DAILY GREEN: April 2013

Thursday, April 25, 2013

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Monday, April 22, 2013

Earth Day Tree Planting

Trees purchased from Soil and Water Conservation District during annual spring sale.

Eastern white pine (Pinus strobus), native of eastern North America.

Back fill material of composted soil material, with biodegradable protective netting.

What is a Conservation District

Conservation districts are local governmental subdivisions established under state law to carry out a program for the conservation, use and development of soil, water and related resources. Districts are resource management agencies, coordinating and implementing resource and environmental programs at the local level in cooperation with federal and state agencies.

History

Conservation districts had their beginning in the 1930s when Congress, in response to national concern over mounting erosion, floods and sky-blackening dust storms that swept across the country, enacted the Soil Conservation Act of 1935. The act stated for the first time a national policy to provide a permanent program for the control and prevention of soil erosion, and directed the Secretary of Agriculture to establish the Soil Conservation Service to implement this policy. The conservation district concept was developed to enlist the cooperation of landowners and occupiers in carrying out the programs authorized by the act.

Sunday, April 21, 2013

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