NRCS Celebrates EARTH Fest in Amarillo

Residents in Amarillo recently honored Earth Day on April 19 as 2,400 citizens in the area attended Earth Fest at Wildcat Bluff Nature Center.

The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) exhibited at the outdoor event providing the message that “Everyday is Earth Day” for farmers and ranchers in Texas, working to provide us with cleaner air, water, and helping to protect our precious natural resources.

NRCS offered educational information on natural resource conservation and technical assistance. Conservation Technical Assistance is the foundation of NRCS and puts professional staff to work on private lands helping communities, landowners, and units of government assess conservation needs, threats, and opportunities. Using sound science and technical standards based on unique Texas conditions, NRCS helps landowners reach their conservation goals.

Earth Fest provided an excellent opportunity for agency awareness. Children and their parents, teachers, special interest groups, business professionals and others were interested in a broad range of conservation and energy saving tips.

The city of Amarillo was one partner at Earth Fest providing water conservation kits. The kit included faucet aerators, dye tablets to detect leaks, water saving showerhead and Toilet Tummy™ device (a toilet tank water saver that can be used to tune up water wasting toilets and make them more of a water saving, efficient toilet). Recycling companies were also on-site giving the general public a lesson in the importance of recycling measures that can be made at home.

The day brought together citizens of a community concerned about the overall environment they live and work in—and through NRCS and the partners involved, everyone had the opportunity to recognize and celebrate the fact that American agriculture provides us with abundant food, natural fiber and other earth-friendly products to American society and the world.

NRCS provides technical and financial assistance to help agricultural producers and others care for the land. The assistance we provide is based on an understanding that the land – the landscape as a whole – must be the focus of conservation. Using this comprehensive approach, the people we help are able to help the land function as a living sustainable system that provides a high standard of living and a quality of life for today and for future generations.
 

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NRCS participated in the 2nd Annual Earth Fest Event at Wildcat Bluff Nature Center in Amarillo.	Earth Fest was an opportunity for the general public to learn more about NRCS and their partners in conservation.	Exhibitors were located in selective outdoor areas at the Wildcat Bluff Center.

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