Regional Speech Contest Results...

We were happy to host the Association of Florida Conservation Districts Area II Speech Contest this year featuring contestants from Levy, Suwannee, and Duval County. Sydney Allen from the Levy Soil & Water Conservation District will move on to the statewide contest in July. Thank you to Allyson Ouellette (2nd - Duval County) and Alexa Carnahan (3rd - Suwannee County) who did an excellent job discussing "Healthy Soils are Full of Life."

Above: Duval Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisors, Hunter Anderson, Dan Evans Jr., Shannon Blankinship, Moderator Ed Wright, and Allen Moore with the Association of Florida Conservation Districts Area II Speech Contestants, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Place winners.  Below Left: Shannon Blankinship and Sydney Allen.  Below Right: 1st, 2nd and 3rd Place contestants representing Suwannee County Conservation District, Levy Soil & Water Conservation District and Duval Soil and Water Conservation District.

The Florida statewide competition will be held in Ocala, Florida at the Association of Florida Conservation Districts annual meeting on July 20-22 at the Hilton.  Click here for more details.