Courtesy of Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences<br><br>Richard Stehouwer, associate professor of environmental soil science, performs a chemical analysis with agricultural students in a lab at the school in University Park, Pennsylvania. The first 80 people to register for a workshop on soil health can receive a free soil analysis.

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Courtesy of Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences<br><br>Richard Stehouwer, associate professor of environmental soil science, performs a chemical analysis with agricultural students in a lab at the school in University Park, Pennsylvania. The first 80 people to register for a workshop on soil health can receive a free soil analysis.

The Animas Watershed Partnership is presenting a workshop on soil health from noon to 5 p.m. March 17 at the La Plata County Fairgrounds.

Experts will discuss general soil health, pasture management and management of irrigation water.

A free soil analysis is available to the first 80 people to register. Jon Scott, outreach coordinator with the Animas Watershed Partnership, can explain how to collect and submit samples.

Samples must be submitted by March 2.

Scott is available at (303) 819-4309 or www.http://animaswatershedpartnership.org.

An identical workshop will be presented from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 18 at the Farmington Civic Center.

The workshop is done with the help of the Natural Resources Conservation Service, the La Plata Conservation District and the San Juan Soil and Water Conservation District.

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