The Guernsey County Soil and
Water Conservation District (SWCD) supervisors and staff recently participated
in the annual “Conservation Partnership Meeting” held in downtown
Columbus. Over 500 conservation leaders
representing Ohio’s 88 SWCDs, partners from the Ohio Department of Agriculture,
the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Ohio Department Natural
Resources (ODNR), Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, The Ohio State
University, agriculture commodity groups and environmental organizations and
more were on hand during the two-day event centered around the theme,
“Conservation Crusade: Inspiring
Stewards for the Future.”
The meeting challenged
attendees to identify and strengthen their commitment to conservation as each
work to positively impact Ohio’s economy, environment, and future. Meeting
participants networked, participated in thought-provoking workshops and
breakout sessions, heard from Special Guest Speaker Jon Petz, key partners
including USDA NRCS State Conservationist Terry Cosby, ODA Director Dorothy
Pelanda, State Legislators and more.
Employees
and board members also attended a legislative meet and greet at the Ohio
Statehouse on the 26th where they got the chance to talk with
elected officials who represent us in Columbus. The district would like to
thank Senator Brian Hill for his time and always going to bat for conservation
here in Guernsey County. Pictured below is Terry Cosby NRCS State
Conservationist, Levi Arnold of the Guernsey SWCD, Tom Price chairman of the
Ohio Soil and Water Conservation Commission, and Dorothy Pelanda the Director
of the Ohio Department of Agriculture.
To learn more about the event
and the great things Ohio’s 88 SWCDs are doing locally, contact the Guernsey
SWCD at 740-489-5276 and/or contact the Ohio Federation of Soil and Water
Conservation Districts at (614) 784-1900 or at www.ofswcd.org.
Pictured L to R: Terry Cosby,
Levi Arnold, Tom Price, Dorothy Pelanda
Photo
Credit to Marta
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