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MINUTES -2- July 6, 1999 period. Applicants whose application that were not accepted in the first batching period will have an opportunity to enhance their bid in the 2 nd batching period. 4.4 Forestry Incentives Program (FIP): (Continuous Sign -up) FIP applications are now being accepted for FY99. The Concord F.O. has not received any applications as of June 30, 1999. 4.5 Upcoming Events NACD Southeastern Regional Meeting — Charleston, SC August 01 -03, 1999. 5. Education and Technology Transfer Report — Dennis Testerman 5.1 Katharine Auteorieth and Amanda Ryan joined eighty -eight students from sixty -six districts at the annual Resource Conservation Workshop in Raleigh last week. Both students are rising seniors at Central Cabarrus High School and are involved in the Envirothon program. Amanda came in 4"' place on the final exam and received a $75 award. 5.2 Press releases about the state conservation farm family celebration were sent to over two dozen organizational and media representatives. Coverage appeared in the Independent - Tribune on June 6 and the Cabarrus Neighbors on June 10. Staff and the Porters were interviewed on the local government cable channel on June 17. 5.3 Staff and Ralston James were interviewed about the conservation partnership on the local government cable channel that aired on June 17. 5.4 Staff assisted with a Project WET workshop on June 16, attended by nine teachers. 5.5 The annual Down -To -Earth workshop scheduled for July 12 -14. Staff and supervisors are invited to the cookout lunch at Dan Nicholas Park on July 14. One teacher from Cabarrus County plans to attend. 5.6 Plans are being made to work with a nominating committee to select an elementary and secondary teacher as conservation teachers of the year this fall. The early selection and monetary grant will provide an incentive to work on the nomination notebooks during the school year. 5.7 Two presentations on natural resource conservation careers were made to 20 middle school students during Camp Explore at Rowan - Cabarrus Community College on June 14. 5.8 A meeting of the Big Sweep coordinators in the Yadkin -Pee Dee River Basin was held on June 21, 1999. The annual waterway clean -up is set for Saturday, September 18. Waterway clean -ups in four counties -- Currituck, Durham, Johnston, and Stokes - -are being coordinated by conservation districts. 5.9 Invited to participate on the Solid Waste Citizens Advisory Council appointed by the Concord City Council. This council is looking at solid waste reduction, recycling, and disposal of municipal construction and demolition debris. 5.10 Plans are being made for the annual conservation field days in middle schools this fall. Since the district plans these programs to follow the Envirothon format and Envirothon program is now open to middle school students, these students will be able to compete at the local, area and state level this year. Cabarrus District initiated conservation field days over thirty years ago in 1967. 5.11 The Board of Education will recognize students for regional and state accomplishments in conservation education events at their August meeting.