Memorial Day

The Soil Conservation Office will be closed on May 27th in recognition of Memorial Day. While the first commemorative Memorial Day events weren’t held in the United States until the late 19th century, the practice of honoring those who have fallen in battle dates back thousands of years. The ancient Greeks and Romans held annual days of […]

Labor Day

The Soil Conservation Office will be closed on September 2nd in recognition of Labor Day. Labor Day pays tribute to the contributions and achievements of American workers and is traditionally observed on the first Monday in September. It was created by the labor movement in the late 19th century and became a federal holiday in […]

Thanksgiving Friday

The Soil Conservation Office will be closed on November 29th in recognition of Thanksgiving Friday. Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday in the United States, and Thanksgiving 2021 occurs on Thursday, November 25. In 1621, the Plymouth colonists and Wampanoag Native Americans shared an autumn harvest feast that is acknowledged today as one of the […]