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      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2013 10:33:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Preserve the Earth - Water Conservation Resources]]></title>
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			Water conservation involves an action that sufficiently reduces the loss, use, or waste of water in hopes of preserving its overall quality. A water conservation measure may incorporate an action, behavioral change, device, technological design, or process that achieves the reduction in water consumption. Water efficiency is a term used to describe a tool of water conservation that enforces more efficient water use; therefore, reducing...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2013 10:33:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[WELCOME, RAIN]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; It rained. Then it rained some more. Water ran from watersheds, ran off over the surface into streams and rivers, more than the waterways could drain, and the water spilled onto floodplains. In the city it ran down gutters into storm drains and into the river. In the country it followed roadside ditches into nearby waterways. When the gutters and ditches had more than they could drain, it covered roadways. &nbsp;What infiltrated...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:08:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[BILLIONS OF EGGS]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “The ancient Egyptians, Persians, Phoenicians, and Hindus all believed the world began with an enormous egg, thus the egg as a symbol of new life has been around for eons. The particulars may vary, but most cultures around the world use the egg as a symbol of new life and rebirth.” Peggy Trowbridge Filippone (About.com). Over the years the nutritional value of eggs has been revealed and eggs have found a market around the...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2013 17:35:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[EYE-WITNESS TO WILDFIRES]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Chief of Fire and Aviation Management Yosemite National Park, Kelly Martin, will be the speaker at the Forum open to the public at the HCC Conference Center, Thursday, April 4, 2013, on the topic “Wildfire in a Changing Environment: Fire’s critical role on our landscapes in the face of global climate change.”
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Kelly Martin, Freeport native and daughter of Pat and...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2013 11:08:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[COVER THE SOIL]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Waiting for the snow to melt and the ground to thaw gives landowners – farmers and gardeners -- more time to plan for improving soil health. NRCS reminds us that soil health matters because healthy soils: mean high-performing, productive soils; reduce production costs; protect natural resources; reduce nutrient loading and sediment runoff; and sustain wildlife. Quoting Franklin Delano Roosevelt 75 years ago: “The nation that...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 10:10:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[FERTILIZER FACTS FOR LAWNS AND GARDENS]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Most of us are thinking spring even if the weather doesn’t seem to know spring is here. It appears that we still have time to make our plans for gardens and lawns before we can start digging.
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; One of the decisions to be made before we plant is what kind of fertilizer we should use – first of all, should we choose synthetic or organic. The fact is that plants can’t...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 14:51:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[OUT OF SIGHT]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Many people of the world depend on water in lakes and rivers that they can see – clearly visible when water levels are low.&nbsp; Many others depend on groundwater in aquifers that are out of sight – not so apparent when water levels are low. “Nobody knows how much water is buried beneath our feet. But we do know that the reserves are being emptied,” Fred Pearce, a journalist and author on environmental science reports in...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 14:50:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[LOOKING AHEAD]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A February 27 press release announces that USDA is surveying US farmers about their planting intentions. We all might do well to pause and think about what goes into planting intentions.
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; When we look out at the snow still on the ground and our recent snowfalls and hear reports of record snowfalls in the Midwest, we hope that it means that farmers and gardeners...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 14:47:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[WHERE CHOCOLATE BEGINS]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[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 to South America. Climates found within ten degrees north or south of the equator, soil with year-round moisture, and protection from strong winds are needed to make the cacao tree grow and bear...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 13:13:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[COST AND BENEFITS]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[COST AND BENEFITS
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 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 by our Illinois General Assembly. SWCD services are essential for securing the soil and water resources on which our local and state agricultural economy is based. Their services are an important link...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 13:12:00 +0200</pubDate>
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