DISTRICT NEWSLETTER/EAST to WEST
The East Side and West Side Newsletter EAST TO WEST is published 4 times a year and contains articles about the Districts, NRCS programs, such as CRP sign up, EQIP signup, dates to remember and upcoming events, the newsletter is available to anyone that wishes to receive it by mail, if you currently do not receive the EAST to WEST please call Joyce Smith at 208-522-6250 ext 101 to be placed on the mailing list.
The East Side and West Side Newsletter EAST TO WEST is published 4 times a year and contains articles about the Districts, NRCS programs, such as CRP sign up, EQIP signup, dates to remember and upcoming events, the newsletter is available to anyone that wishes to receive it by mail, if you currently do not receive the EAST to WEST please call Joyce Smith at 208-522-6250 ext 101 to be placed on the mailing list.
DISPLAY DAY AT THE CAPITIAL
Each year in January when the new session starts, district Adminastrative Assistants go to the capitial and set up displays of their districts to show case current projects either completed or in progress, as well as Education and Out Reach projects that they have done thru out the year. During the day they visit with Senators and other Legistive Personal to talk about thier districts and what the Soil & Water Conservation Districts do.
EARTH DAY AT THE PARK
Each Year the Earth Day Celabration is held at Tauphaus Park at the Hocky Shelter with groups from all over Eastern Idaho displaying and handing out information about their Business. Some of the groups have educational booths that allow visitors to sign up and partisipate in their demastration, there are food booths both inside and outside, this year over 8,000 people came to the park to enjoy everything that was offered, as well as the opening of the Zoo for visitors.
The East & West Side Districts displayed their display boards that contained information and pictures about their many projects that they have completed, as well as their education and outreach programs, information pamflets and many brochers were available for all to gather up, as well as posters and coloring books for the kids.
Each Year the Earth Day Celabration is held at Tauphaus Park at the Hocky Shelter with groups from all over Eastern Idaho displaying and handing out information about their Business. Some of the groups have educational booths that allow visitors to sign up and partisipate in their demastration, there are food booths both inside and outside, this year over 8,000 people came to the park to enjoy everything that was offered, as well as the opening of the Zoo for visitors.
The East & West Side Districts displayed their display boards that contained information and pictures about their many projects that they have completed, as well as their education and outreach programs, information pamflets and many brochers were available for all to gather up, as well as posters and coloring books for the kids.
ADOPT-A-CANAL
The Adopt-A-Canal is now in it's 20th year, this program was the insparitation of Louis Thiel, a board Supervisor on the West Side SWCD Board who is also on the board of the New Sweden Irrigation District. The project started with 10 teams cleaning the canals of Idaho Falls and surrounding areas both to the east and west of the city center, these teams consist of volenteers from church groups, boy scouts and girl scout troops, business and private family groups, each has adopted a 1 mile stretch of canal, where they walk the entire length picking up all types of garbage, including old carpet, tires, bikes, lawn clippings, construction garbage etc, the collected trash is taken to the local land fill and disposed off, the clean up starts about the 3rd weekend of march and continues until the 18th of April, sometimes dates change due to weather or early release of water in to the canals. Today there are 35 teams with over 200 volenteers. If you are interested in adopting a section of canal and want to be a part of a great cleanup project please call Joyce Smith at 208-522-6250 ext 101 and sign up.
The Adopt-A-Canal is now in it's 20th year, this program was the insparitation of Louis Thiel, a board Supervisor on the West Side SWCD Board who is also on the board of the New Sweden Irrigation District. The project started with 10 teams cleaning the canals of Idaho Falls and surrounding areas both to the east and west of the city center, these teams consist of volenteers from church groups, boy scouts and girl scout troops, business and private family groups, each has adopted a 1 mile stretch of canal, where they walk the entire length picking up all types of garbage, including old carpet, tires, bikes, lawn clippings, construction garbage etc, the collected trash is taken to the local land fill and disposed off, the clean up starts about the 3rd weekend of march and continues until the 18th of April, sometimes dates change due to weather or early release of water in to the canals. Today there are 35 teams with over 200 volenteers. If you are interested in adopting a section of canal and want to be a part of a great cleanup project please call Joyce Smith at 208-522-6250 ext 101 and sign up.
