Soil Conservation District Enabling Acts of the Northern Great Plains States (Classic Reprint)
Soil Conservation District Enabling Acts of the Northern Great Plains States (Classic Reprint)

Author: Stanley W. Voelker

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-11-08

Total Pages: 26

ISBN-13: 9780260557780

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Excerpt from Soil Conservation District Enabling Acts of the Northern Great Plains States Each enabling act contains at least 5 general provisions (1) establishment of a state soil conservation committee and a statement of its powers and functions: (2) a detailed statement of procedure for the organization of soil conservation districts; (3) a list of powers of the district and its board of super visors; (4) procedure for adoption and enforcement of land - use regulations; and (s) procedure for disorganization of districts. There is a great deal of variation among the states as to the composition of the state soil conservation committee, but for.the most part, members are the administrative heads of state agricultural agencies such as state extension service, state agricultural experiment station, and state department of agri culture The state committee may invite the U. S. Secretary of agriculture to appoint a member of his staff to serve on the state committee, but in some states the usda representative has no voting power and serves only in an advisory capacity. The state committee may hire agents and other employees, determine their duties and fix their compensation. It may call upon the state attorney general for legal services and it may request state agencies to make special surveys and studies. Its princi pal functions are to assist and encourage the formation of soil conservation districts, to assist each local district in carry ing out its program, to coordinate the programs of various districts, to secure the assistance of state and federal agencies, and to disseminate information regarding the activities and pro grams of soil conservation districts. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Legal Provisions for the Administration of County-Owned Land in the Northern Great Plains States (Classic Reprint)
Legal Provisions for the Administration of County-Owned Land in the Northern Great Plains States (Classic Reprint)

Author: Stanley W. Voelker

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2018-01-10

Total Pages: 64

ISBN-13: 9780428701000

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Excerpt from Legal Provisions for the Administration of County-Owned Land in the Northern Great Plains States To facilitate the discuss' on of various legal provisions, county-cimei land may be classed into 3 categories according to method of acquisition, as follows. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Democracy and Education
Democracy and Education

Author: John Dewey

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 1916

Total Pages: 456

ISBN-13:

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. Renewal of Life by Transmission. The most notable distinction between living and inanimate things is that the former maintain themselves by renewal. A stone when struck resists. If its resistance is greater than the force of the blow struck, it remains outwardly unchanged. Otherwise, it is shattered into smaller bits. Never does the stone attempt to react in such a way that it may maintain itself against the blow, much less so as to render the blow a contributing factor to its own continued action. While the living thing may easily be crushed by superior force, it none the less tries to turn the energies which act upon it into means of its own further existence. If it cannot do so, it does not just split into smaller pieces (at least in the higher forms of life), but loses its identity as a living thing. As long as it endures, it struggles to use surrounding energies in its own behalf. It uses light, air, moisture, and the material of soil. To say that it uses them is to say that it turns them into means of its own conservation. As long as it is growing, the energy it expends in thus turning the environment to account is more than compensated for by the return it gets: it grows. Understanding the word "control" in this sense, it may be said that a living being is one that subjugates and controls for its own continued activity the energies that would otherwise use it up. Life is a self-renewing process through action upon the environment.

Climate Change and Indigenous Peoples in the United States
Climate Change and Indigenous Peoples in the United States

Author: Julie Koppel Maldonado

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2014-04-05

Total Pages: 178

ISBN-13: 3319052667

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With a long history and deep connection to the Earth’s resources, indigenous peoples have an intimate understanding and ability to observe the impacts linked to climate change. Traditional ecological knowledge and tribal experience play a key role in developing future scientific solutions for adaptation to the impacts. The book explores climate-related issues for indigenous communities in the United States, including loss of traditional knowledge, forests and ecosystems, food security and traditional foods, as well as water, Arctic sea ice loss, permafrost thaw and relocation. The book also highlights how tribal communities and programs are responding to the changing environments. Fifty authors from tribal communities, academia, government agencies and NGOs contributed to the book. Previously published in Climatic Change, Volume 120, Issue 3, 2013.