Monroe County NRCS/SWCD Partners Host FAWN

by Joyce Nicholas, District Conservationist, NRCS, Monroeville, AL

Several Monroe County agencies and many volunteers provided 5th graders from across the county an opportunity to celebrate FAWN—a day of learning forestry activities that provides awareness lessons.

I love a good partnership, one where each group contributes to the accomplishment of a shared goal, especially if it involves conservation education and the possibility to have fun—we did just that in Monroe County.

Fall!  Its a great time of the year to host an event where all of the day’s activities take place out in the woods—ok, the forest. The weather was wonderful.  We had a cool weather front pass to through and the humidity dropped to around 80 percent.  It made the three days a treat in themselves. 

The site was an absolutely beautiful backdrop for our FAWN educational conservation program, and so convenient --just across the street from the Monroe County Field Office and adjacent to the campus of Alabama Southern Community College.  The TREASURE Forest with outdoor classroom/teaching stations installed along the trails was a perfect location.

Many partners were on hand to provide assistance to help educate the youth of Monroe County: 

• Monroe County Soil and Water Conservation District DAC Robin Thames
• Monroe County Alabama Forestry Commission Crew
• Monroe County Alabama Cooperative Extension System Employees
• Monroe County Farm Service Agency Employees
• Monroe County Rural Development Office Employees
• Monroe County Forestry Planning Committee
• Master Gardeners
• Monroe County NRCS Employees and Earth Team Volunteers

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