January Monthly Meeting of the Seminole Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors 01/10/2020
This is the monthly meeting for the Seminole Soil & Water Conservation District (SSWCD). The general public is, as always, warmly invited to attend and participate during our public input segment. The SSWCD serves all of Seminole County in the area of the conservation and stewardship of our natural resources. We are an independent state…… Continue reading →
Waldo County Utilizes New Approach to Forest Resource Protection 09/17/2018
The Waldo County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) of MidCoast Maine has been working in partnership with local landowners to improve the health of regional forests. Forests are facing unprecedented threats, including forest pests poised to decimate dominant tree species in Maine and invasive plants impacting forest regeneration. Conserving forests is a major focus…… Continue reading →
Indiana erases boundaries in forest management practices 08/14/2018
By partnering with several other groups and with funding through the Joint Chiefs’ Landscape Restoration Partnership (LRP), Indiana soil and water conservation districts (SWCDs) are tackling invasive species and managing areas for oak regeneration. The Hoosier Hills and Highlands Oak Community Restoration Partnership project runs across 18 counties of the most heavily forested and diverse…… Continue reading →
District cost-share assistance helps complete Minnesota restoration projects 08/14/2018
Lake and Cook County Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs) combined boots-on-the-ground efforts with cost-sharing to ensure conservation projects designed to help restore the North Shore Forest as part of a Joint Chiefs’ Landscape Restoration Partnership (LRP). “Forestry assistance for private landowners has been more difficult for people in this area to gain access to,”…… Continue reading →
Virginia districts implement practices to restore wildlife habitat 08/13/2018
Mountain Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) is partnering with other agencies and implementing practices that are restoring wildlife habitat and improving water quality. “We’re taking a landscape approach in addressing resource concerns in the Lower Cowpasture watershed,” NRCS District Conservationist Charles Simmons said. “We’re bringing partners together and bringing resources together to change the…… Continue reading →
Oregon SWCD funding provides major boost for all-lands project 08/13/2018
Jackson County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) contributed $32,000 annually for three years of a Joint Chiefs’ Landscape Restoration Partnership (LRP) that was a catalyst in the ability to implement a multi-million dollar, all-lands approach to forest restoration and fuel reduction treatment in and around the Ashland Creek Watershed in Jackson County, Ore. The…… Continue reading →
EPA’s 319 grants help put voluntary conservation on the ground 11/14/2016
By Coleman Garrison The Environmental Protection Agency released a national snapshot of its Section 319 grants program last week to highlight the voluntary program’s many conservation successes in recent years. This week, NACD is joining the celebration. Technical and financial assistance allocated through the Section 319 grant program, also called the Nonpoint Source Program, helps…… Continue reading →
April is “Soils Clean and Capture Water” Month 04/02/2015
This year was officially declared the International Year of Soils by the United Nations. As part of the year-long celebration of soil, the Soil Science Society of America has assigned a different theme to each month of the calendar. This month has been officially dubbed “Soils Clean and Capture Water” month. So how exactly does…… Continue reading →
We Are All Golden Staters 04/01/2015
California may seem like a distant state to many people living in the United States, but no matter how near or far you are from the state, its impact stretches across this country and beyond. According to the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), California accounted for 14.7% of the total U.S. ag exports…… Continue reading →