tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50621363250671332082012-02-16T10:12:36.722-05:00Seminole Soil and Water Conservation Districthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15231506422065252750noreply@blogger.comBlogger31100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5062136325067133208.post-44350754499195245952007-02-06T09:33:00.000-05:002007-02-06T09:52:40.884-05:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_asmWrP0DXXk/RciVyk40vQI/AAAAAAAAABI/2jMmVbYYV40/s1600-h/Volusia_SWCD_office_2_3_07.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_asmWrP0DXXk/RciVyk40vQI/AAAAAAAAABI/2jMmVbYYV40/s320/Volusia_SWCD_office_2_3_07.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5028433680087170306" /></a><br /><br />As you can see here last week's tornado ripped right through the Volusia Soil and Water District Office. <br /><br />On Saturday a team of people went over to assess the damage and help in the recovery effort. Among them was Supervisor Danny DeCiryan(pictured below) who helped in the salvage effort.<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_asmWrP0DXXk/RciTpk40vPI/AAAAAAAAAA4/NZ9SZSq6Ui8/s1600-h/2_3_07_tornado_Volusia_SWCD_DD.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_asmWrP0DXXk/RciTpk40vPI/AAAAAAAAAA4/NZ9SZSq6Ui8/s320/2_3_07_tornado_Volusia_SWCD_DD.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5028431326445092082" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5062136325067133208-4435075449919524595?l=sswcd.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Seminole Soil and Water Conservation Districthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15231506422065252750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5062136325067133208.post-41865408089854815552007-02-06T09:07:00.000-05:002007-02-06T09:59:26.313-05:00The Orange/Osceola/Seminole Regional Envirothon is held once a year at Harry P. Leu Botanical Gardens in Orlando, Florida.<br /><br />The Regional Envirothon is a problem solving, natural resource education program for high school students. It is a unique outdoor competition that requires teamwork and the application of knowledge in the five areas listed below:<br /><br /><strong>Aquatics</strong> - water ecology, water chemistry, water quality, and aquatic life.<br /><strong>Current Environmental Issues </strong>- annually selected topics such as energy sources, groundwater, Gulf of Mexico environmental concerns or other current issues.<br /><strong>Forestry </strong>- tree identification, tree ecology, insects, and timber.<br /><strong>Soils </strong>- classification, formation, soil properties, profiles, and sites suitability.<br /><strong>Wildlife</strong>- habit, identification, food, disease, and management.<br /><br />This year the first and second place teams were both from Seminole. <br /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_asmWrP0DXXk/RciRCE40vNI/AAAAAAAAAAc/C3kq2XLnho8/s1600-h/2007_Envirothon_winners.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_asmWrP0DXXk/RciRCE40vNI/AAAAAAAAAAc/C3kq2XLnho8/s320/2007_Envirothon_winners.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5028428448817003730" /></a><br /><br />The 1st place team was the &quot;Hsu-Ins&quot;(shoe-ins) from Winter Springs Pictured here with the winning team is Supervisor Mike Barr who represented the Board at the Awards Ceremony.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_asmWrP0DXXk/RciQOE40vMI/AAAAAAAAAAU/BcatsJsdplU/s1600-h/2nd_Place_winners.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_asmWrP0DXXk/RciQOE40vMI/AAAAAAAAAAU/BcatsJsdplU/s320/2nd_Place_winners.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5028427555463806146" /></a><br />The 2nd place team was the Seminole 4H Team &quot;The Branch Protection Agency&quot;. Pictured here with the 2nd place team is Supervisor Mike Barr who represented the Board at the Awards Ceremony.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5062136325067133208-4186540808985481555?l=sswcd.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Seminole Soil and Water Conservation Districthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15231506422065252750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5062136325067133208.post-55045080302955882422007-02-02T19:11:00.000-05:002007-02-03T09:26:25.422-05:00Welcome to the Seminole Soil &amp; Water Conservation District! Here you will find up to the minute news, photos and happenings of the District as well as issues that effect the people of Seminole County.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5062136325067133208-5504508030295588242?l=sswcd.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Seminole Soil and Water Conservation Districthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15231506422065252750noreply@blogger.com0