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SSCA Code of Conservation Ethics

Based on integrity, principle and an understanding of the fragile prairie environment;
A Prairie Steward strives to:

    • Manage the land for the benefit of both present and future generations.

    • Harvest agricultural products on an economic yet sustainable basis.

    • Restore damaged or degraded lands to beneficial agricultural, wildlife habitat or environmental uses.

    • Ensure that the land is protected against soil degradation.

    • Utilize agricultural chemicals only when necessary and in a manner which does not harm the land, environment or the health of neighbours.

    • Reduce and reuse by-products of the agricultural enterprise in an environmentally sound manner.

    • Recognize that agriculture, wetlands, native rangeland, and wildlife habitat are all valued uses of Saskatchewan's land base.

    • Support activities for advancing soil conservation.

    • Gain a greater understanding of new and existing soil conservation techniques.

    • Encourage society to conserve the land resource.

Saskatchewan Soil Conservation Association Inc.
Box 1360
Indian Head, SK S0G 2K0
Ph: (306) 695-4233
Fax: (306) 695-4236
www.ssca.ca
info@ssca.ca