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The Union County Conservation District is encouraging area residents to recognize Stewardship Week this week by being good stewards of all natural resources, including soil. The UCCD is a member of the National Association of Conservation Districts, which oversees the Stewardship Week program. This year’s theme is “DIG IT! The Secrets of Soil.”

According to a release by the UCCD, soil supports forests, wetlands, grasslands, tundra and aquatic ecosystems. Soil makes up the outer layer of the earth’s surface, it nourishes the plants we eat, the animals we use for food and fiber and t...