SWCD NEWS

Drug Collection & Electronics Recycling Day

Being held on Saturday, October 26, 2024, at the Violet Township Service Center from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Click here for more information.

The FSWCD, through a 2016 Healthy Soils Mini-Grant, partnered with several schools, community gardens, Fairfield DD and OSU Extension Master Gardners to plant cover crops to demonstrate soil quality improvements that cover crops can provide. Thank you to ODNR for helping us educate the non-ag community about the benefits of cover crops.

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Home Leaf and Yard Waste Composting

HOME LEAF AND YARD WASTE COMPOSTING

  1. Scrape off the sod where the bin is to be placed.
  2. Construct or purchase a compost bin (hint: more trees, a bigger bin).
  3. Place leaves in the bin whole or chopped up by mower.
  4. Turn the pile every so often with a pitchfork throughout the winter and spring, and your compost will be ready and available for your yard or garden use in late spring.
  5. To avoid attracting dogs or rodents, do not add cooked kitchen waste, grease, meat, bones, and/or fat.

Pet Waste and Lawn Litter

Pet Waste and Lawn Litter: Not a Good Recipe for Storm Water Systems

2016 Healthy Soils Mini-Grant

The FSWCD, through a 2016 Healthy Soils Mini-Grant, partnered with several schools, community gardens, Fairfield DD and OSU Extension Master Gardners to plant cover crops to demonstrate soil quality improvements that cover crops can provide. Thank you to ODNR for helping us educate the non-ag community about the benefits of cover crops.

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SWCD News Article Archives

  1. Home Leaf and Yard Waste Composting
  2. Pet Waste and Lawn Litter
  3. 2016 Healthy Soils Mini-Grant

Upcoming Workshops/Events

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Conservation Funding Opportunities and Programs
Conservation funding opportunities and programs from NRCS.

Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Conservation Stewardship Program (CStP)

GovDelivery available to the public
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GOVDELIVERY AVAILABLE TO PUBLIC The Natural Resources Conservation Service is rolling out a new tool that will improve the way they share information with the public, partners, and each other. It's called GovDelivery. Right now, on the website, by clicking on the GovDelivery icon, visitors can sign up to receive information about our work. You can opt-in to receive as much or as little information as you want on topics you choose -- from NRCS Programs or Initiatives (including sign-up deadlines), events in specific states, or specific topic areas like "Farm Bill." This is done simply by entering your name and e-mail and then clicking on the boxes next to the corresponding topic areas. You can subscribe by going to the NRCS homepage at www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/national/home, click on the GovDelivery icon in the right-hand navigation bar, and subscribing to receive updates on topics that interest you.

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