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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Did you know that April 1, 2024, was the start of Montana Soil Health Week? No fooling!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">In 2023, the Montana Legislature passed a bipartisan resolution designating the first week of April as Montana Soil Health Week and the first Wednesday in April as Montana Soil Health Day. The weeklong celebration
is designed to raise awareness about how healthy soils can increase crop yields, strengthen food security, create greater climate resiliency, and improve nutrition. Soil Health Day and Week highlights the work of everyone stewarding soil health across Montana.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">To help celebrate Montana Soil Health Week, the Missoula Conservation District is hosting the following two events:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2D2D2D"><a href="https://missoulacd.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/83/2024/03/Missoula-Soil-Health-Committee-agenda_2024.04.03.pdf" target="_blank"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Missoula
Soil Health Committee</span></strong></a> – (click to view agenda)<br>
Wednesday, April 3<br>
1:00 – 3:00 pm<br>
GW Marks Exploration Center, 1075 South Avenue West, Missoula, MT 59801<br>
• Anyone actively working or interested in improving soil health in Missoula County is invited to join us on Montana Soil Health Days for this first meeting-of-the-soil-health-minds to discuss what’s already taking place, what still needs to happen, and ways
to partner across organizations.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2D2D2D"><a href="https://youtu.be/K3-V1j-zMZw" target="_blank"><em><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Kiss the Ground</span></b></em><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"> free
movie showing</span></strong></a> – (click to view trailer)<br>
Friday, April 5<br>
6:00 – 8:00 pm<br>
GW Marks Exploration Center, 1075 South Avenue West, Missoula, MT 59801<br>
• Come join us for a free viewing of this award-winning film that discusses ways to address climate change, habitat loss, and world food supplies by regenerating the world’s soils.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">To learn more about Montana Soil Health Week and other local events, visit the
<a href="https://missoulacd.org/soil-health/soil-health-week/">Missoula CD Soil Health webpage</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Calligraphy";color:#002060">Bryan Vogt<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#202124;mso-ligatures:none">Conservation Program Specialist<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#002060">Phone:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"> 406-880-3526<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#002060">Email:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">
<a href="mailto:bvogt@missoulcd.org"><span style="color:blue">bvogt@missoulcd.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#002060">Web:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">
<a href="http://www.missoulacd.org/"><span style="color:blue">www.missoulacd.org</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">1075 South Avenue West, Ste. 3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Missoula, MT 59801<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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