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Each year, the Texas Soil & Water Conservation Board has a conservation contest, in which each local district like us submit our nominees for Conservation Farmer, Conservation Rancher, Conservation Teacher, Conservation Forester, and Friend of Conservation from our district to the regional judging. Winners of the five regional contests are submitted to the TSSWCB for a state winner.
2018 Awards
Chad Jenkins, Orangefield FFA teacher, was the winner of the Region IV Conservation Teacher of the Year.
Gerald Langham was awarded the Conservation Forester of the Year for Region IV.
Saxon Becnel & Sons Citrus Nursery of Texas was the Runner-Up for Conservation Farmer for Region IV.
Sharon Odegar, both a Texas Master Naturalist and Texas Master Gardener, was a Runner-Up for Friend of Conservation from Orange County for her volunteer work in the community.
Abby Broussard of Saint Mary Catholic School in Orange won 1st Place in the Essay Contest for Ages 13 & Under.
Yeileli Torres of Vidor Middle School won 3rd Place in the Poster Contest for Region IV.
We are proud to have had a state winner in 2016, Jennifer Knapp, teacher at Little Cypress-Mauriceville and Lamar University, was named Conservation Teacher of the Year for 2016. You can seen the video of Jennifer's accomplishments and award from YouTube.
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