Organization: Iowa Ass'n Soil Conservation Districts
Mission: WORK WITH SOIL WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES AND CONSERVATION PRACTICES FOR COMMUNITIES
Activities: GRANTS TO IOWA'S SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS AND OTHER GRANT EXPENDITURES FOR EDUCATION OF LOCAL RESIDENTS ON CONSERVATION AND LAND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOR THE PROTECTION OF NATURAL RESOURCES.
NATIONAL AND LOCAL CONFERENCES AND PUBLICATIONS TO PROVIDE EDUCATION ASSISTANCE TO IOWA'S COUNTY CONSERVATION DISTRICTS TO FURTHER SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION EFFORTS.
YOUTH EDUCATION SERVICES INCLUDING (1) ENVIROTHON, NORTH AMERICA'S LARGEST HIGH SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTAL COMPETITION, IN WHICH TEAMS OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO USE THEIR KNOWLEDGE IN FIELD AND CLASSROOM COMPETITIONS ON ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES, AND (2) SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED TO SELECTED HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS PURSUING A FIELD OF STUDY IN AGRICULTURE OR NATURAL RESOURCES.
NTEE category: Environment
Secondary category: Food, Agriculture & Nutrition