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Fayette County Receives Top Honors at State Convention
Fayette County Conservation District was honored with several awards during the KACD Convention in Louisville, Kentucky recently. The District received the Kentucky Environmental Education Award for its program work during the year of 2005-06. It also received the Area 6 Conservation District of the Year. Melvin Dean, Conservation Technician, was recognized by the KACDE as the Area 6 Kentucky Shine Award winner. Fayette County producer, Robert James, was recognized by the USDA-NRCS and Division of Conservation as a Kentucky No-Till Hero for his no-till farming techniques on his farm.
Fayette County Soil Survey Now Online
Fayette County soils maps and descriptions can now be obtained by going to the USDA-NRCS Web Soil Survey. Click Here for the the web soil survey.
Conservation District Celebrates Earth Day
Fayette County Conservation District celebrated Earth Day with several events. The District gave away over 4000 tree seedlings to Fayette County producers at the annual Fayette County Farm Bureau Auction. They also assisted in planning Reforest the Bluegrass, as well as planting trees. They also assisted with Arbor Day activities with the University of Kentucky's Arboretum.
Conservation District Holds Annual Reception
Fayette County Conservation District celebrated student achievement at its annual awards reception on March 21st, 2007. Students were honored for placing in the Conservation Art & Essay Contest. Schools and organizations were recognized for their achievements in their Outdoor Classrooms. Charles Farmer, District Conservationist for NRCS, spoke to the students about the importance of soils and what they do today can affect generations of tomorrow.
Below are the list of award recipients:
2007 "Kentucky's Wildlife" Conservation Art Contest Winner:
1st Place- Karlee Caswell from Stonewall Elementary
2007 "Kentucky's Wildlife" Writing Contest Winner:
1st Place- James M. Shofner from Crawford Middle School
2006 Conservation Art Contest Winners
1st Place- Leah Noble from Lansdowne Elementary & Overall County Winner
2nd Place- Michael Miller from Lansdowne Elementary
3rd Place- Alyana Templeton from Lansdowne Elementary
1st Place- Jesse Nebeker from Meadowthorpe Elementary & Overall County Runner-up
2nd Place- Eric Xiong from Meadowthorpe Elementary
3rd Place- William Walters from Meadowthorpe Elementary
Conservation Essay Contest Winners
1st- Alex Trujillo - First Place at Crawford Middle School & Overall County Winner
2nd- Michael Berry - Second Place at Crawford Middle School & Overall County Runner-up
3rd- Whitney Scott - Third Place at Crawford Middle School
Outdoor Classroom Recipients
Yates Elementary
University of Kentucky-LFUCG Arboretum
Lexington Day Treatment Center
Cassidy Elementary
Soil Stewardship Week April 28-May 2, 2008
Stewardship Week is one of the world's largest conservation-related observances. Since 1955, the NACD has sponsored the national Stewardship Week program.
The concept of stewardship involves personal and social responsibility. We have a duty to learn about and improve natural resources as we use them wisely. By doing this we can achieve material and spiritual growth in our own lives, and leave a rich legacy for future generations.
Everyone wants to help improve the world. But sometimes the scope of the world's problems seems beyond the reach of one person. And sometimes we are tempted to believe that large agencies and organizations will take care of this important work, without our help.
Stewardship Week helps reminds us of the power of each person to conserve natural resources and improve the world. When people work together with their local conservation district, that power grows and grows. And as these good deeds multiply across the nation's network of conservation districts, the results can be spectacular!