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<strong>Kendall</strong> Soil & Water Conservation District #216<br />
The <strong>Kendall</strong> Soil & Water Conservation District, as do nearly 3000 conservation<br />
districts across the United States, helps the local community to<br />
conserve our natural resources. We strive to provide and promote leadership<br />
in the conservation of natural resources through stewardship and<br />
education programs.<br />
A Soil & Water Conservation District is a subdivision of state government.<br />
The plan of work of the <strong>Kendall</strong> SWCD is developed according to<br />
the needs of <strong>Kendall</strong> <strong>County</strong>. In order to assure geographical representation<br />
on the district’s board of directors, all SWCDs are divided into five<br />
subdivisions. The board of directors is made up of agricultural landowners,<br />
one from each of the five subdivisions. Each district director must live in<br />
the district, own land in the subdivision he or she represents, and be<br />
actively engaged in farming or ranching.<br />
Since 1945 the <strong>Kendall</strong> SWCD has been pursuing the betterment of land<br />
stewardship in our county. We are dedicated to soil and water conservation<br />
and are striving to educate our communities as to how each individual is<br />
an important part of the future of our earth and what they can do to be a<br />
good steward of the land.<br />
We are involved with numerous annual and continuing projects. We<br />
are co-sponsors of four flood control structures on Cibolo Creek and its<br />
tributaries, providing annual inspections on operation and maintenance.<br />
We publish a newsletter four times a year which reaches almost 400 landowners.<br />
We sponsor two local students to attend the Texas Section of the<br />
Society for Range Management Youth Range Workshop. We award scholarships<br />
to local graduating seniors to help with college expenses. We were<br />
involved in the creation and advancement of the Hill Country Prescribed<br />
Burning Association. We provide the Conservation Roundup magazine for<br />
local 4H children. We have held educational land stewardship events annually<br />
for the last several years and plan to continue doing so.<br />
To help with funding these activities, we sell ranch or cooperator signs<br />
for entrance gates, and we engage in fish sales when it rains.<br />
Visit Our Booth In The Exhibit Hall During The<br />
<strong>112th</strong> Annual <strong>Kendall</strong> <strong>County</strong> <strong>Fair</strong>-August 31st-September 3rd, 2017<br />
Class #3-Fruits<br />
1. Apples-5<br />
2. Crab Apples-5<br />
3. Figs-6<br />
4. Peaches-6<br />
a. Clingstone<br />
b. Freestone<br />
5. Pears-4<br />
a. LeConte<br />
b. Kiefer<br />
c. Other Varieties<br />
6. Persimmons-3<br />
7. Pecans-1 Quart<br />
a. Improves<br />
b. Native<br />
8. Plums-6<br />
a. Cultivated<br />
b. Native<br />
9. Pomegranates-3<br />
2016<br />
Best of Division<br />
Division 4<br />
Gardening<br />
Hill Country<br />
Mission<br />
Baby Watermelon<br />
Class #4-Melons<br />
1. Cantaloupe-1<br />
2. Gourds-3<br />
3. Muskmelon-1<br />
4. Pumpkin-1<br />
5. Watermelon-1<br />
Proud Supporter of the<br />
<strong>112th</strong> Annual<br />
<strong>Kendall</strong> <strong>County</strong> <strong>Fair</strong><br />
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