Banner Image

Current & Past Contest Winners

State Envirothon Current and Past Winners

2022 Tennessee State Envirothon winners:

Scores are out of 700 possible points.

1st Place - Montgomery Bell Academy - Team Two – representing 5 Rivers RC&D - score 594.3 out of 700.

Montgomery Bell Academy will represent the State of Tennessee at the National contest on July 24 – 30, 2022 at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.


76


2nd Place - Van Buren County High School – representing Hull-York Lakeland RC&D - score 533.3 out of 700.

73

 

3rd Place - Montgomery Bell Academy - Team One - representing 5 Rivers RC&D - score 520.3 out of 700.

69
 

2022 Tennessee Regional Envirothon winners:

These are the regional winning teams, at-large teams and wild card teams that competed at the state level:
 
  • Appalachian  - 1st Place – David Crockett Team 1; 2nd Place – Science Hill Potato Chip Tribe; 3rd Place – Cloudland Team Blue.

    51

  • At-Large - 1st Place – Cherokee FFA 1; 2nd Place – Cherokee FFA 2; 3rd Place – Sneedville FFA 1.

  • Buffalo Duck River - 1st Place – Lewis County High School; 2nd Place – Lewis County High School FFA; 3rd Place – East Hickman High School Team 1.

  • Cumberland Mountain - 1st Place – Morgan FFA Team 1; 2nd Place – Scott Team 2; 3rd Place – Clinton.

    43

  • Five Rivers1st Place – Montgomery Bell Academy Team 2; 2nd Place – Montgomery Bell Academy Team 1; 3rd Place – Waverly Central High School.

    45

  • Hull York Lakeland - 1st Place – Van Buren FFA Team 1; 2nd Place – Clarkrange High School Team 1; 3rd Place – Van Buren FFA Team 2.

    39

  • Smokey Mountain - 1st Place – Heritage High Team 1; 2nd Place – Heritage High Team 2; 3rd Place – Eagleton.

    35

  • Southeast TN - 1st Place - Tellico Plains FFA; 2nd Place - Bradley Central High School FFA Blue; 3rd Place - Bradley Central High School FFA Gold.

    54

  • Southern Middle TN - 1st Place - Bedford County FFA.

  • Wild Card1st Place - Montgomery Bell Academy Team 1; 2nd Place - Clarkrange High School Team 1; 3rd Place - Bradley Central High School FFA Blue.

    48


 

About Us

2022-11-18_000306__5c3b030a8b45.jpg

 

The Resource Conservation and Development Program (RC&D), initiated in 1962 under the authority of the Food and Agriculture Act of 1962 (P.L. 87-703), assists multi-county areas in enhancing conservation, water quality, wildlife habitat, recreation, and rural development. Work in each area is coordinated by a council. At present, 375 areas have been approved encompassing more than 2,500 counties.

The purpose of the RC&D program is to accelerate the conservation, development, and utilization of natural resources, improve the general level of economic activity, and enhance the environment and standard of living in designated RC&D areas. Current program objectives focus on the improvement of quality of life achieved through natural resources conservation and community development which leads to sustainable communities, prudent use (development), and the management and conservation of natural resources. The Tennessee RC & D Council is composed of the different RC & D Councils in Tennessee and helps oversee RC & D Council actions in Tennessee.

History of the Tennessee Resource Conservation and Development Council, Inc.

In August 1994 The Tennessee Resource Conservation and Development Council, Inc. held its first two (2) day Annual Meeting. At that time, there were five (5) RC&D Councils in Tennessee. They were: Chickasaw-Shiloh RC&D, Clinch-Powell RC&D, Five-Rivers RC&D, Hull-York Lakeland RC&D & Southeast Tennessee RC&D.

Past and current Presidents of the Tennessee RC&D Council:

1994 – 1995 President—Bob Aikman (Southeast Tennessee RC&D) served from February 1994 through August 1995

1995 – 1999 President— Marvin Hammond (Clinch-Powell RC&D)

1999 – 2005 President— Charlene Shelton (Appalachian RC&D)

2005—2019 President—Bill G. Williams (Smoky Mt. RC&D

2019 - 2022 -Timothy Jason Powers (Five Rivers RC&D)

2022—present—Carol Edwards (Five Rivers RC&D)

RC&D Councils

 

Tennessee RC&D Council

The Tennessee Association of Resource Conservation and Development Councils (TN RC&D Council) is composed of 12 Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D) Councils in different regions of Tennessee. RC&D Councils provide a unique process for Tennessee to develop its economic, natural, and social resources in ways that improve the economy, environment, and quality of life.  Most of the counties in Tennessee are represented by an RC&D Council.

Directory of TN R&D Councils:

Appalachian RC&D Council

Chairperson: Roy Settle
Work: 423-433-7116 
Vice-Chair: Lynice Broyles
Treasurer: Dana York Ensor, Interim
Executive Director: Vacant

Appalachian RC&D Council office
302 Sunset Drive, Suite 105
Johnson City, TN 37604
Phone: 423-427-0560
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
ARCD.org, -  Quilt Trail - TN Farm Link  - Appalachian RC&D on FaceBook
Council Representatives to TN RC&D Council:
1. Lynice Broyles 
2. Roy Settle 
3. Dana York Ensor
Counties Served: Carter, Greene, Johnson, Sullivan, Washington, Unicoi

 

Buffalo-Duck RC&D Council

President: Wes Ward
Email: mailto:This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Vice-President: Jonah Keltner
Secretary:/Treasurer Brenda Brock
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Program Coordinator: Vacant

Buffalo Duck RC&D Office
USDA Service Center
124 Progress Center Plaza Centerville, TN 37033

Website and Facebook: Bdrrcdtn.org Www.facebook.com/BDRRCDTN
Council Representatives to TN RC&D Council:
1. Wes Ward
2. Brenda Brock
3. Jonah Keltner
Counties Served: Hickman, Lewis, Perry, Wayne

 

Cumberland Mountain RC&D Council

Chairman:  David Hennesee
P. O. Box 584 Wartburg, TN 37887
423-346-3770
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 
Vice Chairman: Jerry Taylor
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Secretary: Sumer Evans
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Cumberland Mountain RC&D Office
USDA Service Center 2691
Andersonville Highway Suite 200
Clinton, TN 37716
Council Representatives to TN RC&D Council:
1. David Hennessee
2. Sumer Evans
3. Jerry Taylor
Counties Served: Anderson, Campbell, Morgan, Roane, Scott

 

Five Rivers RC&D Council


President: Ray Clifton
985 Southerland Road,
Dickson, TN 37055
Home: 615-446-4686
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
1st Vice-President: Kay Bagby
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
2nd Vice-President:  Edwin Hogan
Email: eThis email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Secretary: Janice Weiss
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Treasurer: Paul Nutting
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Website and Facebook: Www.facebook.com/Five-Rivers-RCD 
Council Representatives to TN RC&D Council:
1. Janice Weiss 
2. Kay Bagby

 

Hull-York Lakeland RC&D Council 

President: Lynn Carey
Cumberland County SCD,
314 Old Jamestown Highway,
Crossville, TN 38571
Work: 931-484-5442 Ext.3
Fax: 855-575-5638
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Vice-President: Janice Gilispie
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Secretary: Pam Flatt
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Treasurer: Twyla Whited
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Hull York Lakeland RC&D Office
c/o Lynn Carey
314 Old Jamestown Hwy
Crossville, TN 38555
Phone: 931-484-5442 Ext. 3
Council Representatives to TN RC&D Council:
1. Lynn Carey
2. Pam Flatt
3. Twyla Whited
Counties Served: Cannon, Clay, Cumberland, DeKalb, Fentress, Jackson, Macon, Smith, Overton, Pickett, Putnam, Van Buren, Warren, White

 

Southeast TN RC&D Council


President: Renita ‘Shorty’ Beaty
6183 Adamson Circle
Chattanooga, TN 37416
Mobile: 423-240-3984,
Office: 423-894-1687 Ext 3
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Vice-President: Vacant
Secretary/Treasurer:Elizabeth (Becky) Beaty
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Website and Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/setnrcd/ Setnrcd.org
Council Representative to TN RC&D Council:
1. Renita (Shorty) Beaty
2. Elizabeth (Becky) Beaty
Counties Served: Bradley, Bledsoe, Grundy, Hamilton, Loudon, Marion, McMinn, Meigs, Monroe, Polk, Rhea, Sequatchie

 

Smoky Mountain RC&D Council

Chairman: Russell Harris
7861 Camberley Drive
Powell, TN 37849
Work: 865-947-0455
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Vice-Chairman: Justin Teague
Mobile: 865-719-0977
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Secretary: (Vacant)

Smoky Mountain RC&D office
Cynthia Foster
4730 New Harvest Lane, Suite 200
Knoxville, TN 37918
865-523-3338, Ext. 3
Email:  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Executive Director: Vacant
Council Representative to TN RC&D Council:
1. Russell Harris, 
2. Justin Teague,
3. Cynthia Foster
Counties Served: Blount, Cocke, Hamblen, Knox, Jefferson, Sevier

At Large Envirothon Contest Areas:

Southern Middle RC&D Council

Sara Steelman
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Gena Coats
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Website: http://coffeetnscd.com

Inactive Councils:
Clinch-Powell RC&D Council
Davy Crockett RC&D Council
Southern Middle RC&D Council

Links

 

Tennessee State Government

 

U.S. Government

Welcome to the Tennessee Resource Conservation and Development Council Website

fence 1632x920 Tennessee Resource Conservation and Development Council

The Tennessee Association of Resource Conservation and Development Councils (TN RC&D Council) coordinates the efforts of seven (7) Tennessee Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D) Councils in different regions of Tennessee. RC&D Councils provide a unique process for Tennessee to develop its economic, natural, and social resources in ways that improve the economy, environment, and quality of life in their communities.  Take a moment to learn the many things the TN RC & D Council and its member RC&D Councils are doing across our great state.