Local students participate in annual Conservation Carnival
The Neshoba County Soil & Water Conservation District hosted their 29th Annual Conservation Carnival at the Neshoba County Coliseum on Tuesday, February 18th, Wednesday, February 19th and Thursday, February 20th, 2025.
Just under 400 fifth grade students from Bogue Chitto, Pearl River, Tucker, Neshoba Central, Union and Philadelphia Schools took part in this year’s carnival.
The purpose of this event is to enhance our youth of tomorrow with the importance of our natural resources and what they can do to conserve them.
Nine educational stations were set up and students rotated through all stations. Local agencies participated in the carnival educating students on various subjects such as:
• ATV Safety – Brad Staten with the MSU Extension Service.
• Bugs – MSU Entomology Department’s Bug Blues Museum
• Water Safety - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers with Teagan Pettis and Tommy Miller.
• Wildlife –Meaghan Huseman with the MS Museum of Natural Science.
• Enviroscape – Deb Veeder with Mississippi Wildlife Federation’s Adopt-A-Stream and Lydia Edmonson with the MS Soil & Water Conservation Commission.
• Rainwater Simulator – Lee Jones with USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service.
• Incredible Journey of a Water Molecule – Ray King with the MS Soil & Water Conservation Commission.
• Hunter Safety – Brandon Clark and Joey Neese with MS Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks.
• Forestry – Orlando Ellerby and Chris Burnham with the MS Forestry Commission.