Montgomery County Soil & Water Conservation District

SHARE – SHARE – SHARE for those pursuing a college degree in Agriculture or related fields!

The Montgomery SWCD is now accepting applications for the David E. Hinton 2025 Scholarship.

Agriculture/Natural Resources (or related major) students attending ANY accredited college and a Montgomery resident. DON’T MISS THE SCHOLARSHIP DEADLINE – JUNE 1ST!  PLEASE SHARE!

This annual scholarship was created in 2002 in memory of David E. Hinton.  Mr. Hinton was a founding board member of the Montgomery County Soil Conservation District in 1944.

The applicant must (1) be enrolled and/or attending an accredited college (2) a Montgomery resident and; (3) seeking completion of a bachelor degree program with a major in an agriculture related field (ex; Ag-Business, Ag- Science, Ag-Communications; Environmental Studies, Pre-Vet, Forestry or Wildlife Biology).

Applicants must complete and submit the following by JUNE 1^ST:

• Scholarship Application
• minimum of two recommendation forms/letters
• MOST CURRENT official transcript

The David E. Hinton Scholarship will award $500/semester ($1000 max per year) and is payable directly to the college with the student(s) name as recipient.

The Montgomery County Soil & Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors will review all applications.

SCHOLARSHIP PACKET

Submit all applications to:  NancyL.Holt@usda.gov

Montgomery Co Soil & Water Conservation District, 25 Jefferson St, Suite 101, Clarksville.

The programs and services of the Montgomery County Soil & Water Conservation District are available on a nondiscriminatory basis without regard to race, color, age, national origin, sex, religion or disability.

Interested in improving wildlife habitat, pollinators, or forest improvement practices on your land? Want to see a BEAUTIFUL piece of land with these highlights going and enjoy a great meal? Don’t miss the deadline WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26 signup!

Thanks for the help USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, we were out by 10am!  Also a big thank you to the Five Rivers Resource Conservation & Development Council and Orgain Building Supply in Clarksville for funding supplies for the birdhouses. 

DID YOU MISS IT? We’re restocking the birdhouses TODAY! SWING BY OUR OFFICE THIS WEEK FOR MORE BIRDHOUSES (courtesy of Montgomery’s FFA)!!  These will be first come first serve, donation only.  All funding goes back to the FFA chapters that created the birdhouses.  Come on out and support Montgomery’s students!

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Montgomery Co Soil & Water Conservation District, 25 Jefferson St, Suite 101, Clarksville. The programs and services of the Montgomery County Soil & Water Conservation District are available on a nondiscriminatory basis without regard to race, color, age, national origin, sex, religion or disability.

JOIN US THIS FRIDAY, MARCH 14th at the USDA Service Center, 25 Jefferson St, Clarksville for our annual free tree seedling giveaway! In addition, FFA HANDMADE birdhouses will be available for a donation only (all funds go back to Montgomery’s FFA Chapters).

Trees available will be flowering dogwood and persimmon, available on a first come first serve basis beginning at 8:00 a.m. until they are gone.

Trees are provided by the Montgomery County Soil & Water Conservation District for the purpose of conserving Montgomery County’s beautiful wildlife habitats, improving natural resources and supporting healthy lands.

The programs and services of the Montgomery County Soil & Water Conservation District are available on a nondiscriminatory basis without regard to race, color, age, national origin, sex, religion or disability.