Scholarships open to conservation majors

Freehold Soil Conservation District will award three $2,000 scholarships to students majoring in a conservation related field in the summer of 2009. The Neal Munch, Mac Clark and Bill Schauer scholarships have been awarded annually for 30 consecutive years honoring their contribution and service to the field of conservation.

To qualify, all applicants must be residents of Monmouth or Middlesex counties; entering their junior or senior year of college by the fall of 2009 and majoring in a field related to conservation, including but not limited to: agriculture, environmental education, environmental science, environmental studies, forestry, geology, landscape design, resource management and soil science.

Applications are available online at www.freeholdscd.org, by e-mail request to info@freeholdscd.org, or by calling 732-683- 8500. The application deadline is April 17.