Show conservation notes dy by W earl for sometime now tho ahe sixth grade at the escolante elementary pm ement school under tinder leadership of E edison dison alvey has haa been itu studying dying soil conservation because of the popularity Popular ltv of the soil conserva conservation movement nationally and locally the students became interested tei te ested in fit this subject and were anxious to apply on the ground a conservation practice ier mr james M Gath gatherum eruin soil conservation Se gerylee rylee work unit conservationist assigned to tho the escalante river soil conservation district Dis tHet was contacted to assist in working out a project tor for the students to initiate and follow mr Gat gatherum harum contacted on of the district cooperators rufy liston and asked it if the ilie school could make an erosion control project out of the deep wash cutting through husaim hl saim mr dision accepted ted the offer and stated that every gopher hole led to the wash which was draining off valuable irrigation water and soil and that the wash was gradually gradual lor slowly creeping further up into his bis fields with each passing year mr liston Ll ston however tool too sure that the students could do anything with the gully but the sixth gradie grade students accepted the challenge and started the first erosion control project of this nature in the valley A short unto time ago the group met at the liston farm and a demonstration on tree planting into action some of the outstanding points of the bonstra was given eforo before they swung tion follow 1 when planting keep heep the tree tr roots in water until the hole bole Is dug and remove only one tree from the tha bucket at a time 2 dig holes large enough so SD that the roots hlll not be crowded or doubled back the holes should be deep enough to allow allowee tho te tree to set naturally about one half inch lower than it was at the nursery 3 fill hole onelia one halt lf full with moist top soil and firm arin around the roots 4 fill remainder of the hole and t tamp a in p trash grasli such as straw and sticks will cause the roots to dry out the student were ivere then divided into teams of three orie one on eacho sido side of the wash the group set to work and soon had russian olive trees planted every student was interested and Is now ready to follow the tree plantings with the construction of small check dama at A t the of the tree planting a sign sixth grade erosion control project was posted at the head of tho the wash and a ilc picture ture taken of tho the group the tho the group plans to have pictures taken annually to show tho the progress being made anade and to have a lasting visual of the good accomplished from the project it Is yei difficult t io 0 estimate the total value of the work done dona thus far but bu the joung folks were taught the correct way to plant a tree and tiie tho part they play tn ingoll soil movement |