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Editor's Note: Due to NACD's Summer Meeting, there will not be an edition of Conservation Clips on July 14 or 21.
On Friday, June 30, 2023, the National Association of Conservation Districts announced the 2023 Urban and Community Conservation grant initiative recipients. The grants are open to any conservation district or tribe within the US and its territories.
Thick haze forces Temple Rhodes to harvest higher moisture wheat. Chad Henderson loses a combine and Lee Lubbers pushes delays harvest due to heavy rain.
A national survey shows U.S. beekeepers lost about half of their colonies in 2022. A beekeeper talks about the important role bees play in our food supply.
Manure is a valuable resource, not waste. But handling it correctly is part of the secret to its true value in crop production. With today’s technology, manure can be used more efficiently, which lessens many of the environmental concerns that result when manure is treated as waste.
Macon County Conservation District announced it will be hosting its first Unplug Illinois Day event this year on Saturday, July 15. The initiative was started by the Illinois Parks and Recreation Association to educate communities about the importance of parks, recreation, and conservation areas.
Hot and very dry weather has forest officials across the state on edge, and they’re increasing their fire danger warning levels to try to remind people to be careful while out in the woods.
In a world suddenly brimming with potential solutions for the climate crisis, it sounds like clickbait: How this one weird cow trick can improve soil, water, wildlife, and farmer wealth while pulling tons of planet-cooking carbon from the sky.
When it comes to combating the hemlock wooly adelgid, landowners in Oceana County have a few different options, according to the Oceana Conservation District.
An Oklahoma soil and water conservation districts program is growing in the state's largest cities. The goal is to stop runoff in urban areas, through conservation programs targeting individual yards.
Almost a year to the day after the 2022 Big Hole Fire, dozens of ecologists, soil specialists, hydrologists, biologists and experts concerned with soil and water conservation spent two days at a local wildlife conservation area to begin planning restoration work.
The Clarion Conservation District has planned numerous programs throughout Clarion County this summer to engage the community and educate them on wildlife, watersheds, invasive species, agriculture, and more.
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