News: Conservation Education

With spring just around the corner, many homeowners and businesses will begin garden planning in hopes of bringing some color and beauty to their lawn. […]

The North Plains Groundwater Conservation District is accepting applications beginning today for the Master Irrigator Program with funding through the USDA-NRCS Environmental Quality Incentives Program […]

Interested in getting a North Plains Groundwater Conservation District staff member into your classroom? The district offers a variety of conservation education programs appropriate for […]

Each year the district presents what amount to conservation boot camps known as the Save the Planet’s Water Festivals (STPWF). The STPWF’s are open to […]

Christy Hernandez Zamarrippa from Mr. Smyth’s class in Hartley, Texas is the grand prize winner in the 2018 Water Conservation Artwork Contest sponsored by the […]

The district will partner with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension and Research to offer a workshop exploring the topic of rainwater harvesting. Charles Hillyer, Ph. D., […]

Growers in the district had the opportunity to attend two water conservation grower meetings on September 7 in Dumas and September 20 in Perryton. By […]

The district began the WaterWise Conservation Education Program for fifth graders in 2010, offering water conservation kits and education free of charge to teachers, students […]

In 2014, North Plains Groundwater Conservation District (district) refocused and renamed the North Plains Research Field at Etter, TX as the North Plains Water Conservation […]

Operation: Summer Showers kit
North Plains Groundwater Conservation District (district) challenged its residents to take advantage of Operation: Summer Showers during the month of July. Operation: […]