Stokes Named SC Conservation Districts' Teacher of the Year

On Tuesday, January 24, at the 81st Annual SC Conservation District Conference in Greenville, SC, attended by SC Association of Conservation Districts, SC Dept. of Natural Resources, and Natural Resources Conserva tion Service, CLC Special Projects Coordinator Kim Stokes was named the SC Conservation Districts' Secondary Teacher of the Year.

Kershaw Conservation District Coordinator Donna Douglas wrote the following in her nomination of Stokes: "She is dedicated to teaching con servation and is active in partnering with the Kershaw Soil and Water Con servation District in these efforts. She attends workshops with Nature As Teacher, the SC Green Steps Program, water quality, recycling, and vegetable gardening and composting. Mrs. Stokes has utilized the Kershaw Soil and Water Conservation District mini-grant program (awarded two grants the past two years) to implement conservation programs in her school along with participating in Stewardship Day with the Kershaw County United Way. She has partnered with Nature As Teacher for many conservation proj ects at CLC. Her conservation work includes bluebird box construction and education, stream water quality studies and assessments, recycling efforts, and litter clean up initiatives."

January 27, 2023