Daniel Boone SWCD

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Daniel Boone SWCD has been providing Lee County students with an outdoor watershed activity for over 10 years, but it has not been recognized as a MWEE program. With a few changes, such as pre- and post-activities, Kids in the Creek now meets MWEE requirements.

Kids in the Creek stations were also altered this year to better meet the Science Standards of Learning objectives for sixth graders. Students learned about forestry, aquatics, water chemistry, fish shocking, wildlife, alternative energy, litter, mussels, and karst from some of the area's foremost experts in environmental education. Employees from the Daniel Boone SWCD; Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals, and Energy; Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation; Upper Tennessee River Roundtable; Scott County SWCD; United States Office of Surface Mining OSM-VISTA program; Virginia Department of Forestry; Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries; Lee County Office of Litter Control; Town of Jonesville Water Department; Biological Monitoring, Inc.; Tennessee Valley Authority; and Lee High's 2007 Envirothon team members all volunteered to lead stations for the event.

Daniel Boone Soil and Water Conservation District would like to thank the many local businesses and organizations that provided donations for this year's Kids in the Creek. Lone Mountain Processing, Inc., Walmart, Grabeels IGA, Farmers and Miners Bank, Powell Valley National Bank, Lee Bank and Trust Company, Old Virginia Hand Hewn Log Homes, H. Ronnie Montgomery, Stanco Equipment, and the Lee County Board of Supervisors all generously contributed to our event.

We would also like to extend our appreciation to the following people volunteered their time at Kids in the Creek: Martha Chapman, Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation; Martha Podren and Donna Reppard, Tennessee Valley Authority; Lawrence Tankersley and Matt Kimbler, Virginia Department of Forestry; Brian Bush, Jonesville Water Department; Beau Boggs, Johnny Wills, Amanda Wood, and Nathan Eckert, Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries; Claude Ray, Lee County Litter Control Office; Jade Napier, Upper Tennessee River Roundtable; Jon Lawson, Scott County Soil & Water Conservation District; Clayton Wiles, Jerry Legg, and Mike Smith, Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy; Jason Custer, Lonesome Pine Office on Youth; Beth Fannon, Lee County Career and Technical Center; Joe Rasnake and Dave Gruber, Biological Monitoring, Inc.; Amy Fannon; Justin Dotson; Justin Lawson; Joshua Johnson; Jessica and Jacob Ingle; and Michaela, Becca, and Jamie Britton.

We would also like to thank the Lee County School Board Office, especially Mr. Fred Marion, Mrs. Kathy Turner, Mrs. Wandaleen Adams, and Mr. Mark Carter for their assistance and cooperation. And finally, Kids in the Creek would not have been possible without Rev. Ellis allowing us the use of Lambs Chapel Missionary Baptist Church and Tina Rowe giving us "free reign" at Leeman Field.