Education

Henderson County Soil and Water Conservation offers a variety of FREE programs for students!  Please call us at 828-697-4949!

Did you know our Education Coordinator, April Hoyt, is a certified NC Environmental Educator? This certification is obtained after 200 hours of instruction and is awarded by the Office of Environmental Education and Public Affairs through the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality.  Visit this website to learn more about her certification.

 

Websites of Interest

Educational Contests: School age contests are held for poster, essay, speech, computer designed poster, and computer designed slide shows.

Envirothon: Natural Science Academic Competition for Teams of Middle and High School Students

Resource Conservation Workshop: Week-long workshop for high school students at NC State University covering a wide range of conservation topics

Education Programs: NC Department of Agriculture resource links