Richland Soil and Water Conservation District Promotes Stewardship Week
MANSFIELD, Ohio – Richland Soil and Water Conservation District (Richland SWCD), in partnership with the National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD), is celebrating the 69th Annual Stewardship Week from April 28 – May 5, 2024. This year’s Stewardship Week theme is “May the Forest Be with You, Always.” Richland SWCD is a member of NACD, which oversees the annual Stewardship Week program, one of the largest national annual programs that promotes conservation. “Soil and water conservation are intimately intertwined with forest health,” said NACD President Kim LaFleur. “This year’s Stewardship Week recognizes the importance forests serve in the protection of soil and water resources, preventing erosion, purifying contaminants, and nurturing healthy watersheds.”
Richland SWCD was formed to assist the people of Richland County with implementing conservation programs and promoting efforts that protect and improve natural resources. During Stewardship Week, Richland SWCD encourages planting native trees, using rain barrels, and installing rain gardens. The public is also invited to attend the free Rain Barrel and Rain Garden Workshop April 30 at 6:00 p.m. at the main location of the Mansfield Richland County Public Library. Reservations for the workshop may be made at https://richlandswcd.net/event/rain-barrel-and-rain-garden-workshop-3/.
Richland SWCD is a vital resource to those interested in expanding awareness about the importance of water as a resource for our communities and ecosystems. We rely on water for drinking, cleaning, swimming, growing our food, and so much more. People, animals, and plants all need healthy watersheds to survive. This year’s Stewardship Week resources celebrating “May the Forest Be with You, Always” are available for free download on the NACD Stewardship Week website at Stewardship Week - NACD (nacdnet.org).
Richland SWCD develops, implements, and assists landowners, government agencies and our partners with a wide range of natural resource conservation services.
Services and assistance of Richland SWCD are available without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, or veteran status.
About the National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) The National Association of Conservation Districts is the nonprofit organization that represents the nearly 3,000 conservation districts across the United States, their state and territory associations, and the 17,000 individuals who serve on their governing boards. For more than 75 years, local conservation districts have worked with cooperating landowners and managers of private working lands to help them plan and apply effective conservation practices. For more information about NACD, visit www.nacdnet.org.