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Provide leadership and administer programs to help conserve, improve and sustain our natural resources and environment.
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Articles
WHERE CHOCOLATE BEGINS
02/22/2013 13:13
WHERE CHOCOLATE BEGINS
Are you going to have a piece of chocolate on Valentine’s Day? All chocolate has a connection with a farmer, soil and water, a tiny insect, and special growing conditions.
Chocolate comes from the seeds of a cacao tree. The tree, now grown in the tropics worldwide, is native...
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COST AND BENEFITS
02/22/2013 13:12
COST AND BENEFITS
The economic benefit that Soil and Water Conservation Districts in Illinois (SWCD) provide is far greater than the amount of money that is appropriated (from our tax dollars) for their use...
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A BIGGER PICTURE
02/22/2013 12:49
A BIGGER PICTURE
Daily many of us prepare to adapt to the weather by looking at the sky, checking the temperature, or listening to an official report. Using technology, we heat and cool our bodies and our buildings to keep us...