The Road to Conservation Starts at Home!
Text Box: and the Soil & Water Commission. Work with the Employees Association on issues they bring forward. Attend NACD meetings when available. Text Box: During the weeks of August 23 and August 30 the MASWCD Area Meetings will be held. Due to the bylaw changes approved in 2008, there will be an election in every area this year. If you are interested in running for Area Director for your area, please contact your current Area Director, Peggy Lemons or Steve Radcliff. Each area also needs to have 2 alternate Area Directors that are available to fill in at board meetings, etc., if the Area Director is unavailable. Text Box: As an Area Director for MASWCD below are some of the duties and activities to plan on: Attend 6 board meetings a year. Attend the MASWCD Area Meeting. Help plan and attend the Training Conference. Attend the Education Seminar. Participate in various committees to promote the mission of the Association. Act as a liaison between the Districts in your Area and MASWCD, NRCS, Text Box: Area Meetings & Elections Text Box: NACD Strategic Plan Text Box: NACD is in the process of developing a strategic plan for their organization. Webinars were held for each state to give input, however the participation was very low. Due to various reasons for low participation, they have decided to offer the polling questions as an on-line survey that Districts can take at their leisure, before June15, 2010.  Text Box: To take the survey, click on the following link http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/LDCHGXS and complete the questions. After the questions have been completed, just click on the DONE button at the bottom of the survey.  If the “Exit This Survey” in the upper right corner is clicked, the responses will not be tabulated.

Missouri Association of Soil & Water Conservation Districts

June 2010

Volume 3, Issue 5

MASWCD E-NEWS

Newsletter
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The National Summit of Rural America with Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack will be held at Jefferson College in Hillsboro, Missouri, on June 3, 2010.  The Summit will be an opportunity for rural Americans to share their vision and ideas for creating a more prosperous and more promising future for rural America.

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  Upcoming Events

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June 16, 2010
MASWCD Board Meeting
USDA Service Center
Jefferson City, MO

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July 14, 2010
SWCP Commission Meeting
Jefferson City, MO

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July 17-21, 2010

NACD Legislative Conference

Washington Court Hotel

Washington, D.C.

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