Edwards earns award

Scott Edwards, second from right, is the recipient of an Outstanding Coordinator of the Year Award from the RC&D. Also pictured is Kevin Norton, left, NRCS Louisiana State conservationist; Angie Fogleman, second from left, council vice president; and Colette Anzalone, council president.

The Acadiana Resource Conservation & Development Council has announced that its coordinator, Scott Edwards, received the award for Outstanding Coordinator of the Year.

Edwards was chosen among coordinators across six states including Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas.

In the two years that Edwards has been in the Carencro RC&D office, he has initiated the Louisiana Native Plant Initiative, Biomass Pilot Project, Coulee Baton Micro Watershed, and Sustainable Energy and Efficiency Demonstration (SEED) and Gueydan Prairie Project.

The work of the council covers a nine-parish area including Acadia, Evangeline, Avoyelles, Iberia, St. Landry, Lafayette, St. Mary, St. Martin and Vermilion.

"Spanning the time between our natural resource needs today and the needs of future generations" was the theme of the 2008 conference in St. Louis, Mo.

Bryce Oates, director of business development for Dogwood Carbon Solutions, explained during a workshop how carbon credits could be used as a tool for conservation in local communities.

Green Building, Wild Land-Urban Interface, Fire Wise in Louisiana, Switchgrass Demonstration, Hurricane Relief Tree Plantings, and Sweet Potato Storage Facility Project were the subjects of other workshops offered during the event. The conference was hosted by the Missouri Association of RC&D Councils.

For more information on the projects the Acadiana RC&D Council is involved in, call (337) 896-0362 or visit www.acadianarcd.com.

Edwards is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Edwards of Lampasas.