Cover crops pay huge dividends when it comes to building soil health! Sign up is currently underway for Ashland SWCD’s cover crop cost share program in partnership with the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District. Click to find out more about why cover crops are cool and how you can apply for cover crop cost share today!
Read MoreThere’s a growing interest across the country in improving habitat stewardship and creating deeper connections with our natural world. And this year, Ashland Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) is helping local residents create that connection and knowledge through a new habitat stewardship series.
Read MoreApril showers bring May flowers - and complaints about drainage and standing water. And according to most of the calls we get in our office, it’s always the neighbors’ fault.
Read MoreDid you know Ashland SWCD has the lead role in Ashland County Planning? Learn more about the planning, lot split ad variance processes and what it means for you as a current or potential landowner/
Read MoreWhether you’re a farmer or a backyard gardener, knowing your soil’s nutrient levels and feeding your seeds is the foundation of a successful growing season. Ashland SWCD’s Water Quality Specialist Zoey Dudte shares the basics you need to know about soil testing and how Ashland SWCD can help.
Read MoreIf community service and time on the river float your boat, Ashland Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) has just the event for you: a Canoe Clean Up Conservation Chat on May 10 at the Mohican Adventures Canoe Livery. The river clean up marks the 50th consecutive monthly Conservation Chat hosted by Ashland SWCD and provides local volunteers to get their hands dirty and feet wet when it comes to cleaning up the Mohican River.
Read MoreWhat type of tillage is best for your farm? Ashland SWCD Soil Conservationist Brennen Hart talks tillage and no-tillage management pros and cons to make the most of #Plant25 and most importantly, #Harvest25.
Read MoreA guided wildflower walk is back for a 3rd year at the Hazel Willis Woods, let by Ohio Certified Volunteer Naturalists & Ashland SWCD 2025 Volunteers of the Year - the Laveys! Don’t miss out on this Mother’s Day adventure!
Read MoreSummer will be here before you know it, making spring a perfect time to stock your pond for summer fishing fun! Ashalnd SWCD Director Jane Houin shares some tips and guidance for stocking your pond this spring. Ashland SWCD’s fish sale order deadline is March 31.
Read MoreCover crops are literally taking root and growing by leaps and bounds in Ashland County! Join Ashland SWCD on April 8 to learn more - straight from the mouths of farmers like Carl Ayers and Jeff Duling. Plus, MWCD and Ashland SWCD staff will be on hand to share cost share opportunities and programs to help farmers get growing with cover crops!
Read MoreWe’re so excited to offer this NEW opportunity at the Hazel Willis Woods! For 2025, we will be offering a 3-part Habitat Stewardship Series for this interested in learning more about how to protect and preserve our local habitats.
Read MoreShow us your artistic skills! Ashland SWCD is seeking applications for rain barrel artists for our 2025 6th annual Rain Beat on Main Street event. Click for details!
Read MoreDon’t leaf us hanging! Now is the perfect time to make a TREE-mendous addition to your landscape with by ordering trees through our tree seedling sale. The order deadline is February 26, so place your order today and don’t get stumped.
Read MoreThe partnership between farmers, their ag retailers, and their local SWCD office it vital to the success of the H2Ohio program. Join Ashland, Lorain & Richland SWCDs for our Retailer Round Up Conservation Chat to learn more about about opportunities to strengthen that partnership!
Read More2025 will mark the 6th year of our annual Rain Beat on Main Street celebration, but the event would not be possible without the support of our local sponsors! Click to learn more about sponsorship opportunities this year!
Read MoreDo you have your battle plan ready to combat spring mud? Join Ashland SWCD to learn more about conservation practices, programs and cost share opportunities to emerge victorious over the annual mud battle.
Read MoreThe close of the 2024 calendar events marks 45 monthly Conservation Chats hosted by Ashland SWCD. We’re excited to share with you a preview of our 2025 line up. So get our your calendars, because you won’t want to miss this line up!
Read MoreNow that nutrient management planning is complete for Ashland County’s H2Ohio producers, we’ll be focusing on implementing those plans for the 2025 & 2026 crop years. Water Quality Specialist Cora Crilow talks about what that will look like and local resources for Ashland County farmers.
Read MoreAshland SWCD & Ashland County Planning Commission have set their meeting dates for 2025. Here are the details.
Read MoreThere are fans of winter snow, fans of summer heat, fans of fall’s colors, and fans of spring blooms, but NO ONE is a fan of mud season on the farm. Ashland SWCD Conservation Specialist Katie Eikleberry gives tips for managing mud on the farm to improve both soil and livestock health
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