Sponsors
Bank Plus
Barnett Phillips
Bozeman Farms
Craft Farms
Clyde Edwards
Edgar Timber Services
Chip Estes
Federal Land Bank
Town of Flora
Harreld Chevrolet
Jimmy Sanders, Inc.
Irwin Farms
Jerome Farms
McMullen Farms
Patrick Farms
C. Ray Phillips
Providence Plantation
Tyner Farms
Vertex Aerospace
Whitworth Farms
Ben & Elaine Childress
Dr. Alton & Mary Cobb
Stanley & Pam Coleman
Carey & Nina Johnston
Larry Smith-Vaniz Realty
Lee Hawkins Realty
Madison County Co-op
Madison County Bank
Madison County Farm Bureau
Merchants & Farmers Bank
Bob Montgomery
L.T. & Virginia Myers
Sam Hailey Oil Co.
Sedgewood Plantation
Bill and Donna Shanks
Bob & Ruth Summerlin
Trustmark Nat'l Bank
Project Earth Teacher's Workshop
June 6-8, 2006
Central MS Extension and Research Center
Hinds Community College
Raymond, MS
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Learn about soil, water, wildlife, urban ecology, forestry, geology and the conservation of other natural resources
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Earn 2.5 CEU’s
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3 days (25 hours) of hands-on activities (grades K-12)
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Learn how to use earthworms to compost your garbage
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Waste in its Place and Keep MS Beautiful program overviews
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Free resource materials
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Contact list of natural resource agencies
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School and community environmental projects
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Field trips
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Watershed study/stream evaluation
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Tour outdoor classrooms
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AND lots of fun!
This year's workshop was a resounding success! We received great feedback from our teachers! It takes group effort to increase awareness of conservation, so thank you to all who attended. We hope that you are able to integrate the knowledge gain from this workshop into your classroom!
Photos from 2006 Workshop
Urban Conservation
Tom Heard - USDA/NRCS Madison County District Conservationist
Parkway Hills Methodist Church - Madison, MS
Geology
Dr. David Dockery
Natural Resource Conservation Service
Rogerick Thompson - USDA/NRCS Hinds County District Conservationist
Sammy Soil
Soils
Rex Chandler - USDA/NRCS Central Area Soil Scientist
Forestry
Allan Holditch - USDA/NRCS State Forester
Wildlife Biology
Jeffery Lee - USDA/NRCS Central Area Wildlife Biologist
Jerry Strong - Hinds County SWCD Soil Conservationist
Livestock Management - Traxler Farms
Kendall Traxler - owner
Water Quality
Charles Cockrell and Ann Porter - MS Department of Environmental Quality
Recycling
Sarah Kontouris - Keep MS Beautiful
Biodiversity
Teri Jacobsyn - MS Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Wildlife Biologist
Trees
Harold Anderson - MS Forestry Commission
Dirt Dessert!
Soil Profile Activity
Vermicomposting
Lynn Porter - Hinds County SWCD Information Specialist
Clinton Community Nature Center
Dr. Prentiss Cox - Retired Professor
Johnny Broussard - Education Specialist, CCNC
Watershed
Janet Chapman - MS DEQ
Agriculture/Farming
Craft Farms - Tina and Bruce Craft, owners
Livestock Production
Sedgewood Plantation
Dr. Bill and Nancy Howard and Judy Moyer
Thank you to all of our presenters!!!