News Release No. 418

SOIL AND WATER INFORMATION AND EDUCATION
REVIEW COMMITTEE WILL MEET OCT. 13

Volume 33-418

Contact: Lindsay Tempinson

(For immediate release)

573-751-4932

JEFFERSON CITY, MO, OCT. 7, 2005 -- The Soil and Water Districts Commission Information and Education Review Committee will meet at 10 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 13, at the Lewis and Clark State Office Building, 1101 Riverside Drive, in the Gosling Lake Conference Room, Jefferson City.

The committee will review and rank information and education proposals submitted by several of Missouri's soil and water conservation districts. These grants encourage districts to seek new and innovative ways of presenting soil and water conservation information and education ideas to all age groups.

People requiring special services or accommodations to attend the meeting can make arrangements by calling 800-361-4827 or 573-751-4932. Hearing-impaired individuals may contact the program through Relay Missouri at 800-735-2966.

For more information, contact the Missouri Department of Natural Resources' Soil and Water Conservation Program at 573-751-4932 or the department toll free at 800-361-4827.

For news releases on the Web, visit www.dnr.mo.gov/newsrel. For a complete listing of the department's upcoming meetings, hearings and events, visit the department's online calendar at www.dnr.mo.gov/calendar/search.do.

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