Murray Fulton, area grassland specialist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources Conservation Service, explains the importance of water conservation to Warren Central Intermediate fifth-graders during the conservation carnival at the Waterways Experiment Station Wednesday. The event was sponsored by Soil and Water Conservation Districts in Claiborne and Warren counties. More than 500 students from Claiborne and Warren schools participated. (The Vicksburg Post/C. TODD SHERMAN)