Spring applications are due by February 15, 2014. 

Inside, you’ll find information about the Twenty-Five Mile Creek Watershed, the recent Midlands Local Food Summit, Farm Service Agency Committee elections, conservation planning, a summer poster contest, an outstanding high school student who represented Richland County at the Conservation Districts Youth Workshop, and more.