The Tennessee Association of Conservation Districts (TACD) recently recognized winners of their State Soil and Water Stewardship Poster Contest at their Annual State Convention. Five Cumberland County students placed in this state contest.

The Cumberland County Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD) recently sponsored a Soil and Water Stewardship Poster Contest. The theme for this year’s contest was “One Water”. The theme encourages citizens, schools, and communities to think about what a watershed is, how water runs off, how it flows, and how it is used.

Placing first was Cade Coffey in the kindergarten-first grade category and Lily Dowlen in the 2nd-3rd grade category. Cade and Lily attend Pleasant Hill Elementary School.  Elisha Neal, North Cumberland Elementary student, placed second in the 4th -6th grade category.

Abby Hazelton placed first in the seventh-ninth grade category and Heidi Melton placed first in the tenth-twelfth grade category. Both Abby and Heidi are students at Stone Memorial High School.

All programs and services of the Cumberland County Soil & Water Conservation District are offered on a nondiscriminatory basis without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, or handicap.

Pictured are (from left) TACD Poster Contest Chairperson Donna Kitts, Lily Dowlen, Abbey Hazelton, Elisha Neal, and TACD Poster Contest Committee Member Amanda Kitts.

Cade Coffey (right) is presented his award by SWCD Soil Conservationist Janet Dowlen.