Colorado Reader Feb. 2020: Soil, Water, and Air Stewardship | Page 8

Stewardship Challenge We have already discussed many ways in which we can be a steward of Earth’s natural resources. There are other ways farmers and ranchers are working to reduce the impact on natural resources and improve our climate - some haven’t even been thought of or invented yet! We need your help. The future of our planet relies on you! Your challenge is to think of a way to steward our natural resources. It can be something you could do in your school or at home. Try to think outside the box for ways that help farmers and ranchers. It could be a different farming practice, a new technology, a special tractor or piece of equipment, or anything you can think of that will help be a better steward. Keep in mind the three climate smart agriculture goals described on the previous page. Use the space below to draw or describe your idea. Share your idea with your classmates and family. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ The Colorado Reader publication is an Agriculture in the Classroom project of the Colorado Foundation for Agriculture. The Colorado Foundation for Agriculture (CFA) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit education corporation and works with industry partners to help meet our shared vision of advancing agricultural literacy. We provide Agriculture in the Classroom resources and programs to Colorado educators and students, many of which are FREE or at minimal cost. For more information or to make a donation to support agricultural literacy education programs, visit www. GrowingYourFuture.com, or contact Jennifer Scharpe, Colorado Foundation for Agriculture, 10343 Federal Blvd Unit J Box 224, Westminster, CO 80260, 970-818-3308, [email protected]. Content for this Reader was written by Melissa Walter, with assistance from Jennifer Scharpe and staff from the West Greeley Conservation District and Natural Resources Conservation District. © Copyright 2019 Colorado Foundation for Agriculture. Educational instructors may, for academic purposes, reproduce, download, disseminate, and transfer that material as long as the reproduction credits CFA as its source. 8 - Colorado Agriculture in the Classroom Funding for this Colorado Reader was provided by: