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To provide leadership and assistance in promoting individual responsibility for the conservation of Douglas County natural resources. |
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Urban Agriculture Grant Awarded
The Douglas County Conservation District in cooperation with its partners; the City of Lawrence, Douglas County, K-State Research and Extension, and the NRCS was awarded a $50,000 grant from the National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) to help with urban agriculture conservation practices within the city and county.
Lawrence urban agriculture policies and community garden expansion have created a need for conservation technical assistance to area urban producers. Utilizing urban agriculture conservation practices, the NACD Urban Agriculture grant will improve upon the city's Common Ground garden and incubator farm program while providing new learning opportunities through a demonstration high tunnel and education garden.
The grant will provide funding for the creation of a Common Ground Community Garden Toolkit that formalizes processes and guides growers through the city's Common Ground program, while introducing urban conservation best practices for the gardens and associated incubator farm. In addition to the toolkit, the grant will help support the installation of a high-tunnel growing system and education garden which will be used to educate producers about urban agricultural conservation practices and urban farming techniques.
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We are located in the USDA Service Center
4920 Bob Billings Pkwy, Suite A Phone: 785.843.4260
Lawrence, KS 66049 Farm Service Agency, extension 2
Natural Resources Conservation Service &
Office hours are 8:00 am-4:30 pm Douglas County Conservation District, extension 3
Monday-Friday
Closed on all Federal Holidays
4920 Bob Billings Pkwy, Suite A Phone: 785.843.4260
Lawrence, KS 66049 Farm Service Agency, extension 2
Natural Resources Conservation Service &
Office hours are 8:00 am-4:30 pm Douglas County Conservation District, extension 3
Monday-Friday
Closed on all Federal Holidays
Friend of Conservation
Become a Friend of Conservation in Douglas County, and we will promote your business on our website, in our quarterly newsletter, and at our annual meeting. Click here to learn more about this new program.
Beeghley Excavating Inc.
1164 N. 650th Road Baldwin City, KS 66006 785-979-2411 |
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We thank these businesses for their support of conservation in Douglas County.
