1. Resources for innovative education and outreach Iowa Department of Agriculture & Land Stewardship Division of Soil Conservation & Water Quality

2. “Conservation begins with education”

3.  1) Educational 2) Fundraising  Planning your own event  Joining an event that’s already planned  Partnering with a group with your ideal audience

4. What Soil & Water Conservation Districts are doing across the state

5. Photo by Globe Gazette. http://globegazette.com/news/local/mitchell-county-farmers-present-conservation-in-the-cab/article_7ae3e7d9-b2da-59a0-b87a-4e26d3caca52.html Educating your local media Mitchell County Simple

6. Dickinson County Iowa Great Lakes Watershed Project Field day on steroids

7. Scott County Fundraiser + educational “If you plant it, they will come”

8. Photo from https://www.facebook.com/TeteDesMortsCreekWatershed

11. Photo from https://www.facebook.com/pricecreekwatershed

13. Like a business card

14.  Host a conservation movie  Host an Open House  Booth at Farmers Market  Booth at County Fair  Stewardship poetry reading  Field Day/Demonstration  Legislative Conservation Tour  Students doing water testing  Nominate farmers for awards  Talk at local meetings  Newsletters

15. What resources are available to Soil & Water Conservation Districts

16.  Materials for Project Coordinators and SWCDs  Ability to print large posters in IDALS central office  Templates for posters, flyers, press releases, postcards  Copies of handouts and give-outs (sunglasses etc.)  Online survey capabilities  Custom Logos  Editing help with articles, press releases Ask your IDALS field representatives and watershed regional coordinators for advice, who to contact

17.  IDALS Press Releases  Water Quality Initiative electronic newsletter from IDALS  ‘Ags & Bacon’  A number of partner newsletters  Social media o Check out IDALS and CWI accounts o List of all SWCDs that have a Facebook page

18. THERE ARE SO MANY…. HERE ARE JUST A FEW EXAMPLES  Iowa Learning Farms ILF – Conservation Station  Iowa Farm Bureau – Iowa Minute  NRCS – Rainfall simulator  WLL/WFAN other women’s groups  NACD – Soil and Water Conservation Week materials

19. “Conservation begins with education”

20. DIVISION OF SOIL CONSERVATION & WATER QUALITY Iowa Department of Agriculture & Land Stewardship IDALS-DSC Wallace State Office Building 502 E. 9th Street Des Moines, IA 50319-0050 PH: 515-281-5851 Fax: 515-281-6170 www.iowaagriculture.gov/soilconservation.asp

21. www.youtube.com/user/IDALS1 www.flickr.com/photos/iowaagriculture/ www.twitter.com/iadeptag www.facebook.com/IowaDeptofAg www.twitter.com/cleanwateriowa www.facebook.com/CleanWaterIowa