Scholarships available for conservation-field majors

Freehold Soil Conservation District will award three $1,000 college scholarships in July. The Neal W. Munch, Marvin “Mac” Clark, and Freehold Soil Conservation District scholarships are awarded annually to students majoring in a field related to conservation. The Munch and Clark scholarships have been awarded each year since 1979.

All applicants must be residents of Middlesex or Monmouth County; entering their junior or senior year of college in the fall of 2005; and majoring in a field related to the conservation of our natural resources, including but not limited to agriculture, conservation, environmental education, environmental science, forestry, geology, resource management, and soil science.

To receive an application call the Freehold District at (732) 683-8500, fax (732) 683-9140, e-mail [email protected], or visit www.freeholdscd.org. Application deadline is April 8.