Welcome!
Foster County Soil Conservation District is here to promote soil, water, and resource conservation by offering technical, financial, informational, and educational assistance and opportunities to the people of Foster County.
Check out our programs and services. Get in touch with us if you have any questions, comments, or concerns, or if you are interested in participating in any of our programs.
HELP WANTED
SUMMER TREE PLANTING CREW
Duties will include hand-planting trees, mechanical tree planting, weed barrier application, tree shelter installation, and weeding of tree rows. Majority of work will be outdoors. Work will begin in May and can extend into the end of July, depending on workload and ground conditions. Starting pay at $16 per hour with incentives for workers who stay the entire summer term. Monday through Friday work week with occasional weekends as needed. Age minimum of 14 years.
SEASONAL TECHNICIAN
Will assist with tree planting duties including mechanical planting, weed barrier installation, tree shelter installation. Would also assist in tree care, tree orders, tree sales, grass planting, and tree ocunts. Tractor driving experience preferred but not necessary. Candidate will have to be available for work in early May and be at least 18 years of age. Starting pay is $18 per hour with incentives for staying the entire summer term. Monday through Friday work with occasional weekends as needed.
For more information or to get an application,
contact Foster County SCD office at
USDA Service Center, 6720 Hwy 200, Carrington, ND 58421
or call: 701-652-2551 ext 123
or email: easton.brown@nd.nacdnet.net
NDSU Extension Information on Dealing with Winter Weather
in the NDSU Ag Hub - Click on the link above
Foster County Soil Conservation District
and the
Women's Ag Day Committee
Would Like to Thank Those Who Contributed to the 2023
Ladies Night Out
Door Prize Donations:
Bravera Insurance
Carrington Rose Garden Floral
Petals and Stems
Flowers and Decorations: Cows & Co Creamery
Invitations and Programs: Dakota Central
Lotion Table Favors: Paradise Cove Orchard
Donated Water: Central City H2O
Servers: Carrington FFA
Thank You All !!
Not the Dirty Thirties, Spring of 2017!!
Photo: Storm Tracker Weather
Photo: Bev Nessler
These photos were taken spring of 2017, showing that soil erosion is still a threat to our farmland. These sights have been repeated more than once since then. See the "News and Information" page for photos from the dust storm of March 29-30, 2021. Parts of eastern North Dakota have lost over half of their topsoil since 1964.
"Most of what we call topsoil today is a mixture of the remains of the original higher organic matter topsoil mixed through tillage with some subsurface horizon. Loss of soil in millions of acres can be measured in feet over the past 120 years. Most lost soil...is going high into the air, and only a small amount lands in a roadside ditch." (Dave Franzen, NDSU) For more information, see the video "The History of Soil Erosion in North Dakota" on YouTube.
There are things we can do to prevent sights like this. Windbreaks that help decrease wind erosion are being removed and not replaced. There are other practices as well that promote soil health and will also help decrease erosion, such as keeping the soil covered with vegetation or residue, minimizing soil disturbance, and keeping live roots in the soil for as long as possible with practices like cover crops.
When land does well for its owner, and the owner does well by his land; when both end up better by reason of their partnership, we have conservation. -- Aldo Leopold