In the next issue of Upland Tales magazine, we are featuring a story on the SCA (Student Conservation Association) and green jobs. In honor of Earth Day this week, we’d like to tell you about a contest that the SCA is currently holding. It’s called Green Your School, and it is a national competition to stimulate and/or identify conservation service projects designed by high school students that improve or restore or beautify or conserve their high school environment. To be eligible, projects must have been started after August 1, 2008. The Contest submission phase began on April 1, 2009, and will end at 11:59 pm ET October 9, 2009. Winners will be announced on or around November 15, 2009. To find out how you can enter your school in the project, visit the SCA website.

Six new youth have been appointed to Pheasants Forever’s (PF) and Quail Forever’s (QF) National Youth Leadership Council (NYLC). The NYLC is made up of 20 young people from around the country that were nominated by their PF/QF chapter for their community involvement and conservation interests. They are the spokespersons for their age group on hunting and conservation issues and advise PF/QF on youth programs. The new members were nominated by a PF/QF chapter with a history of emphasis and demonstrated success with youth programs. more…