Soil is an amazing substance. Soil is made of life and soil makes life. “Essentially, all life depends upon the soil … There can be no life without soil and no soil without life; they have evolved together.” – Charles E. Kellogg, USDA Yearbook of Agriculture, 1938.
The Boone County Conservation District (BCCD) invites you to celebrate NACD Stewardship Week April 28-May 5, 2019. The theme for this year is “Life in the Soil: Dig Deeper!” Soil is a dirty topic, but everyone needs to learn more about it! Soil is the foundation for many of the items we use in our daily life, such as food, clothing, clean water, homes and more. Healthy soil equals healthy food, which equals a healthy you.
Soil is an amazing substance. A complex mix of minerals, air, and water, soil also teems with countless micro-organisms, and the decaying remains of once-living things.
To the farmer, soil is where crops grow. To the engineer, soil is a foundation upon which to build. To the ecologist, soil supports communities of living things. To the archaeologist, soil holds clues to past cultures. To the city dweller, soil nurtures grass and gardens. To the soil scientist, soil is all of these things. Soil has been called "the skin of the earth" because it is the thin outermost layer of the Earth's crust. Like our own skin, we can't live without soil. Source: Soil Science Society of America.
BCCD celebrated Stewardship Week by distributing birdhouse gourd seeds to all 2nd and 3rd graders here in the county. A program on the importance of soil sampling for the application of nutrients and fertilizers was also given to students at the Lead Hill School. If you are more interested in learning about Stewardship Week, visit www.nacdnet.org. Or you can call BCCD at (870) 741-8600 x. 3.
The Boone County Conservation District (BCCD) invites you to celebrate NACD Stewardship Week April 28-May 5, 2019. The theme for this year is “Life in the Soil: Dig Deeper!” Soil is a dirty topic, but everyone needs to learn more about it! Soil is the foundation for many of the items we use in our daily life, such as food, clothing, clean water, homes and more. Healthy soil equals healthy food, which equals a healthy you.
Soil is an amazing substance. A complex mix of minerals, air, and water, soil also teems with countless micro-organisms, and the decaying remains of once-living things.
To the farmer, soil is where crops grow. To the engineer, soil is a foundation upon which to build. To the ecologist, soil supports communities of living things. To the archaeologist, soil holds clues to past cultures. To the city dweller, soil nurtures grass and gardens. To the soil scientist, soil is all of these things. Soil has been called "the skin of the earth" because it is the thin outermost layer of the Earth's crust. Like our own skin, we can't live without soil. Source: Soil Science Society of America.
BCCD celebrated Stewardship Week by distributing birdhouse gourd seeds to all 2nd and 3rd graders here in the county. A program on the importance of soil sampling for the application of nutrients and fertilizers was also given to students at the Lead Hill School. If you are more interested in learning about Stewardship Week, visit www.nacdnet.org. Or you can call BCCD at (870) 741-8600 x. 3.
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Board of Directors Office Personnel
James Widner, Chairman, Harrison Lisa Widner, Water Quality Technician / Office Coordinator
David Thompson, Vice Chairman, Lead Hill Jack Hensley, District Technician
Randy Williams, Secretary/Treasurer, Everton Rick Adams, USDA-NRCS District Conservationist
Bill Burns, Member, Alpena Colby Smith, USDA-NRCS Soil Conservationist Technician
Wayne Crunkleton, Member, Everton James Black, USDA-NRCS Soil Conservationist Technician
Linda Warren USDA-NRCS Office Clerk
District Hours Board Meeting
Monday-- Friday 8:00 – 4:30 Second Tuesday of each month @ 10:30 am
May 2019 Meeting: May 17th at 12:00 pm call for directions
Brief History
The Boone County Conservation District was organized as it is now constituted (all of Boone County, Arkansas) on May 12, 1958. Previously, the District had been in part a portion of Crooked Creek Soil Conservation District which was organized January 7, 1938, and Kings River-Long Creek Soil Conservation District organized July 24, 1939.
The purpose of the District is to assist land owners and operators plan and carry out a program for the conservation, efficient and economical use of land, water, and related natural resources.
Contact Info:
Federal Building 402 N Walnut Suite 125
Harrison, AR 72601
(870) 741-8600 ext. 3
Harrison, AR 72601
(870) 741-8600 ext. 3
