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Welcome to the Stutsman County Soil Conservation District
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Information and Education Each year the Stutsman SCD and NRCS personnel are involved in many educational endeavors including Eco-Ed Day, informational seminars and tours. They have hosted no-till tours, range tours and feedlot tours among many others. These tours highlight area producers and the innovative ideas they incorporate into their farming and ranching programs.
Local Historian Mary Young enlightens students about Stutsman County History. Click on photo to view full size. Each fall the Stutsman County SCD hosts the North Dakota Eco-Ed program designed to educate sixth graders from all around the county in Natural Resources. They coordinate facilitators for the following stations: Prairie, Soils, Woodlands, Wetlands, Watersheds and Water Quality, and Local History. The Eco Ed Program in Stutsman County is a one day tour that helps students learn how their every day actions affect the environment. Through their participation, students can learn to develop a sense of environmental stewardship and heighten awareness of environmental quality in their communities. The event is held at Pipestem Dam north of Jamestown with facilitators provided by: STUTSMAN SCD 319 PROGRAM US CORPS OF ENGINEERS USDA NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE US FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE ND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ND STATE WATER COMMISSION ND FOREST SERVICE ND GAME & FISH DEPARTMENT ND STATE UNIVERSITY NDSU AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION ND FURTAKERS ASSOCIATION PROJECT TREES PROJECT WET CITIZEN VOLUNTEERS
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