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    • Home Page
    • About Us
    • VACS
    • Erosion & Sediment
    • Education
    • Outreach
    • Photo Gallery
    • Partners Links
    • Contact Us
    • District Annoucements
    • Board Meeting Minutes
Big Sandy SWCD:
We work with people who work the land.
  • Home Page
  • About Us
  • VACS
  • Erosion & Sediment
  • Education
  • Outreach
  • Photo Gallery
  • Partners Links
  • Contact Us
  • District Annoucements
  • Board Meeting Minutes

ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION

 Big Sandy SWCD is excellent in providing environmental educational activities that strive to meet SOL requirements and MWEE (Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience) for students in K-12 schools in Buchanan County. 

We partner with several agencies to provide programs such as Kids-N-Woods, which allows students to learn about forest ecosystems, conservation, and recycling. 

Our annual Groundwater Festival teaches kids about the benefits of taking care of our Natural Resources. Such as keeping our water resources like rivers, lakes, and streams clean by preventing pollution or littering. Teaching how to maintain healthy soils, and grow crops that reduce erosion loss. Preserving the forests by only harvesting what we need and replanting trees for the future. 

We also promote The Virginia Envirothon, a team-based natural resources competition for high school students. Students will learn stewardship and management concepts that help solve real-world environmental problems. The program is field-oriented, and community-based and allows students to work with natural resource professionals.


With multiple programs, Big Sandy SWCD provides activities that allow students to be interactive, mindful, and informed of the ecosystem. If you have any questions about our educational programs or would like to volunteer, please contact our office at the number below or contact our staff at the emails below. 

 

  • Phone # 276-935-7750
  • Email: jeanne.presley@outlook.com amber_griffey23@outlook.com or anthonyrjustus@outlook.com

Youth Opportunities

Camp Woods & Wildlife

Youth Conservation Camp

Youth Conservation Camp

Deadline to Apply: April 11th, 2025

Dates: June 16th - 20th. 

Location:  Holiday Lake 4-H Education Center near Appomattox, VA 

Eligibilty: Between The Ages of 13 - 16 Years Old

Youth Conservation Camp

Youth Conservation Camp

Youth Conservation Camp

Deadline to Apply: April 5th, 2025. 

Dates: July 13th - 19th. 

Location: Virginia Tech

 Eligibility: Virginia High School Students (Currently Enrolled in Grades 9th-12th) 

Student Scholarships

Student Scholarships

Student Scholarships

Deadline To Apply: April 4th, 2025

 Eligibility: You must be a Virginia resident, a full-time student enrolled in (or who has applied to) a college freshman level curriculum. You must also demonstrate an active interest in conservation. 

Photo Contest

Student Scholarships

Student Scholarships

Deadline to Apply:  January 2025 and ends on August 1, 2025. 

Eligibilty:   

The Virginia Association of Soil & Water Conservation Districts (VASWCD) Photo Contest is open only to legal residents of the United States. Panel Judges (of the VASWCD Photo Contest), as well as immediate family (spouse partners, siblings, and children) and household members of those judges, are not eligible to enter.


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