Annual Banquet

                        On June 15th, 2010, the Spartanburg SWCD held its Annual Awards Banquet at the USC-Upstate

                        Campus Life Center Ball Room.  All contest winners were recognized once again, winning posters

                        from the Fifth Grade Arbor Day Poster Contest were displayed, our photography contest winners' works

                        were also on display, and excerpts from winning essays were read.  We also honored Spartanburg County's

                        winning Envirothon teams.  SJWD Water District was recognized as our Affiliate Member of the Year due

                        to their commitment to natural resources conservation and partnership efforts with the SWCD on projects

                        such as the bioretention project at Lyman Lake Lodge.  Congratulations to all our contest winners, winning

                        Envirothon teams, and a very special thank you to all our Affiliate Members for supporting the SWCD's

                        conservation education programs.

Green Steps Schools

    Green Steps Schools is an environmental education initiative that encourages individual schools in

    South Carolina to take annual sustainable steps toward becoming more environmentally responsible.

    If your school is interested in becoming a certified Green Steps School, check out the Green Steps website

    or contact Jes Sdao, District Manager, at spartanburgswcd@yahoo.com for more information.              

Envirothon Winners

                        The SWCD sponsored 3 Spartanburg County high school teams at the SC Envirothon Competition.

                        We are very pleased to announce that first place went to Spartanburg High School Team A, second

                        place went to Spartanburg High School Team B, and third went to Spartanburg Day School.  Spartanburg

                        Team A will be advancing to California to attend the national Canon Envirothon competition in August

                        Check out the Department of Natural Resources Envirothon website for more information.

Essay Contest Winners

                       We are pleased to announce the winners of our 2010 "We All Live Downstream" essay contest.

                       The grand prize winner in Division 1 is Joey Wilson, a student at the Byrnes Freshman Academy.

                       Joey is taught by Susan Miles.  The grand prize winner in Division 2 is Caroline Ross, a student at

                       McCracken Junior High.  Caroline is taught by Sheila Sistare.  Honorable mentions went to James

                       Heidenreich and Morgan Bryans in Division 1 and Muhammad Ghaffar and Haley Flynn in Division 2.

                       Congratulations to these talented students!!!

Winter 2010 Newsletter

                       Check out our Winter 2010 Newsletter with the current events and happenings at the SWCD.

Conservation Youth Board

                         We are looking for interested 6th-12th grade students to participate in our 2009-2010 Conservation

                         Youth Board.  The Conservation Youth Board participates in numerous service-learning projects,

                         field trips, and guest speakers throughout the year.  Please contact us for more information!