Morris County
Conservation District
Council Grove, KS
Your Conservation Partner Since 1941
Funding is provided in part by the State Conservation Commission through appropriation from the Kansas Water Plan Fund.
All programs of the Morris County Conservation District are available without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, marital status, age or handicap.
All photos are the property of the Morris County Conservation District and are not to be reproduced without written permission from the Morris County Conservation District
Visitors Since March 15, 2008
COST-SHARE SIGN-UP ANNOUNCED FOR
MORRIS COUNTY CONSERVATION DISTRICT
The Morris County Conservation District conducts a Continuous Sign-Up to accept requests for State Cost-Share assistance!
Anyone interested in receiving cost-share assistance from either the Water Resources Cost-Share Program (WRCSP) or the Non-Point Source Program (NPS) Program must sign up.
Black Sunday, April 14, 1935. Dust storm approaches Ulysses, KS. (Photo courtesy of USDA NRCS)
What is the Soil Tunnel Trailer?
This site is maintained by Camco Ind.
It is time for 2012 Kansas Youth Camp
N E W S
R E L E A S E
12 teams from eight different high schools participated in the 2012 Canon-Council Grove Regional Envirothon held at the Council Grove Federal Reservoir at the Canning Creek Cove Group Campground on April 11th. The students were tested on their knowledge of forestry, wildlife, Current Issue - Nonpoint Source Pollution/Low Impact Development, rangeland, soils/land use and aquatics/ecology on a cold and breezy day. Wakefield High School edged Mission Valley, 488 to 482 with White City coming in a distant third with 452 points. The Canon Envirothon www.environton.org is an outdoor, environmental high school competition where students are tested on their knowledge of soils, forestry, wildlife, aquatics and a current issue. Winners then go on and compete in a national competition for scholarships. Summer Graduate Courses
Explore. Learn. Teach.
Explore the diversity of agriculture through hands-on, standards-based activities and lesson plans that focus on reading, math and science.
Learn to develop interactive lesson plans that correspond with Kansas educational standards and provide cross-curricular integration of all subjects using Kansas agriculture as the teaching tool.
Teach students reading, math and science using Kansas agriculture, so they discover our ecosystem, investigate the world around us, and learn why agriculture makes it all happen.
KFAC’s Summer Graduate Course prepares K-12 teachers to integrate agriculture into their classrooms. The course exposes teachers to various agricultural opportunities and provides them with a variety of resources to use when preparing and presenting lesson plans to their students.
The course is held at Kansas State University in June, and participants receive graduate credit from K-State for attending the course. The 2012 Summer Course brochure and application are now available.
2012 Summer Graduate Course schedule: Click Here for Schedule.
Stewardship Week Press Release
April 29 – May 6, 2012
For Immediate Release
Local contact: Jo Bea Titus-Hutchinson
Phone: 620-767-5111 Ext. 101
E-mail: jobea.titus@ks.nacdnet.net
MORRIS COUNTY CONSERVATION DISTRICT PROMOTES
SOIL AND WATER STEWARDSHIP WEEK
As a part of Morris County for 72 years, the Morris County Conservation District wants to remind you that each of us has a connection to natural resources. The National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) is celebrating the 57th year of Stewardship Week April 29 – May 6, 2012. The 2012 Stewardship Week is themed “Soil to Spoon.” Soil is the starting foundation of all of the food we eat.
Jim Parker acts as the District Chairman for the Conservation District. The District was formed to assist people in Morris County with purposeful, constructive action in the field of conservation, resource development and grassroots leadership that are fundamental to Morris County’s growth and prosperity. “Making the connection back to the soil, where our food gets its start is so important,” says National Association of Conservation Districts President Gene Schmidt. “The next time you sit down to a meal, take a minute to think about where your food came from, and the farmers and ranchers who helped produce it.” As they work to produce food for the growing population, today’s farmers and ranchers are dedicated to using responsible land-management practices to ensure a sustainable food supply and healthy land and soil for future generations. The District is a member of the National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) which oversees the Stewardship Week program. Stewardship Week is one of the largest national annual programs to promote conservation. NACD represents the nation’s 3,000 conservation districts, which were established to encourage resource conservation across the country. For more information about Stewardship Week and conservation, contact The Morris County Conservation District at 620-767-5111 Ext. 101 and visit their website: www.morriscountyconservationdistrict.com. Additional information about the Soil to Spoon project and other natural resource education is available on the NACD website at www.nacdnet.org/education/resources/.
MORRIS COUNTY CONSERVATION DISTRICT’S
THIRTEENTH ANNUAL PHOTO CONTEST
