Dust Storms Still Cloud St. Joe County Sky
Why Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control are So Important to St. Joe County
A windy June day in St. Joe County, 2008.
Photo by Mike Censke. All Rights Reserved.
It's really an issue of SOIL, one of St. Joe County's most valuable resources, blowing and flowing away from where it is needed. In a nutshell, keeping soil where we want it and out of where we don't is one of the primary missions of the St. Joe County Conservation District.
Where We Want It: We want soil, rich in organic matter, to remain in farm fields. We want inches of the fluffy stuff to lay ready to receive seeds in early spring. And, we want crops to grow healthy and abundent throughout summer.
Where We Don't Want It: We don't want soil blowing away in the wind. We don't want soil ending up in our drinking water or laying like snow banks on our streets or, for that matter, going up our noses. And, finally and most importantly, we don't want it flowing away in streams, rivers, and lakes. That's OUR #1 natural resource escaping us!
Your St. Joe County Conservation District works throughout the year to provide farmers, ranchers, builders, landowners, and citizens of St. Joe County with programs aimed at stabilizing soil and capitalizing on our #1 natural resource. Call our office today at 269-467-6336 ext. 5 to find out more about our programs and services or click one of the links provided below for more information about our particular programs.
Services we provide:
Irrigation Water Management Services
A St. Joe County ditch is completely filled in with blowing topsoil during a spring windstorm.
All Conservation District programs and services are offered on a nondiscrimination basis without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, or handicap.
Your Conservation District partners with the Natural Reource Conservation Service,
a division of the USDA.
St. Joseph County Conservation District
Hours: 8:00-4:30 M-F
Phone: (269) 467-6336, ext. 5
Fax: (269) 467-4356
693 East Main Street
Centreville MI, 49032
Conservation Districts are authorized by the Soil Conservation District Law, Public Act 297 of 1937, to administer local conservation projects as a unit of government. Additionally, Districts are authorized to function as a profit-making business when appropriate to support the conservation goals of county residents and agencies. The St. Joe County Conservation District has existed since 1948 and is managed by a five-member board of directors, elected to 4-year terms.
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