The Hickman County SCD is involved in a variety of activities with other agencies and local schools. We assist through technical assistance, cost-share projects, and educational and community outreach.
Enviroscape
Enviroscape® is a scaled down model of a watershed that enables students to visually learn about stormwater runoff, water pollution, water quality, watersheds, and personal stewardship through a speaker led presentation. Throughout the year the HCSCD receives requests for the demonstration of the Enviroscape® for a variety of events including classroom projects, the local library special interest, Boy Scout and Girl Scout Troops. For more information contact Gina Lawson at (931)716-3012.
Feds Feed Families
Feds Feed Families is a national food drive led by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the Chief Human Capital Officers (CHCO) Council, and other federal agencies to raise food for Americans struggling with hunger across the country. It began in 2009 as part of President Obama’s United We Serve campaign and was designed to help food banks and pantries stay stocked during summer months, a time when they traditionally encounter decreases in donations and increases in the need for assistance. In the first year, federal employees across the country donated 1 million pounds of food to local food banks and agencies. In 2013, federal employees donated more than 8.9 million pounds of food. Since 2009, federal employees have collected more than 24.1 million pounds of food!
As the world-wide leader on issues of food and hunger, USDA has been one of the leading agencies in total contributions over the past several years. In 2013, USDA employees alone donated more than 4.3 million pounds of food!
The Centerville Service Center had a total of 95 pounds and the food was donated to the Fairfield Baptist Church's food bank. Every Monday and Wednesday, Fairfield Baptist Church open's it Food Pantry to those in need.
Field Day
We had the pleasure of attending Farm Day on May 5, 2023 in Perry County to demonstrate the how water runoff carries polluntants through watersheds to a pond, lake, a river or an ocean.
Sammy Soil
The little dirt clod, as he is sometimes called, was birthed through rock particles, water, air, leaves and the artistic mind of long-time employee Ernest “Howard” Whitaker. Sammy Soil was brought to the national level through a series of school activity books to help school children learn the many different aspects of soil conservation. For almost 50 years, Whitaker has seen his “son” Sammy evolve from a simple water color drawing, to a national symbol for soil and land conservation.