From Beaufort County Soil and Water

 

The Beaufort Soil and Water Conservation District wants to remind you that each of us has a connection to natural resources. The National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) is celebrating the 59th year of Stewardship Week April 27 – May 4, 2014. This year’s theme is “DIG DEEPER: Mysteries in the Soil.”  The District will distribute Stewardship Week bookmarks, placemats, and activity books around the county to remind citizens soil is an essential natural resource that all of us depend on each and every day.

Soil – it nurtures life and death; the foundation of cities, forests and oceans; and feeds all terrestrial life on Earth.  It is a substance that few people understand and most take for granted.  It is arguably one of the Earth’s most critical natural resources.

Soil makes up the outer layer of the earth’s surface, it nourishes the plants we eat, the animals we use for food and fiber and the thriving underground kingdom of bacteria, fungi, protozoa, earthworms and other microbes that are critical to the planet’s food web.

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. Don’t treat your soil like dirt. Take the time to help us celebrate Soil & Water Stewardship Week April 27 through May 4, 2014.

The Beaufort Soil and Water Conservation District is a member of the NACD, which oversees the Stewardship Week program. Stewardship Week is one of the largest national annual programs to promote conservation. NACD represents the nation’s 3,000 conservation districts, which were established to encourage resource conservation across the country.  For more information about Stewardship Week and conservation, contact the Beaufort SWCD at 946-4989, Ext. 3.  You can visit www.nacdnet.org/education for additional information about the “DIG DEEPER: Mysteries in the Soil” program and other natural resource education materials.