{"id":6,"date":"2020-07-06T17:18:09","date_gmt":"2020-07-06T17:18:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wicomicoscd.org\/?page_id=6"},"modified":"2024-08-06T17:30:00","modified_gmt":"2024-08-06T17:30:00","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wicomicoscd.org\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#1e825a\" class=\"has-inline-color\">The Wicomico Soil Conservation District is here to serve the agricultural and urban community on Maryland&#8217;s Eastern Shore. <\/mark><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Pocomoke, Wicomico and Nanticoke Rivers &#8211; all tributaries of the Chesapeake Bay &#8211; are part of a tributary cleanup program designed to reduce nutrients entering the Bay. Additionally, the Upper Pocomoke Watershed has been designated as a special water quality project targeted for technical assistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While agriculture remains the primary land use within the district, a growing urban and industrial center continues to flourish in the Salisbury area. The Soil Conservation District serves all of these areas to promote healthy soil and water in our district.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Provide farmers with technical and financial assistance to install best management practices to protect the environment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Review sediment and erosion control plans for homeowners and businesses<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Provide educators, students and the general public with information on soils, wetlands, land use policies and other educational services<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide has-3-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large mb-0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wicomicoscd.org\/?page_id=539\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" 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style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#1e825a\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wicomicoscd.org\/?page_id=539\">Agriculture Services<\/a><\/mark><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Explore technical support and financial opportunities available to farmers.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wicomicoscd.org\/?page_id=637\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" data-attachment-id=\"492\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wicomicoscd.org\/?attachment_id=492\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wicomicoscd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/block_erosion_600x600.jpg?fit=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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