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November 2021
Thanksgiving
The Soil Conservation Office will be closed on November 25th in recognition of Thanksgiving Day. Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday in the United States, and Thanksgiving 2021 occurs on Thursday, November 25. In 1621, the Plymouth colonists and Wampanoag Native Americans shared an autumn harvest feast that is acknowledged today as one of the first Thanksgiving celebrations in the colonies. For more than two centuries, days of thanksgiving were celebrated by individual colonies and states. It wasn’t until 1863,…
Find out more »Thanksgiving Friday
The Soil Conservation Office will be closed on November 26th in recognition of Thanksgiving Friday. Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday in the United States, and Thanksgiving 2021 occurs on Thursday, November 25. In 1621, the Plymouth colonists and Wampanoag Native Americans shared an autumn harvest feast that is acknowledged today as one of the first Thanksgiving celebrations in the colonies. For more than two centuries, days of thanksgiving were celebrated by individual colonies and states. It wasn’t until 1863,…
Find out more »2021 Southern Maryland Crops Conference Dinner
The conference is sponsored by the University of Maryland Extension and local agribusiness firms and organizations for those involved in agriculture to meet and discuss common problems and hear from experts on the latest in agricultural production and management. Timely topics scheduled for the 2021 conference include: Local Soil Fertility Issues, Farm Stress Management, Fungicide and Growth Promoter Use in Soybeans, Palmer Amaranth Management, Updates on the MD Noxious Weed Law, and Updates on Local Fertility and Pest Issues. Participants…
Find out more »December 2021
Christmas Day
The Soil Conservation Office will be closed on December 24th in recognition of Christmas Day. Christmas is celebrated on December 25 and is both a sacred religious holiday and a worldwide cultural and commercial phenomenon. For two millennia, people around the world have been observing it with traditions and practices that are both religious and secular in nature. Christians celebrate Christmas Day as the anniversary of the birth of Jesus of Nazareth, a spiritual leader whose teachings form the basis…
Find out more »January 2022
New Year’s Day
The Soil Conservation Office will be closed on Friday December 31st in recognition of New Year's Day. Civilizations around the world have been celebrating the start of each new year for at least four millennia. Today, most New Year’s festivities begin on December 31 (New Year’s Eve), the last day of the Gregorian calendar, and continue into the early hours of January 1 (New Year’s Day). Common traditions include attending parties, eating special New Year’s foods, making resolutions for the…
Find out more »Martin Luther King Jr. Day
The Soil Conservation Office will be closed on January 17th in recognition of Martin Luther King's Birthday. On Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, the entire nation pauses in remembrance of a civil rights hero. At least, that’s the point of the federal holiday that takes place on the third Monday of each January. MLK Day was designed to honor the activist and minister assassinated in 1968, whose accomplishments have continued to inspire generations of Americans.
Find out more »February 2022
2022 Southern Maryland Vegetable & Fruit Production Meeting
Southern MD Vegetable & Fruit Production Meeting Make plans to attend the Southern Maryland Vegetable and Fruit Production Meeting on February 10, 2022 at the Baden Volunteer Fire Department. This meeting will provide Private Applicator Recertification & Nutrient Applicator Voucher Recertification. Speakers will provide IPM updates and present on a broad range of production topics. Also, at this meeting sponsors will showcase their products and services, and state vegetable organization leaders will be present to recruit and answer your questions.…
Find out more »President’s Birthday
The Soil Conservation Office will be closed on February 21st in recognition of President's Day. Presidents' Day is a federal holiday celebrated on the third Monday in February. Originally established in 1885 in recognition of President George Washington, the holiday became popularly known as Presidents' Day after it was moved as part of 1971’s Uniform Monday Holiday Act, an attempt to create more three-day weekends for the nation’s workers. While several states still have individual holidays honoring the birthdays of…
Find out more »April 2022
Good Friday
The Soil Conservation Office will be closed on April 15th in recognition of Good Friday. The most important events in Christianity are the death and later resurrection of Jesus Christ, who Christians believe is the Son of God, and whose life and teachings are the foundation of Christianity. After the last supper, Jesus was arrested in the Garden of Gethsemane, put on trial, sentenced to death. He was then tied and nailed by the wrists and feet to a large…
Find out more »May 2022
Board of Supervisors Meeting
Soil Conservation Districts were formed and created by federal law in 1937 as a response to the devastating soil erosion conditions that led to the Dust Bowl. Districts are organized locally, across all 50 states. Each District exists to promote the conservation, management, and best use of soil, water and other natural resources. No Two Districts are the Same In Anne Arundel County, the Soil Conservation District works with two equally essential areas of our local economy: agriculture and urban development.…
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