Celebrate conservation –learn to recycle

For 50 years, a national network of conservation districts has helped American learn to conserve natural resources. This year, join Daviess County Soil and Water Conservation District and America’s conservation districts as they “Celebrate Conservation” during Soil and Water Stewardship Week. Stewardship Week takes place from April 24 to May 1, with the theme “Celebrate Conservation.”

Conservation practices in the United States have helped us achieve a historic standard of living. We enjoy a wide variety of fresh, healthy food. Drinking water suppliers are clean and mainly free from disease. Lakes, rivers and systems are much cleaner than 30 years ago. Air quality has greatly improved in the last 50 years.

Stewardship Week is one of the largest national annual programs to promote. Daviess County SWCD is a member of the National Association of Conservation Districts, which oversees the national program.

This year, NACD and Daviess County SWCD celebrate 50 years of Stewardship Week. A national network of conservation districts was established in the 1930s to promote natural resources conservation on a local level.

“We still face many challenges today,” says Tom Lambert, Daviess County SWCD chairman. “But the lessons of the past show us that people working together can solve almost any problem. Stewardship Week helps remind us that we can all help with conservation.”

Every person can help conserve natural resources in their daily life. Start by learning about air, water, soil, plant and wildlife resources around you. Conserve energy, recycle, don’t litter or dump household chemicals. The official Stewardship Week website, www.stewardshipweek.com, provides many more basic conservation tips.

For information about Stewardship Week and conservation, contact Daviess County SWCD at 660-663-3703, ext. 3. Learn about the many reasons we should all “celebrate conservation.”