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CAP Contest Recap

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aloha community! 

 

This year's state of hawaii CAP contest hosted by the East & West Kauai Conservation Districts (SWCD) was a great success! We first want to thank Lydgate Farms for this year's event. The Conservation Awareness Contest allowed students from across Hawaii to put their soil science, environmental science, and conservation knowledge to use. The students were given three different sites to determine appropriate land use and conservation practices by examining the soil and using other environmental factors including slope, ground water depth and climate.

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After the Contest, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and SWCD staff  along with West Kauai Director Umi Martin 

shared and answered questions about education and

career opportunities.We appreciate the volunteers

: Emilie Kirk with UH CTAHR, Craig Duff  East Kauai 

Director, Umi MartinWest Kauai Director, Calvin Threat

 Farm Service Agency , Jenna Dunn NRCS, Devin Martinez-Orengo NRCS, and Johnathan Kelly NRCS. We would like to congratulate the first place team;  Kamehameha Schools of the Big Island, second place team; Waipahu from Oahu, and third place team Molokai High School from Molokai As well a big congratulations to all the individual first, second and third place winners; Peyton Botelho, Edwina Ah Yee, and Jerzi Chavez, from Kamehameha Schools. 

A special thank you to Kauai SWCD staff Jenni Scotti for being the head of operations, along with assistance from Brian Kwak, Kimi Reed and Oahu SWCD’s Kai Rigney  making this event possible 

Until next year,

May The Forest Be With You!

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Wet soil sample 

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 Photo Of Site One 

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Brian Kwak explains the rules for the CAP

contest 

Umi Martin, talking to the students about career and education opportunities!  

The directors discussing logistics for the day

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Johnathan creating steps for the students  

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Updated 12/17/19

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