The annual Affiliate Membership and student recognition banquet was held at Longhorn steakhouse on April 26, 2011. The Colleton Soil & Water Conservation District hosts this event after the student contests are held to promote the outdoors. The students raise awareness through photo contests, essay contests and poster contests that focus on a certain subject. In 2011 nature's pollinator's were the subject the students focused on. CS&WCD chair I.M. Benton presided over the dinner and awards and thanked the affiliate members who attended the banquet. The photo contest had four categories including 1) Rural Life 2)Trees & Plants 3)Native Wildlife and 4) Landscapes. First prize went to Heath Fisk for his Trees and Sunset photo, while second prize went to Sarah McDonald for her Barn and Fence photo entry. Both students attend Colleton Prep and they each were given prize money for winning. The guest speaker for the night was Mr. Kirby Player with the Clemson Agricultural School. The 2010 Conservationist of the Year Award went to Mr Carroll Brown of Walterboro for his years dedicated to the management of his forest lands.
To view past blog entries on the CS&WCD awards click here.
PhotosByJeffDennis: Carroll and Jane Brown after the Awards dinner; a great poster depicting pollinators found on a farm; the awards program was also graced with pollinators; first and second place in the photo contest
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