Growing Gardens in Warrior
School gardens make some of the best projects! This past summer, as school started back up, the District was lucky to be apart of a new...
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Jefferson County Conservation District
Sep 28, 20222 min read
Mr. Tate recognized as Supervisor of the Year
In Alabama, each conservation District board comprises of 5 board supervisors. These members volunteer their valuable time to assist in...
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Jefferson County Conservation District
Jun 29, 20224 min read
Congrats to Our 2022 Litter Quitters!
"Littering is stupid! Be a litter quitter!” This is the blunt but honest message that the Litter Quitters Committee is hoping to leave...
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Jefferson County Conservation District
Jun 27, 20223 min read
Urban Forestry Fair 2022
-Back from COVID- Like many educational programs, the COVID pandemic had put a damper on many events and programs since 2020. This...
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Jefferson County Conservation District
Jan 4, 20222 min read
Nelson Cattle & Hay--Conservation Farmer of the Year Finalist
With such a growing urbanization in the Bessemer-McCalla area, farming is not something that immediately comes to the mind of someone new...
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Jefferson County Conservation District
Dec 30, 20213 min read
Fountain Family Farm--Conservation Farmer of the Year Finalist
Jefferson County is excited to announce another finalist in this year’s brand-new Conservation Farmer of the Year program: Mr. James...
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Jefferson County Conservation District
Dec 28, 20212 min read
Two Counties, One Farmer--Lloyd Burton, Conservation Farmer of the Year Finalist
On the edge of Jefferson and Walker counties are two beautiful tracts of the Burton Farm in the Morgan’s Chapel and Robbins Crossroads...
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Jefferson County Conservation District
Dec 27, 20213 min read
Mr. Brooks Baker--Conservation Farmer of the Year Finalist
The Jefferson County Conservation District is proud to announce one of this year's Finalists for the brand new Conservation Farmer of the...
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Jefferson County Conservation District
Dec 23, 20212 min read
Jefferson County's Conservation Farmer of the Year
What does it mean to be called a “conservation farmer?” The Conservation District’s new program Conservation Farmer of the Year...
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Jefferson County Conservation District
Nov 29, 20211 min read
Conservation Farmers of the Year
This year, the District created a new recognition program to better showcase Jefferson County agriculture. The new Conservation Farmer of...
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