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Upping Our Game

Enhancing Commission and District Communications

The Game Plan

 Increase communications between districts

and Conservation Commission

 Increase public awareness of districts and

Commission

 Boost communications with social media  Improve website usability, design, and

content

 Preserve our shared conservation history

OCC-District Communications

Tell us about it! Farm fests, natural resource days, new equipment, crop circles.

Increase Public Awareness

Cost Share

Governor Activates Emergency Drought Commission to Quench Dry Counties

In an executive order Governor Mary Fallin declared Jackson Tillman Greer Harmon and Texas counties to be in a state of extreme-to-exceptional drought The declaration activates the Emergency Drought Commission and makes the above mentioned counties eligible to receive aid from the Emergency Drought Relief Fund established in 2012 by the legislature

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Governor Activates Emergency Drought Commission to Quench Dry Counties

In an executive order Governor Mary Fallin declared Jackson Tillman Greer Harmon. and Texas counties to be in a state o f extreme-to-exceptional drought The declaration activates the Emergency Drought Commission and makes the above mentioned counties eligible to receive aid from the Emergency Drought Relief Fund est ablished in 2012 by the legislature

News

Kids get W ater Wi se at Grove Valley W ater Festival Hosted by Oklahoma County Conservation District Dewey County Conservation District Hosts Legi slative Tour of Conservation Projects

Dewey County Legislative Tour

Get the attention of Legislators Get the attention

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Get the attention of customers and cooperators

No-till is great, honest!

Natural Resource Days

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HCCD Hosts County Land Judging Contest

The Hughes County Conservation Distnct (HCCD) hosted the county Land Judging contest at the Fair on Saturday, August 24, 2013. The DIStrict lnvrted all area schools to participate, however only three schools wrth a total of 5 ceams partiopated in thiS year's

• event. The seventeen students who partiopated were from Holdenville, Moss and Vvetumka

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HCCD ''orked closely •Nith the rJatural Resources Conservation Serv1ce (tl RCS) and the

Hughes County OSU Extension office to provide the students with soil texrure types and booklets for a land judging school wh1ch was taught by Oklahoma Agriculture Teachers Hall of Fame W1nner Gerald Roberts. fl.1r. Roberts was Inducted into the Hall of F ame on August 2nd

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recommended land creatments. The 1 Ninners of the Hughes County Land Judging contest are as folla..·~s. 1st place- Wetumka = 2 Nith 636 p01nts - team members: Brrtton P utman, Garrett \Nillrams, Taylor Pack and Gab1e Moayedl. 2nd place - vVetumka =3 •Nith 602 p01nts- Team members: Brody Haynes, Tristan Smith, r~1elisa Allen and Stetson V/dkerson. 3rd Place - Moss =1 •Nrth 463 p01nts- Team members: Kalhe Crawford, Patan CroweU and Cody f•lcCoy.

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5501 N Pleasant Vie\\r Ave Newkrrk OK 7 46~ 7 (580)362-2438 Emarl kayccd@conservatron ok gov

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State Cost-Share Program

Our dtstnct admlmsters the State of Oklahoma Conservation Cost-Share Program 1n Oklahoma County The State makes cost-share funds avatlable to conservatton d1stncts to help landowners Implement cost-share pratlces that protect our soil and water resources Approved conservation practices may Include brush control eroston control grass plantmg ponds waterways water wells. and terraces Applicants for the conservation cost-share program must be a d1stnct cooperator With a conservatton plan PartiCipants must certify that they

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soil-dependent prOducts are sold annually The maximum cost-share payment that can be made to any participant from these funds 1s $5.000 The maxtmum cost-share rate available 1s 75% Local cost-share rates are established by the Board or Directors at the start of each program year and may vary depending on the amount of state funds recetved Please contact the d1stnct office for further Information regarding the cost- share program available funds and stgn-up periOds Our district cooperates w1th the USDA Natural Resources conservation servtce (NRCS) The NRCS provtdes free techmcal asststance to landowners for the Installation of conservation pracltces All programs and serv1ces of the Oklahoma county Conservation Dtstnct are offered on a nondiscnmtnatory basts wtthout regard to race color,

nat10na1 ongtn rehgton age gender mantal status or phystcal 1mpa1rment

See ptctures of best management practiCes

Natural Resources Conservation Service Programs

NRCS provides conservation technical assistance and 1nformat1on to tndtVIdUals. commumttes tnbal governments local agenc1es. and many

• thers The local NRCS Field omce partners wtth our district state agenctes and w1th volunteers Financial assistance 1s proVIded by NRCS

through a number of government programs NRCS programs available in Oklahoma County Include

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tomorrow, October Bth to see rf you have won!!! Good Luck!

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• Conservation District Equipm ent and Services

Conservation Districts of Oklahoma Equipment Rental Availability As of July 1, 2010.

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Conservation District. Atoka County Conservation District Beaver County Conservation District, Blaine County Conservation District, Bryan Conservation District Caney Valley Conservation District, Central North Canadian River Conservation District, Checotah Conservation District.

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Conservation Districts Cherokee County Conservation District. Cimarron County Conservation District, Cimarron Valley Conservation District, Cleveland County Conservation District, Coal County Conservation District. Comanche County Conservation District, Cotton County Conservation District. Craig County Conservation District. Creek County Conservation District Custer County Conservation District Deer Creek Conservation District. Delaware County Conservation District. Dewey County Conservation District. East Canadian County Conservation

• District. East Woods County Conservation District, Ellis County Conservation
• District. Garfield County Conservation District, Garvin Conservation District

D-J Conservation Districts Grady County Conservation District. Grant County Conservation District, Greer County Conservation District. Harmon County Conservation District. Harper County Conservation District, Haskell County Conservation District Hughes County Conservation District, Jackson County Conservation District.

Wefferson County Conservation District, Johnston County Conservation District

l<ay County Conservation District, Kiamichi Conservation District, Kingfisher County Conservation District, Kiowa County Conservation District, Konawa

Improve Website Usability and Content

Preserve Our Shared History

 Commission will lose over

100 years of experience in 2013

 Paper and tape records

are deteriorating

 Ben Pollard can’t even

remember his middle name…

Questions?

INFO@conservation.ok.gov