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In This Issue Oklahoma’s 2012 Water Quality Success Stories USDA Celebrates 150th Anniversary NACD Auxiliary Photo Contests Little River Conservation District Honors Terry Baker “Six Million Tons: Earth’s Revolt that Inspired Reform” — Students’ Dramatization Blaine County Progressive Agriculture Farm Safety Day 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. 6 June 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! Oklahoma’s 2012 Water Quality Success Stories The Oklahoma Association of Conservation Districts and the Oklahoma Conservation Commission held a joint news conference on May 7 to an-nounce 11 new success stories on improving the state’s water quality. The press conference was held at the state Capitol. Monitoring and assessment efforts by OCC have led to the proposal to add 11 Oklahoma streams to the U.S. Environ-mental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Nonpoint Source Success Stories. Upon approval by EPA these 11 will join the 16 existing Oklahoma stories highlighted on EPA’s website at: http://www.water/epa.gov/ polwaste/nps/success319. These 11 streams are located in nearly every area of the state and are the result of voluntary participation in conservation programs offered through partnerships among local, state and federal entities. OCC’s Water Quality Monitoring Program measured improved water quality in the streams, including decreased turbidity, higher oxygen content, reduced fecal bacteria contamination and reductions in visible oil and grease, according to Shanon Phillips, OCC’s Water Quality division director. Phil-lips also stated that in the latest EPA review, Oklahoma is number one in the nation for nutrient reductions for 2011. USDA Celebrates 150th Anniversary The U.S. Department of Agriculture celebrated its 150th anniversary on May 15 with a series of events at both national and state levels. In Washington, D.C., President Barack Obama issued a proclamation in honor of the event. The Presidential Proclamation begins: “On May 15, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed legislation to establish the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and codified a commitment to the health of our people and our land. One hundred and fifty years later, USDA continues to realize that vision of service by applying sound public policy and science to an evolving food and agriculture system.” In Oklahoma, state leaders of USDA agencies gathered in the Blue Room at the state Capitol to commemorate the event. Also attending and participating were legislators and leaders and representatives of partner agencies and agricultural organizations. State Sen. Eddie Fields and Rep. Phil Richardson, chairmen of the Senate and House of Represen-tatives Agriculture Committees, read a Legislative Citation they co-authored in honor of the anniversary. Garrett King, field representative for U.S. Congressman Frank Lucas, read a message from Lucas congratulating USDA and commending its role in the history and success of the nation. Clay Pope, executive director of the Oklahoma Association of Conservation Districts, was among the speakers featured at the event. Pope spoke about USDA’s conservation legacy and the critically important role that conservation has played in Oklahoma his-tory. “Oklahoma has been a leader in conservation, WQ Success Stories, continued on page two USDA Anniversary, continued on page four
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Full text | In This Issue Oklahoma’s 2012 Water Quality Success Stories USDA Celebrates 150th Anniversary NACD Auxiliary Photo Contests Little River Conservation District Honors Terry Baker “Six Million Tons: Earth’s Revolt that Inspired Reform” — Students’ Dramatization Blaine County Progressive Agriculture Farm Safety Day 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. 6 June 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! Oklahoma’s 2012 Water Quality Success Stories The Oklahoma Association of Conservation Districts and the Oklahoma Conservation Commission held a joint news conference on May 7 to an-nounce 11 new success stories on improving the state’s water quality. The press conference was held at the state Capitol. Monitoring and assessment efforts by OCC have led to the proposal to add 11 Oklahoma streams to the U.S. Environ-mental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Nonpoint Source Success Stories. Upon approval by EPA these 11 will join the 16 existing Oklahoma stories highlighted on EPA’s website at: http://www.water/epa.gov/ polwaste/nps/success319. These 11 streams are located in nearly every area of the state and are the result of voluntary participation in conservation programs offered through partnerships among local, state and federal entities. OCC’s Water Quality Monitoring Program measured improved water quality in the streams, including decreased turbidity, higher oxygen content, reduced fecal bacteria contamination and reductions in visible oil and grease, according to Shanon Phillips, OCC’s Water Quality division director. Phil-lips also stated that in the latest EPA review, Oklahoma is number one in the nation for nutrient reductions for 2011. USDA Celebrates 150th Anniversary The U.S. Department of Agriculture celebrated its 150th anniversary on May 15 with a series of events at both national and state levels. In Washington, D.C., President Barack Obama issued a proclamation in honor of the event. The Presidential Proclamation begins: “On May 15, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed legislation to establish the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and codified a commitment to the health of our people and our land. One hundred and fifty years later, USDA continues to realize that vision of service by applying sound public policy and science to an evolving food and agriculture system.” In Oklahoma, state leaders of USDA agencies gathered in the Blue Room at the state Capitol to commemorate the event. Also attending and participating were legislators and leaders and representatives of partner agencies and agricultural organizations. State Sen. Eddie Fields and Rep. Phil Richardson, chairmen of the Senate and House of Represen-tatives Agriculture Committees, read a Legislative Citation they co-authored in honor of the anniversary. Garrett King, field representative for U.S. Congressman Frank Lucas, read a message from Lucas congratulating USDA and commending its role in the history and success of the nation. Clay Pope, executive director of the Oklahoma Association of Conservation Districts, was among the speakers featured at the event. Pope spoke about USDA’s conservation legacy and the critically important role that conservation has played in Oklahoma his-tory. “Oklahoma has been a leader in conservation, WQ Success Stories, continued on page two USDA Anniversary, continued on page four |
Date created | 2012-06-22 |
Date modified | 2012-06-22 |