Serving Amelia, Nottoway, and Prince Edward Counties
Hannah Roldan of Prince Edward County was the grand winner of the 2011 Piedmont SWCD poster contest. Hannah is a student in Ms. Joy Utzinger’s art class in Prince Edward County Primary School. The nine year old artist received a gift certificate for $25.00. Ms. Emily Gresham, Education Curator at the Longwood Center for Visual Arts (LCVA) in Farmville, VA judged the contest. Hannah’s poster will be display at the LCVA during the month of June.
The Piedmont Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) is a non-profit, political subdivision of the Commonwealth of Virginia operating primarily on a grant basis with funds from state and local governments. Piedmont SWCD provides technical and educational assistance for natural resource conservation to land users, farmers, foresters, homeowners, and local governments in Amelia, Nottoway, and Prince Edward Counties. Since 1939, the District has delivered voluntary, locally-led conservation solutions to natural resource concerns.