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Conservation and the Community
The Conservation District is the one state entity entrusted with the conservation of, and education about, our natural resources.  With a local annual operating budget composed of both state and county funds we are able to keep one full time employee on staff and provide conservation programs/workshops to local landowners as well as various education programs.  Through our outreach we strive to empower environmentally literate Kansans who will steward the natural resources of our state. 
There are many ways in which we support local conservation projects and explorations.

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Conservation Library
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Suggested Reading for Young and Young-at-Heart Conservationists

​The Soil Neighborhood by Dan Yunk & Steve Swaffer
Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt by  Kate Messner and Christopher Silas Neal 
An Earthworm's Life by John Himmelman
Diary of a Worm by Doreen Cronin
From Seed to Plant by Gail Gibbons
BEE: A Peek-Through Picture Book by Britta Teckentrup
Dirt by Steve "The Dirtmeister" Tomecek (National Geographic Kids)
A Drop Around the World by Barbara McKinney and Michael S. Maydak
On One Flower: Butterflies, Ticks And a Few More Icks by Anthony D. Fredericks
Why Should I Protect Nature? by  Jen Green and Mike Gordon 
Why Should I Save Water? by Jen Green and Mike Gordon 
Por que debo proteger la naturaleza? by Jen Green and Mike Gordon 
Why Should I Recycle? by Jen Green and Mike Gordon
The Carrot Seed Board Book by Ruth Krauss
Monarch Butterfly by by Gail Gibbons 
Who Grew My Soup? by Tom Darbyshire

Suggested Reading

• Farming with Native Beneficial Insects by The Xerces Society
• Attracting Native Pollinators: Protecting North America’s Bees and Butterflies by The Xerces Society
• Soil Owners's Manual: How to Restore and Maintain Soil Health by Jon Stika
• Dirt to Soil: One Family’s Journey into Regenerative Agriculture by Gabe Brown
• Growing a Revolution: Bringing Our Soil Back to Life by David R. Montgomery
• The Hidden Half of Nature: The Microbial Roots of Life and Health
  Montgomery by David R. Montgomery
• 40 Chances: Finding Hope in a Hungry World by Howard Graham Buffett
• Teaming with Microbes: The Organic Gardener's Guide to the Soil Food Web by Jeff Lowenfels and Wayne Lewis
• Lentil Underground by Liz Carlisle​​
• Sustainable Market Farming: Intensive Vegetable Production on a Few Acres by Pam Dawling

Books listed in brown can be found in our office in the Conservation Library. These books are available for checkout.