STEWARDSHIP WEEK PROCLAMATION
Judge Butch Henderson signs the Stewardship Proclamation
declaring April 27 – May 4, 2008 as Soil Stewardship Week.
Attending the proclamation signing was the directors of the
Fannin Soil and Water Conservation District, Joe Ward,
member of the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board
and Randy Moore, District Conservationist with the USDA-NRCS.
The Fannin Soil and Water Conservation District
encourages you to think about your personal responsibility
to be a good steward of the natural resources, including
water, during its annual Stewardship Week celebration. The
National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) has
proclaimed April 27 to May 4, 2008 as Stewardship Week with
the theme Water is Life.
The Earth’s water is in constant motion in the process
known as the hydrologic (water) cycle. There is no beginning
or end to the hydrologic cycle. Water available to users can
change due to the cycles of weather and changes in water
quality. Throughout time, the same water has been
transferred into the Earth’s atmosphere and dropped on land
again where it follows the water cycle through plants, soil,
water bodies, animals and clouds. That means the water we
use today is the same water that was here when dinosaurs
roamed the land.
We need to be aware of water quality and quantity in our
community. We need to understand how watersheds work as we
all live in a watershed. Watersheds are the places we call
home, where we work and where we play. Everyone relies on
water and other natural resources to exist. What you and
others do on the land impacts the quality and quantity of
water and our other natural resources. Managing the water
and other natural resources is an effective and efficient
way to sustain the local economy and environmental health.
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