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Scappoose proclaims March 21 as Safe Soil Day
Summary
The council read and approved a proclamation declaring March 21 Safe Soil Day in Scappoose, recognizing the global Safe Soil movement and urging soil-restoration practices.
The Scappoose City Council on Monday read a proclamation declaring March 21 as Safe Soil Day in the city, recognizing the global Safe Soil movement and urging citizens to support soil restoration.
The proclamation, read by the mayor, described Safe Soil as “a global movement launched by Sadagura, uniting world leaders, visionaries, influencers and citizens of all nations behind a common purpose to restore and safeguard the world's soil,” and cited statistics discussed in the text about degraded agricultural soils.
The mayor read language urging citizens to support national policies toward soil restoration and to raise organic soil content to a stated target range of 3 to 6 percent. The proclamation was entered into the record as part of the meeting; councilors did not debate or amend the proclamation during the session.
