I’ve recently started saying that conservation is a contact sport. We need friends and neighbors talking to friends and neighbors about the ways in which they’re helping water and wildlife and why it matters to them. And we need progress in every community and in every corner of our state. That’s why conservation also needs a big tent.
“Conservation” includes everything from choosing the right implement in a crop field to designing a rain garden near an urban downspout. It’s about protecting endangered ecosystems like fens or deciding which farm margins can be spared for better uses. Progress can be made on all fronts. Today, I want to share more about the work we’re doing across the state to engage community members in conversation about conservation through the Master Conservationist Program....
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