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Welcome to the Stutsman County Soil Conservation District
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Upcoming Events: (click button to link to information)
Land Aerator Field Demonstration Day
The
Lower Pipestem Creek Watershed 319 Project in conjunction with the
Stutsman County Soil Conservation District will be holding a field
Tuesday, April 29th Time: 10:00 AM Location Highway 36 13 miles West of Pingree or 7 miles East of Woodworth. Look for Signs
View the aerator at work seeding cover crop on no-till corn stubble, aerating alfalfa/hay ground and using it in a pasture situation. Participants will also be able to view prior aeration of a CRP field done last fall.
Celebrate North Dakota’s Rangelands and the 100th Anniversary of Chase Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Stutsman CountyJune 21, 2008
Prairie Day is an annual outdoor event designed to educate kids and adults alike about the values and beauty of native prairie. The informative day will start with the option of either an early-morning bird or wildflower walk through the prairie with biologists and members of the North Dakota Grazing Coalition. Landowners and ranchers Gene Goven, Steve Fettig, and Jeff Printz with the North Dakota Grazing Coalition will present an on-the-ground talk on “Managing for Healthy, Sustainable Grasslands.” Refuge Manager Natoma Buskness will give a short, entertaining presentation on the 100-year history of Chase Lake NWR during the free picnic lunch.
Chase Lake National Wildlife Refuge is 10 miles north of Medina on County Road 68. At the Chase Lake NWR sign, turn west on 26th St SE. Travel 7 miles west (the last 4 miles are prairie trail) and 1 mile south to the Chase Lake Prairie Pass. If there have been recent rains, an alternate route is to travel 3 miles west on 26th St. SE and then turn north 2 miles, west 4.5 miles, and south 4 miles south to Chase Lake Prairie Pass. The route(s) will be marked; follow the signs. Registration begins at 7:30 A.M. The field tours begin at 8:15 A.M. Free lunch will be served at noon.
Prairie Day 2008 is sponsored by Audubon Dakota, Chase Lake Foundation, ND Chapter of The Wildlife Society, ND Game and Fish Department, ND Grazing Coalition, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Need more information? Please join us! Pre-registration is encouraged. To pre-register or for more information, please contact the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service office at Chase Lake NWR at (701) 752-4218; ask for Natoma. You can also visit http://www.ndctws.org; information and registration forms will be posted there shortly. Please note that field tours are conducted over uneven terrain and no walking paths are available on the prairies. The parking lot and lunch area are gravel and grass. There will be presentations on site that are handicapped accessible. If you have specific needs, please contact Chase Lake NWR and we will do our best to accommodate them. Liability for injury resides with the participant.
April 27, 2008 to May 4, 2008
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