Conservation efforts also focus on wetlands restoration, efficient irrigation and flood protection. Urban expansion poses a variety of problems, from threatening plant and animal habitat to compromising water quality. Sprawling suburbia pushes forward other issues. Common construction practices often accelerate erosion, allowing sediment to wash into waterways. Homeowners often use too much fertilizer and pesticide in their yards, and that also ends up in the waterways.
Involved People are the key to conservation district success.
Effective management of natural resources at the local level reduces the need for outside intervention and regulation. Districts often have minimal budgets, and may not be able to meet their conservation goals without volunteer help. Volunteers in education can help youths learn to be responsible stewards of the land. Become a member . Your dollars will help conserve the natural resources in your community.