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What in the World is a Soil and
Water Conservation District??
Virginia SWCD’s
Soil and Water Conservation
Districts
There are 47 Soil and Water Conservation Districts in
the State of Virginia.
Soil and Water Conservation Districts are a Sub-Division
of the State of Virginia.
We are under the Virginia Department of Conservation
and Recreation, Soil and Water Conservation Division
Every State in the United States has a Soil and Water
Conservation District.
Districts were established during the dust bowl to have
local Farmers address local Conservation Issues and
work with our Partners the USDA!
Virginia Dare SWCD
We serve the cities of Chesapeake and Virginia Beach
We have 4 elected Directors and One Extension Agent
and a at large appointed Director
We put conservation on the ground locally!
We implement the of the Virginia Agriculture Best
Management Program locally.
Our District paid out over $800,000 in cost-share
payments to local Producers to help them implement
Best Management Practices on our Agriculture Land
Cost-Share BMP
Educational Programs
Virginia Dare SWCD provides Educational Programs to both Adults and Students!
The District provides Environmental Educational Programs in the classroom to schools in both Chesapeake and Virginia Beach.
We promote Agriculture/Environmental Education in the Classroom and at our Annual Farm Days.
The District engages at risk pre-schoolers with our Extensive Outreach Program
We conduct Teacher Workshops Annually
We work with our Partner USDA/NRCS To Promote the Backyard Conservation Program
LET US TAKE A LOOK AT OUR
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
“Putting Conservation on The Ground”
“STEM Plus the A in motion STEAM
Annual Farm Days
1600 1st grade students learning all about Agriculture
and Environmental Education. This is our 20th Year!
Students are able to feel, touch
and see where their food comes
from!
Imagination Garden Farm Days!
Students learn through play!
Livestock!
Pumpkin Patch
Wagon Ride
Farm Days Educational
Resource Packets
Our Partners in Action! Virginia
Beach Master Gardeners
Farm Day Partners
Virginia Beach and Chesapeake Cooperative Extension
USDA/NRCS
Local Beekeepers
SUDIA (Southeast Dairy Association)
Virginia Soil and Water Conservation Districts
Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
HRPDC
United States Department of Agriculture NRCS/FSA
VB and Chesapeake Departments of Agriculture
Virginia Department of Forestry
Classroom Programs Offered
By The District
The District presents Environmental Education Programs
highlighting, Conservation, Agriculture, Watershed
Education and Natural Resources Conservation
Education.
Virginia Beach and Chesapeake Schools
We have an outreach program for preschoolers to
introduce them to Environmental Education. We target
at-risk student who are not traditionally targeted for
Agriculture and Environmental Education.
ENVIROSCAPE
Assist schools with the Science Standards of Learning
that deal with natural resources, pollution,
conservation, best management practices both
agricultural and urban and environmental education.
We like to call it SWAPA!
The 2017 School Year Virginia Dare SWCD educated over
3,000 Elementary and Middle School students in the
classroom in Virginia Beach and Chesapeake.
Enviroscape
Enviroscape
ENVIROSCAPE
STEM NIGHT PRESENTATION
Classroom Programs
SWAPA
High School Opportunities
Envirothon
Youth Conservation Camp
Cynthia Pridmore/VA Dare
SWCD Scholarship
Outreach Education
“
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Appreciation
Natural Resources, Conservation
Students who are introduced to their Environment and have
the opportunity to see where their food comes from at an
early age have a lifelong relationship and appreciation of
their natural resources! That which we love and
appreciate we want to conserve!
Outreach Education
Pre-School Programs
Virginia Dare SWCD targets students who are
underserved and not traditionally targeted for
Environmental Education.
We work with students from Head Start and Early
Discoveries YMCA program
The District partnered with the Start Organization on a
$10,000 Grant to have every Head Start in Virginia
Beach have raised bed gardens at their location.
We worked with the teachers and held a Project
Learning Tree Early Education Workshop so teachers
would have a sound curriculum to help get their
students outdoors!
Community Outreach
Community Outreach
Virginia Dare SWCD Staff and Directors participate in
Community Outreach at local festivals and conservation
events promoting the conservation efforts of our District
and to help educate the public.
We promote our Backyard Conservation Program.
Putting conservation on the ground one yard at a time!
Community Outreach
Community Outreach
Our Community “Backyard Conservation Program”
Adult Education, Train The
Trainer Workshops
Teacher Workshops
The District Manager, Kathleen is a facilitator for
Project Water Education Teacher Education and
(WET)Project Learning Tree Teacher Education (PLT)
The District partners with Agriculture in The Classroom
to host teacher workshops
Project Learning Tree
Workshop
Project Learning Tree
Workshop
Other Educational Programs
Dominion Envirothon…High School Environmental
Competition
Annual Poster Contest
Youth Conservation Camp at Virginia Tech 9-12 grade
Cynthia Pridmore SWCD District Scholarship
Educational Materials
Outdoor Gardens, School Yard Gardens.
How To Find Us The WEB!
www.vadareswcd.com
Virginia Dare Soil and Water Conservation District
A Little About Me!!
A Little About Me!!
I always longed for what I had as a child spending long
summers in the mountains of West Virginia with my
grandparents. After a long winter and fall in New York.
Those long summer days with absolutely no structured
learning or play. Just my imagination with the outdoors
as my canvas! Learning to Imagine All I Could Ever Want
To Be By Playing! Absolutely Playing for Hours!
My Passion is to make sure every child has the
opportunity to spend as much or more time outdoors as
I did!
Learning through Play!
Imagination Play Can Lead You To
anywhere You Want to Go!
A Little About Me!
Mountain State University, Business Administration
University of Wisconsin-Extension, Environmental
Education
University of Delaware, Extension Program Course Work
(School Yard Gardens)
Environmental Horticulture, Certification, Virginia
Cooperative Extension ( Virginia Tech) (Master
Gardener)
Project Wet, Facilitator
Project Learning Tree, Facilitator
Project Learning Tree Early Pre-School, Facilitator
Member of the Virginia Environmental Educators
Association
Sometimes You Can Take That
Road A Little Less Traveled
Career Change! Hold the Wheel! My Blinker is ON!
Hands on the Ground, USDA/NRCS, Virginia Dare SWCD,
20 years of Experience! Working with the Greatest
Teachers, Who Put Conservation On the Ground!
Lifelong Love and Appreciation of our Natural Resources
Walked in my Purpose! With God it is All Joy!
A Little About Me!
I was the first Minority American of African Descent, Soil
and Water Conservation District Education Coordinator
in the state of Virginia!
I was the first Minority American of African Descent, Soil
and Water Conservation District Manager in the state of
Virginia!
When I was hired in 1998, I was the only Minority of
African Descent, Employee in the state of Virginia! I
may have been the first minority employee!
Challenges!
MANY!!!!
Solutions
Passion
Mentorship
Hands on Experience
Learn
Listen
Love
Intern and Scholarship
Opportunities
USDA 1890 National Scholars Program
Application DEADLINE Wednesday, January 31, 2017 Please Note: Only the 2017 application, which includes a revision date of November 2015 in the bottom right corner, will be considered. Previous versions of this application will not be considered.
Program Overview
The USDA/1890 National Scholars Program is a partnership between of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the 1890 Historically Black Land-Grant Universities. The USDA/1890 National Scholars Program is implemented under the USDA Fellows Experience Program (FEP). Scholars accepted into the program will be appointed using the Schedule A(r) authority (5 CFR 213.3202) and are not eligible for noncompetitive conversion to full time employment upon graduation.
However, all USDA/1890 National Scholars are required to compete for appropriate employment immediately after graduation and, if selected, commit to at least one year of service to USDA for each year of financial assistance provided. (Note: Specific details of this service requirement will be outlined in the service agreement entered into by the selected Scholar, the University at which the Scholar is matriculated, and the USDA Sponsoring Agency.)
The USDA/1890 National Scholars Program will provide full tuition, employment, employee benefits, fees, books, and room and board each year for up to 4 years to selected students pursuing a bachelor's degree at the following universities
Application are due in January. USDA.gov
Intern and Scholarship
Opportunities
Pathways
The U.S. Department of Agriculture offers different
pathway opportunities for students and recent
graduates to work in the agricultural, science,
technology, math, environmental, management,
business and many other fields. USDA offers internships
to students and recent graduates to help them to excel
in their chosen fields.
Volunteer
Contact Information
Kathleen N. Sullivan, District Manager
www.vadareswcd.com
(757) 385-8589, VB Office
(757) 382-6616, Chesapeake Office
“It is paradoxical that many educators and
parents still differentiate between a time
for learning and a time for play without
seeing the vital connection between
them.” -Leo F. Buscaglia
Remember to make sure your students
and children are spending the same
amount or more time outdoors than you
did as a child!!