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For more than 50 years, the National Association of Soil Conservation Districts (NACD) has sponsored a national program to encourage Americans to focus on stewardship. The program relies on locally-led conservation districts sharing and promoting stewardship and conservation activities. While the program encourages good stewardship year round, "Stewardship Week" is officially celebrated from the last Sunday in April to the first Sunday in May. Each year, Idaho's conservation districts participate in a Poster and Speech contest, utilizing the current NACD theme.
The theme for NACD's 2019 Poster Contest is: "Life in the Soil: Dig Deeper"
Taking good care of our soil is the best way to make sure that we have the soil we need for food, water, air, clothes and many other things. About 75% of Earth’s surface is covered with water. Most of the remaining 25% is covered with soil and not all of that is fertile and suitable for farming. There are many types of soils and their profiles can vary in colors, depth of horizons and many other ways. We aren’t the only ones who need soil and most of the living things in soil are so tiny you cannot see them. Thousands of living organisms can be found in one square inch of soil!
DID YOU KNOW? Only about 10% of Earth’s land surface has suitable soil for producing our food supply, housing, cities, schools, hospitals, air to breath and more! Our healthy life above ground depends upon healthy soil below our feet!
The theme for NACD's 2019 Poster Contest is: "Life in the Soil: Dig Deeper"
Taking good care of our soil is the best way to make sure that we have the soil we need for food, water, air, clothes and many other things. About 75% of Earth’s surface is covered with water. Most of the remaining 25% is covered with soil and not all of that is fertile and suitable for farming. There are many types of soils and their profiles can vary in colors, depth of horizons and many other ways. We aren’t the only ones who need soil and most of the living things in soil are so tiny you cannot see them. Thousands of living organisms can be found in one square inch of soil!
DID YOU KNOW? Only about 10% of Earth’s land surface has suitable soil for producing our food supply, housing, cities, schools, hospitals, air to breath and more! Our healthy life above ground depends upon healthy soil below our feet!