Ashland SWCD Seeking Volunteers

Ashland Soil and Water Conservation District is recruiting citizens of Ashland County as volunteers.

Ashland SWCD owns Hazel Willis Woods, a 40 acre woodlot, in Mifflin Township.  The woods was given to the District by Walter Willis in memory of his wife, Hazel.  We need volunteers to help maintain the trails, loop road, spring, water bars and main driveway.    

Throughout the year, we conduct informational meetings promoting conservation in Ashland County.  We send out many flyers and newsletters.  We also need volunteers to fold, tape, and label these mailings.  

In the spring, we sell tree seedlings and transplants. The trees we purchase from a Michigan nursery are in bulk.  We need volunteers to help dip the roots, bag the trees and label the species for the sale. 

The Ashland SWCD has started a program of reporting rainfall to the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail, Snow Network.  If you are interested in becoming a rainfall monitor, stop in our office at 1763 State Route 60S and purchase an official rain gauge for $32.25.  We will help you learn how to report rainfall and snowfall to CoRoRaHs.

Contact the Ashland SWCD office at 419-281-7645 if you are interested in volunteering.

About the Author

For 20 years, Maxine Swaisgood has been the Administrative Assistant for the district. She was raised on a tobacco farm in Northern Kentucky. In 1968 she married Terry and moved to Ashland County. They raised Tim and Traci on a 300 acre dairy farm in Perry Township. After the death of Terry, she continues to grain farm with the help of her children and friends. She loves Kentucky basketball, AU basketball and Ohio football. Her great pleasure is watching her grandchildren: Jack 15, Max 14, Cole 12, Claire 10 and Lillie Anna 9 play sports whether it be basketball, baseball, swimming, or snow skiing.