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Services and Education Resources

Star Plus Program  

​   Shavano CD is participating in the the Colorado State Conservation Board's STAR PLUS program
For information on the STAR PLUS program and for program forms go to:      
                                          https://sites.google.com/state.co.us/soil/participate/star-plus

Irrigation WAter Management

​IWM is the act of timing and regulating irrigation water application so that it satisfies the requirements of the crop without wasting water, soil and plant nutrients, and degrading the soil.
         · Work with producers scheduling irrigations
         · Installation and maintenance of loggers and sensors
         · Assist with eRams and CoAgMet irrigation monitoring

Flood Prevention Dams  

SCD operates and maintains 3 earthen flood prevention dams, which were created to protect thousands of acres of farmland in the Uncompahgre Valley.
        · Shavano Dams 1 & 2
        · Roatcap Dam   

​Adult Environmental Education  

        · Irrigation and Water Efficiency Seminars
        · Local Work Group Meetings
        · Newsletters and newspaper articles published on conservation issues and programs
        · Project, cover crop, and rangeland tours
        · “Conservation Teacher of the Year” award
        · Ag In the Classroom Summer Teacher’s Institute scholarships
        · Offer conservation information at Montrose County Fair, Ouray County Fair, and community events & festivals

Education Resources 

2022 5th and 6th Grade Conservation Poster Contest

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Contact Mendy Stewart at 970-964-3582 or mendy.stewart@co.nacdnet.net for more information  
5th and 6th Grade Contest Packet and Entry Form

2022 4th Grade Natural Resource Festival
​May 10, 2022, 8am-3pm   (Rain Date May 12, 2022)

​The 4th Grade Natural Resource Festival will be on Tuesday, May 10, 2022, 8:00am-3:00pm, and Rain-date Thursday May 12, 2022.  This is a day of fun and learning!  4th grade classes engage in activities to learn how we use natural resources (water, air, soil, plants, animals, minerals, and sunshine) daily, their importance to our lives, and how we can better conserve them. 
Classes will rotate activity stations every 25 min, with a 5 min passing time.  There will be 13 rotations – 7 in the morning and six in the afternoon, with a lunch break between.  Lunch is provided for volunteers and station presenters. 
If you would like to volunteer and/or facilitate a station activity, I can provide some activity ideas and I am open to new ideas also. 
On behalf of the Shavano Conservation District, I look forward to your attendance in another educational, entertaining, and successful event.  If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions please call or email Mendy Stewart, ph. 970-964-3582, mendy.stewart@co.nacdnet.net 
Presenter Registration Form               Festival Information                           

2022 Earth Day Coloring Contest

City of Montrose Earth Week Website and Coloring Contest Information

Stewardship Week
​April 24-May 1, 2022


Every April Shavano Conservation District provides watershed non point source pollution presentations for local elementary classes in recognition of Stewardship Week (the last Sunday in April through the first Sunday in May).  This video filmed by the Hamilton County Soil and Water Conservation District in Ohio is similar to the presentations provided by the Shavano Conservation District.

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