Wake County’s Soil and Water Conservation District wants to help local high school students learn about the importance of conserving natural resources, so it is offering full scholarships for qualifying teens to attend the 2019 Resource Conservation Workshop.
“The workshop is an outstanding opportunity for students to get their hands dirty and learn about conservation,” said Wake District Director Dale Threatt-Taylor. “They can even lay the groundwork for a career in conservation by meeting local professors and professionals and earning scholarship money for college.”
Rising sophomores, juniors and seniors are invited to apply for a $525 scholarship to cover the full cost of attending the workshop, which takes place from Sunday, June 23, to Friday, June 28, at N.C. State University. Applications are due by 5 p.m. on Friday, March 8.
The week-long workshop introduces teens to various fields of natural resources management, such as soil and water conservation, forestry, water quality and wildlife. Students are housed at N.C. State campus dormitories under the guidance of live-in counselors. Space is limited, and applications are highly competitive.
At the end of the week, students who score high enough on a cumulative exam qualify to win a variety of college scholarships worth up to $1,000 for tuition and cash prizes up to $100.
Last year, six Wake County high schoolers received full scholarships to attend the workshop from the Wake County Soil and Water Conservation District and the Friends of the Soil and Water Conservation District.
To request a scholarship application or sponsor a teen to attend conservation camp, call the Soil and Water Conservation District at 919-250-1065 or send an email including your phone number and email address to Sheila Jones at sbjones@wakegov.com.
The Resource Conservation Workshop is sponsored by the N.C. Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts in conjunction with the N.C. Division of Soil and Water Conservation, N.C. State University Soil Science Department, and the Soil and Water Conservation Society Hugh Hammond Bennett Chapter.
