MIDDLE SOUTH GEORGIA CONSERVATION DISTRICT
Middle South Georgia Conservation District is one of 40 conservation districts in the state of GA. Our district was created in 1945 in the aftermath of the Dust Bowl and encompasses nine counties in southwest Georgia.
As a legal subdivision of the state of Georgia, the District bridges the gap between federal and state resource management agencies and the local people; this allows decisions about natural resource issues and conservation problems to be made at a local level, with technical and financial assistance provided by the government. Middle South Georgia Conservation District comprises Ben Hill, Brooks, Colquitt, Crisp, Irwin, Thomas, Tift, Turner, and Worth Counties
25-26 Education Grant Now Open! Applications Due September 2, 2025!
MIDDLE SOUTH GA CONSERVATION DISTRICT HONORS 2024 CONSERVATIONISTS OF THE YEAR
Moultrie, Ga March 27, 2025 —The Middle South Georgia Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD), a local agency dedicated to the conservation and stewardship of the area’s natural resources, honored the 2023 Conservationists of the Year in each county within its area. The service area includes Ben Hill, Brooks, Colquitt, Crisp, Irwin, Thomas, Tift, Turner and Worth counties. The Conservationist of the Year Banquet was held at Southern Regional Technical College in Moultrie, Ga on Thursday, March 20, 2025.
Congratulations to the following recipients:
Kenny Ray Davis - Ben Hill County
Bud Reeves - Brooks County
Matthew Thompson - Colquitt County
Ricky Fultz - Crisp County
Wesley Paulk - Irwin County
Matthew Thompson - Thomas County
Tyler Beasley - Tift County
Scott Bullington - Turner County
Brett Cochran - Worth County
A big thank you to all of the generous donors who help make the Banquet a success: Irwin Co Farm Bureau, Lasseter Tractor, Turner Co Stockyard, Moultrie Bank & Trust, Ben Hill Co Farm Bureau, Citizens National Bank, Worth Co Farm Bureau, Brooks Co Farm Bureau, Sconyers Gin, Tri-County Ag, Alex Sumner Farms, Belflower Equipment & Machine Works, Sconyers Gin, BCT Gin, South Georgia Banking Co, Ag Pro of Dixie, Coastal Plains Farmers Coop, and DeMott Tractor Co.
2024 District Poster contest winners
1st Place Colquitt County Winner & District Winner - Wendy Marquez, 3rd grader at JM Odom Elementary in Colquitt County.
2nd Place Colquitt County Winner - Jhoana Garduno, 3rd grader at JM Odom Elementary School in Colquitt County
3rd place Colquitt County Winner - Aleyda Ruiz, 3rd grader at JM Odom Elementary School in Colquitt County
1st Place Tift County Winner - Whitley Joyner, 3rd grader at Omega Elementary in Tift County
2nd Place Tift County Winner - Jordan Lara, 3rd grader at Omega Elementary in Tift County
3rd Place Tift County Winner - Breighlyn Rooks, 3rd grader at Omega Elementary in Tift County.
supervisors
Feral Swine Control Services
meeting information
The Middle South Georgia Conservation District meets quarterly the first Wednesday of each month at 2:00 p.m. at the Tift County USDA Service Center, 1468 Carpenter Rd., Tifton, GA, 31793.
District Personnel
Leanne Hopper, GACD Regional Program Manager Southwest GA
leanne.chafin@gacd.us
706-436-7683