Public Service Announcement 1
National NACD Soil and Water Stewardship Week
Where does your water shed?
April 28 – May 5, 2013
DISTRIBUTE ANNOUNCEMENT TO LOCAL RADIO, CABLE AND TELEVISION SERVING
THE PUBLIC INTEREST AND RUN BY THE MEDIA AT NO CHARGE AT LEAST TWO
WEEKS PRIOR TO 2013 NATIONAL STEWARDSHIP WEEK, APRIL 28–MAY 5, 2013.
Or contact your local radio, cable or TV station to have a local district official or staff member
make the announcements. Add additional remarks related to your community.
Where does your water shed? logo available at:
http://www.nacdnet.org/education/resources/water/water-shed
Announcement
Your drinking water depends on a watershed. The cycle of water flowing through a
watershed to a body of water or groundwater helps to recycle water every day. Just think, a
water molecule you drank today could have also been used by a dinosaur! Some of the natural
elements found in watersheds (like wetlands) also work to provide us clean water by filtering out
pollutants. Healthy watersheds and clean water are vital to a healthy you.
Join members of your community when there is a roadside, stream or river clean- up
day. Each citizen can take responsibility for keeping our water bodies and our roadways clean.
We would have zero litter if people would take the extra step of disposing of trash properly.
Take a look at a parking lot in your community; do you see oil and litter? Where do you think it
will go when it rains? It could be a nearby river or stream. Help educate your community to stop
littering and to properly maintain their automobiles.
2013 marks the 58th year of the National Association of Conservation Districts
Stewardship Week. Help us celebrate National Soil and Water Stewardship Week—Where does
your water shed?—April 28 through May 5.
Contact (CONSERVATION DISTRICT NAME) or visit www.nacdnet.org/education for
more information. Brought to you by (LOCAL CONSERVATION DISTRICT NAME AND
CONTACT INFORMATION).
Please edit to add your local information where noted with ( )
Public Service Announcement 2
National NACD Soil and Water Stewardship Week
“Where does your water shed?”
April 28 – May 5, 2013
DISTRIBUTE ANNOUNCEMENT TO LOCAL RADIO, CABLE AND TELEVISION SERVING
THE PUBLIC INTEREST AND RUN BY THE MEDIA AT NO CHARGE AT LEAST TWO
WEEKS PRIOR TO 2013 NATIONAL STEWARDSHIP WEEK, APRIL 28–MAY 5, 2013.
Or contact your local radio, cable or TV station to have a local district official or staff member
make the announcements. Add additional remarks related to your community.
Where does your water shed? logo available at:
http://www.nacdnet.org/education/resources/water/water-shed
Announcement
Water is a natural resource that we all need every day. Less than 1% of the water on
Earth is fresh useable water for our daily needs. So it is important that each of us does our part
to keep it clean. Check with the ( ) conservation district to see how you can become involved
with a local watershed group. There are easy steps we can all take to protect the water in our
community. For instance, using a broom instead of a water hose when cleaning your driveway
will help save water and help prevent pollutants from washing into storm drains. Storm drains in
many cities and towns include a marker that says “No dumping - drains to stream or lake”. This
is because leaves and grass clippings dumped into storm drains or a nearby body of water will
decompose and take oxygen out of the water for fish and other creatures. If you have a pet, it is
important to pick up pet waste so that it is not washed into nearby bodies of water. These are
just a few of the many easy steps you can take to protect the ( ) watershed in ( ) county. For
more tips, visit XXXXX. (add your local watershed group webpage or state watershed website)
America’s network of 3,000 conservation districts across the country are working on the
ground each and every day with local farmers, ranchers and landowners to protect our water,
soil and air for future generations. Conservation districts have been involved in delivering
locally-driven conservation across America for more than 70 years. Your local conservation
district has worked on several local projects such as
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2013 marks the 58th year of the National Association of Conservation Districts National
Stewardship Week. Help us celebrate National Soil and Water Stewardship Week—Where does
your water shed?—April 28 through May 5.
Contact (CONSERVATION DISTRICT NAME) or visit www.nacdnet.org/education for
more information. Brought to you by (LOCAL CONSERVATION DISTRICT NAME AND
CONTACT INFORMATION).
Please edit to add your local information where noted with ( )