Helping Protect the Natural Resources of Wake County, NC

Month: March 2014

Friends of the District March Update

Dear Friends of the District Member

This first quarter of 2014 has been a busy one and we wanted to share what the Friends of Wake Soil and Water Conservation District has been doing.

Robin Hammond, Friends of Wake SWCD Founder, receives the national Friend of Conservation award from the National Assoc. of Conservation Districts.

Robin Hammond, Friends of Wake SWCD Founder, receives the national Friend of Conservation award from the National Assoc. of Conservation Districts.

The Friends won an award from the National Association of Conservation District for our work assisting the Wake District. Robin Hammond, founder of the Friends of Wake Soil and Water Conservation District, traveled to Anaheim CA in February to accept the award on behalf of the Friends. We are first such group out of 3,000 districts in the country – this is a great honor for the Friends and for the Wake SWCD!

Thank you for your support.
Grace Lawrence, Chair

Upcoming events:

Beer with Friends

May 6, 5:30pm to 7:30pm. The Friends are hosting a Happy Hour courtesy of the Busy Bee Cafe. A $20 charitable contribution lets you enjoy an after work party with Friends, have two beers, some appetizers, and great conservation conversation. Order your tickets online or pay cash at the door. More info

Send-A-Kid-To-Camp

The Resource Conservation Workshop at NC State University is a fantastic opportunity for high school students to spend an intensive week exploring conservation topics. Past participants said: “…a great learning experience” and “…going out in the field and learning about conservation jobs was the highlight of my week.” Wake SWCD administers the competitive scholarship applications and will again sponsor a student this year. The Friends will sponsor 1-2 students accepted to this June workshop. Help us send a student with your tax deductible contribution to the scholarship fund by April 25. More info

 

March 2014 FoD Update.pdf

FoD recognized by Wake Board of Commissioners

Today, we had the honor of being recognized by the Wake County Board of Commissioners for having received the ‘Friend of Conservation Award’ by the National Association of Conservation Districts, the parent group of the 3000 districts in the US. Yeay!  Chairman Phil Matthews called us all up the microphone for a picture.

Friends at BOC meeting 3 17 2014 c

SWCD poster contest winners on WRAL – March 10-14 at 5pm

Greg Fishel has selected five of our Top Ten "Living Soil" posters to spotlight after his weather forecast.

A high five to these five 5th grade students from Farmington Woods, Green Hope, Hunter, and Jones Dairy Elementary Schools!

Be sure to see our 5 posters on channel 5 at 5pm the week of March 10-14!

You can also listen to Greg highlight each poster Mon-Fri by listening to 101.5 FM radio at that time.

Our overall #1 District winning poster by Hill Brooks from Green Hope Elementary in Cary is at the regional poster contest at this
very moment!

Results will be forthcoming later this month. Good luck Hill! We’re rooting for you and your outstanding poster!

Posters on TV with Greg Fishel 2014.pdf