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The Lexington Soil and Water Conservation District offers many educational programs. Each year, the district sponsors numerous opportunities for the youth of Lexington County to participate in. Some of those opportunities are listed below:

  Carolina Coastal Adventure
The Carolina Coastal Adventure is a weekend workshop that is held in the fall of each year, usually in October. The workshop is open to 9th and 10th graders and is held at the Somerset Facility on Lake Moultrie in Moncks Corner in Berkeley County. The district sponsors two or more students from Lexington County to attend the workshop. Applications are available in August and are received on a first come, first serve basis.

Governor's Institute for Natural Resource Conservation
The S.C. Governor's Institute for Natural Resource Conservation (SCINRC) is held each June at Lander University in Greenwood, SC for a week. The cost for the institute is $260 and the district will sponsor up to two students (11th or 12th graders) to attend.
Applications for the Institute are usually sent out in March to the high school guidance counselors in Lexington County, as well as local newspapers. The deadline for applications is usually the middle to end of April, depending on the week in June the Institute is held.
 

  Envirothon
The S.C. Envirothon Competition is held annually at Clemson University's Sandhills Research and Education Center in Columbia on the first Friday of May. The district sponsors teams from Lexington County to compete in the competition. Teams the district have sponsored in the past are Glenforest School and Chapin High School. If you would like to find out more information about the Envirothon program and competition, please click on the above link or contact Joy Sullivan, the Envirothon Coordinator at (803) 359-3165 ext. 109.
 

Photography Contest 
The Youth Photography Contest is open to youth in grades 6-12 that are residents of Lexington County. There are two divisions and four categories to participate in. For a complete list of the contest's rules, click on the photography contest link above. The deadline for submitting photos for the 2010 contest is Monday, April 5th, 2010.
Photo Contest .PDF            
 

Scholarship
The district offers two scholarships to high school seniors that is pursuing a career in the conservation field. The scholarships are in the amount of $1000 and $500. For a scholarship application, click on the link above. The deadline for the 2010 scholarship is Monday, April 5th, 2010.
2010 Scholarship Application .PDF


Another contest the district offers is the Teacher of the Year Contest. This contest is open to all teachers in grades K-12 that demonstrate conservation education inside and outside the classroom. For an application, click on the link above. The deadline for the 2010 contest is Monday, April 5th, 2010.


The Lexington Soil and Water Conservation District offers other educational programs, as well. Some of these programs include instruction on watersheds, wetlands, soils, etc. and are by request only. If you would like us to visit your classroom, please contact the district office.

Did one of our programs interest you?
If so, please contact our office at (803) 359-3165 ext. 3 for additional information.
 

     


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