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Backyard Conservation |
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When you’re a farmer, and your personal and professional life depends on your land, you try your best to do the right thing. If you don’t, you may not be farming long.
The neat twist is that, when you protect your land, you end up caring for natural resources we all share, including the water we drink.
Here are a few conservation practices from your local farmland stewards that can help you protect your land, your neighborhood and the water on which we all depend.
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 11 December 2007 )
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Organic Animal Mortality Composting |
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Windham County Conservation District and Vermont Association of Conservation Districts bring you a hands-on instructional video about
... all » animal mortality composting. Animal mortality composting is a safe, simple and effective way to deal with downed animals no matter when or where they occur. This technique is adaptable to many different farm animal operations. Includes a step by step of the composing process.
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 30 October 2007 )
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2007 Annual Report |
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 Includes:
- Board of Supervisors / District Staff / Cooperating Agencies & Partners
- Project Grant Awards
- District Highlights
- Soil conservation update
- Basin planner update
- Nutrient Management update
- Land treatment update
- Accomplishments
- Financial Budget
- Work Plan
Download the report in PDF Format
 WCNRCD 2007 Annual Report 29/10/2007,15:06 863.52 Kb
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 01 April 2008 )
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Giant Marshmallows: What’s To Be Done With Used Plastic? |
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Seen them? The giant white plastic marshmallows and sausages along the edges of farm fields are actually not somebody’s idea of a practical joke. These field formations serve a much needed purpose; storing hay or corn feed. But what about the picturesque silos used since time immemorial to store grains? The down side of silos is that they are difficult to maintain artifacts and a major source of farm injuries, respiratory diseases and even deaths.
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 06 October 2007 )
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Water, Water, Is It Everywhere? |
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A watershed, or basin, is a piece of land in which all water eventually flows to a common outlet. That’s the dry definition, but what does it mean to you? While watersheds vary in size and shape, the key is that every bit of land on earth is contained within a huge network of interconnecting watersheds.
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 06 October 2007 )
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