Partnerships
Rapides Soil and Water Conservation District partners with several agencies, non-profits, and other groups to help promote our natural resources, build strong community relations, and encourage others to get involved and help conserve our land and water.
"Conservation is a state of harmony between men and land." Aldo Leopold
NRCS
Rapides SWCD cooperates fully with the U. S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to provide a “team” effort working relationship. The office operates under the guidelines of the District and NRCS in carrying out the conservation program.
"The conservation of natural resources is the fundamental problem. Unless we solve that problem, it will avail us little to solve all others." Theodore Roosevelt
"Science has found that nothing can disappear without a trace. Nature does not know extinction. All it knows is transformation." Werhner Von Braun
Louisiana Army National Guard
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Rapides SWCD has partnered with the Louisiana Army National Guard since 2006, to support the military with employees that help with environmental and conservation concerns. This partnership has been a proud component of who we are.
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"The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The next best time is today." Chinese Proverb
Good Food Project
Rapides SWCD has partnered with the Good Food Project since 2012 in support of sustainable gardens in schools and other youth related organizations in Rapides Parish to bring conservation of soil and water, gardens, education, and healthy eating habits to the children of the Rapides Parish community.
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"Nothing is softer or more flexible than water, yet nothing can resist it." Lao Tzu
