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Our Mission:
To connect people to the land by providing them with the tools they need to take informed actions related to sustaining natural and cultural resources.

Famous conservationist Aldo Leopold, worked for the USDA Forest Service for 19 years. In the early 1920’s, he laid the ground work for establishing the 500,000 Gila Wilderness, the first wilderness area on a National Forest.




Upcoming Events:

New England Environmental Education Alliance Conference
October 15 2004 - October 17 2004
Ripton, VT
http://www.neeea.org/2003%20NEEEA%20Conf

Wood Magic Forest Fair (October)
October 18 2004 - October 22 2004
Harbison State Forest, Columbia, SC
http://www.state.sc.us/forest/wmfuture.h

77th National FFA Convention: "Future Farmers of America"
October 27 2004 - October 30 2004
Louisville, KY
http://www.ffa.org/convention/

NAAEE (North American Association for Environmental Education)
November 6 2004 - November 10 2004
Biloxi, MS
http://www.naaee.org/

Wood Magic Forest Fair (November)
November 15 2004 - November 19 2004
Sewee Visitors Center - Awendaw, SC
http://www.state.sc.us/forest/wmfuture.h


Conservation Education is a program of the United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service.