Ashland SWCD’s annual supervisor election will take place July 21 - August 19. Click for more details on when and where to cast your ballot!
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There’s still time left to purchase BEAUTIFUL one-of-a-kind rain barrels at our 3rd annual Rain Beat on Main Street event
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Ashland SWCD is excited to be able to offer cost share opportunities for voluntary nutrient management plans and grazing plans in addition to our traditional cost share programs this year!
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Join Ashland SWCD for our 3rd annual make-your-own rain barrel workshop! Registration is $65 and includes a barrel, rain barrel kit, construction help, a chance to hear from some of our local rain barrel artists on their tips & tricks, refreshments, and a $10 voucher to spend at our Farmer’s Market Basket in Loudonville’s Central Park that day!
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Jerome Fork watershed assistant Joe Christner shares his thoughts on why - even in the midst of busy spring planting - it’s important to take time for a soil health check up.
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Join Ashland SWCD and The Wilderness Center at the Hazel Willis Woods for our 1st joint Ohio Certified Volunteer Naturalist program this July! This is a perfect chance to connect with the outdoors and learn more about the wonders of nature in a beautiful woodland setting!
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For the 2nd year in a row, Garrett Houin has teamed up with Ashland SWCD to enter the state Caring for Our Watersheds student competition. Named a top 10-finalist, Houin will compete against the other state finalists this Saturday and he shared with his proposal to develop a voluntary conservation stewardship certification program for Ashland County farmers.
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Rain gardens are good for the environment, good for your pocketbook, and add natural beauty to the landscape. Join us at Loudonville’s Central Park for a workshop on rain gardens. Registration is $5 and includes a voucher for $5 for the Farmer’s Basket Market taking place in the park that day as well as beverages and a door prize.
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Swamps and wetlands are not just creepy, murky monster homes from cartoons. But they offer a whole host of water quality and environmental benefits, too! Join us May 26 to learn more at our Conservation Chat: Wetland Wonders.
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Wetlands provide enormous benefits for wildlife, flood prevention and water quality. Often called nature’s kidneys these natural wonders filter sediment and pollution from our waterways. Come learn about cost-share opportunities to install wetlands & remove log jams while touring a 62-acre restored wetland right here in Ashland County.
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Join Ashland SWCD at our Farmer’s Basket farm markets in Loudonville this summer! Markets will feature educational activities for kids with free market cash for youth who participate. In June - August, the markets will be held in conjunction with the Loudonville Library’s free summer lunch program. Contact Ruth McCreat for more information on becoming a vendor (by donation only) or to have your group or organization present an educational activity.
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With all the rain and flooding we’ve seen lately in Ashland County, you may be left wondering, “Water You Gonna Do?” Come find out the answers at our upcoming Conservation Chat on precipitation monitoring, ice river spotting, and stormwater management.
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Spring hasn’t sprung yet, but it’s getting close! That means lazy summer days of fishing are right around the corner! Now is a perfect time to stock your pond through Ashland SWCD’s spring fish stocking sale - and program director Jane Houin shares the tips you need to make the most of your spring pond stocking window.
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Ashland SWCD is on the hunt for artists interested in turning ordinary rain barrels into one-of-a-kind works of art! Click for details on this exciting opportunitiy to showcase your talents!
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Join the Ashland SWCD staff on March 16 for a check up on your soil health status. Learn more about the Truterra Insights Engine (a free tool offered by Ashland SWCD this year!) and it’s connection to the carbon market. Plus learn the lessons of long-term no-till from OARDC’s Warren Dick. Registration is $5 and includes dinner as well as FREE shipping on any soil samples submitted for soil testing that night!
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It’s tree sale time again! Be sure to place your tree seedling order with Ashland SWCD by March 11. Remember, all seedlings are bare root, so you probably won’t need a trailer to pick them up even if you order a lot! Also, qualities were limited from our nursery suppliers this year and sizes may be different than previous year. Be sure to read the description and let us know if we are missing on of your favorite species so we can try to include it in next year’s sale!
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No other SWCD in the state - possibly the country - is doing it, but Ashland SWCD had partnered with leading ag retailers to offer FIVE different precision conservation tools to Ashland County farmers with no out of pocket cost. Click to find out the details of this one-of-a-kind program!
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Ashland SWCD is excited to offer a new conservation stewardship certification program designed to recognize farmers for their conservation and sustainability practices. Click to find out the details on this program.
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Ashland SWCD is looking for sponsors for our 3rd annual Rain Beat on Main Street event! Click to find out more about how your organization or business can be one of our featured sponsors!
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Winter offers spectacular opportunities for rare photographic treasures of natural beauty. That’s why Ashland Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) is teaming up with Amanda Kiplinger from Crooked Creek Photos to host a winter photo walk on January 29 at the Hazel Willis Woods near Mifflin.
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