Inside this issue of the Richland Soil and Water Conservation District Newsletter, you'll find stories about our recent Irrigation and Water Management workshop, new initiatives in the Organic Richland Program, the SC Conservation Teacher of the Year, youth education, and more!

Attendees will learn about irrigation scheduling, water quality and how it affects soil conditions and pesticide efficacy, agricultural water use regulations and reporting requirements, and NRCS technical and financial assistance for efficient irrigation and water management practices.

Volunteer for the Great American Cleanup of South Carolina and join good people doing great things.

Victoria “Ranger Vikki” Pasco, K-5 science lab teacher at Catawba Trail Elementary School in Richland County School District Two, has been named the South Carolina 2012 Teacher of the Year by the South Carolina Association of Conservation Districts (SCACD).

Twenty six students and two classes earned awards in this year’s Richland County Arbor Day Student Contests, sponsored by the Richland Soil and Water Conservation District and the Richland County Conservation Commission.