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In This Issue “Remembering the Dust Bowl” — OACD Area Meetings 2012 OETA and Oklahoma Conservation Partnership Promote THE DUST BOWL Premiere with public events, lessons and more Land Legacy honors OCC’s Mike Thralls NAAMLP honors OCC’s Dianne Ireton OCC State Charitable Campaign Collects $3,800 plus “Toys for Tots” Our vision: Responsible care for Oklahoma’s natural resources. Our mission: To conserve, protect and restore Okla-homa’s natural resources, working in collaboration with the conservation dis-tricts and other partners, on behalf of the citizens of Oklahoma. www.conservation.ok.gov Information for and about Oklahoma’s Conservation Districts Volume 58, Issue No. 11/12 November/December 2012 Going Green? Want to receive the electronic newsletter instead of the paper one? Just email Mark. Harrison@conservation.ok.gov asking to be moved to the email subscription list! Scan the QR Code with the QR Reader on your smart phone to go to our website. Bookmark it as a Favorite to stay up-to-date on Conservation in Oklahoma. Remembering the Dust Bowl - OACD Area Meetings 2012 Local Conservation Representatives Attend Area Meetings of the Oklahoma Association of Conservation Districts Conservation leaders discussed issues relevant to each of their areas of the state at five Area Meetings of the Oklaho-ma Association of Conservation Districts held in November 2012. A local conservation district hosted each of the meet-ings, sponsored by the Oklahoma Association of Conserva-tion Districts (OACD) and cosponsored by the Oklahoma Conservation Commission (OCC) in cooperation with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). From 120 to 150 people attended each of the meetings. “Remembering the Dust Bowl,” the theme for the meetings for Oklahoma’s conserva-tion district directors and employees, reflected the challenges faced by natural resource conservation entities during one of the hottest and driest periods in state history. The theme also focused attention on statewide previews of a new documentary called THE DUST BOWL by filmmaker Ken Burns. The 4-hour documentary premiered on PBS television stations Nov. 18 and 19 and featured many interviews with Oklahomans who survived that manmade natural disaster. Each Area Meeting included showing a 45-min-ute preview of the film. Texas County Conservation District hosted the Area I Meeting in Guymon on Nov. 1. Kay County CD hosted the Area II Meeting in Okla-homa City on Nov. 7. Grady County CD hosted the Area IV Meeting in Chickasha on Nov. 8. Craig County CD hosted the Area III Meeting in Vinita on Nov. 14 and Latimer County CD hosted the Area 5 Meet-ing in Wilburton on Nov. 15. Greg Scott, state soil scientist for the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, used a rainfall simulator to demonstrated benefits of the “no-till” farming method at the Area I, II, IV and V Meetings. Debi Carnott, OCC North Canadian River Project education coordina-tor, and Clay Pope, OACD executive director, presented the demonstration at the Area II Meeting. Robert Toole, OCC Conservation Programs director, accompanied by OCC/CP water-shed technicians Johnny Pelley at Area IV and and Dennis Boney at Area V, presented and explained equipment used in operation and maintenance of upstream flood control dams. At the Area I and III Meetings Jontie Aldrich, Partners for Wildlife program coordi-nator for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, explained how grants from his program helped local conservation districts acquire equipment for the purpose of increasing and restoring native wildlife habitat. Dan Herald, Texas Area Meetings 2012, continued on page three Greg Scott, NRCS state soil scientist, used a rainfall simulator to demonstrate how no-till improves the ability of soil to capture and hold moisture.
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Full text | In This Issue “Remembering the Dust Bowl” — OACD Area Meetings 2012 OETA and Oklahoma Conservation Partnership Promote THE DUST BOWL Premiere with public events, lessons and more Land Legacy honors OCC’s Mike Thralls NAAMLP honors OCC’s Dianne Ireton OCC State Charitable Campaign Collects $3,800 plus “Toys for Tots” Our vision: Responsible care for Oklahoma’s natural resources. Our mission: To conserve, protect and restore Okla-homa’s natural resources, working in collaboration with the conservation dis-tricts and other partners, on behalf of the citizens of Oklahoma. www.conservation.ok.gov Information for and about Oklahoma’s Conservation Districts Volume 58, Issue No. 11/12 November/December 2012 Going Green? Want to receive the electronic newsletter instead of the paper one? Just email Mark. Harrison@conservation.ok.gov asking to be moved to the email subscription list! Scan the QR Code with the QR Reader on your smart phone to go to our website. Bookmark it as a Favorite to stay up-to-date on Conservation in Oklahoma. Remembering the Dust Bowl - OACD Area Meetings 2012 Local Conservation Representatives Attend Area Meetings of the Oklahoma Association of Conservation Districts Conservation leaders discussed issues relevant to each of their areas of the state at five Area Meetings of the Oklaho-ma Association of Conservation Districts held in November 2012. A local conservation district hosted each of the meet-ings, sponsored by the Oklahoma Association of Conserva-tion Districts (OACD) and cosponsored by the Oklahoma Conservation Commission (OCC) in cooperation with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). From 120 to 150 people attended each of the meetings. “Remembering the Dust Bowl,” the theme for the meetings for Oklahoma’s conserva-tion district directors and employees, reflected the challenges faced by natural resource conservation entities during one of the hottest and driest periods in state history. The theme also focused attention on statewide previews of a new documentary called THE DUST BOWL by filmmaker Ken Burns. The 4-hour documentary premiered on PBS television stations Nov. 18 and 19 and featured many interviews with Oklahomans who survived that manmade natural disaster. Each Area Meeting included showing a 45-min-ute preview of the film. Texas County Conservation District hosted the Area I Meeting in Guymon on Nov. 1. Kay County CD hosted the Area II Meeting in Okla-homa City on Nov. 7. Grady County CD hosted the Area IV Meeting in Chickasha on Nov. 8. Craig County CD hosted the Area III Meeting in Vinita on Nov. 14 and Latimer County CD hosted the Area 5 Meet-ing in Wilburton on Nov. 15. Greg Scott, state soil scientist for the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, used a rainfall simulator to demonstrated benefits of the “no-till” farming method at the Area I, II, IV and V Meetings. Debi Carnott, OCC North Canadian River Project education coordina-tor, and Clay Pope, OACD executive director, presented the demonstration at the Area II Meeting. Robert Toole, OCC Conservation Programs director, accompanied by OCC/CP water-shed technicians Johnny Pelley at Area IV and and Dennis Boney at Area V, presented and explained equipment used in operation and maintenance of upstream flood control dams. At the Area I and III Meetings Jontie Aldrich, Partners for Wildlife program coordi-nator for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, explained how grants from his program helped local conservation districts acquire equipment for the purpose of increasing and restoring native wildlife habitat. Dan Herald, Texas Area Meetings 2012, continued on page three Greg Scott, NRCS state soil scientist, used a rainfall simulator to demonstrate how no-till improves the ability of soil to capture and hold moisture. |
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