The Dirt on Conservation: Time to award those who have conserved natural resources
Over the next few months, soil and water conservation districts will be having their annual meetings and open houses. These events will showcase all the conservation activities within the district for the past year.
Grassed waterways: A reminder from nature that management still needed
This is the time of year when harvest begins, and farmers become aware of where erosion and gullying is under way in their fields...
The Dirt On Conservation: A bicentennial tribute to agriculture
This summer, the Coshocton Soil and Water Conservation District partnered with the Pomerene Center for the Arts and the farming community for a special project this summer. This project was done in honor of Coshocton’s bicentennial and agriculture’s prominent and enduring place in our county history.
Older mines leave environmental problems behind, but hope is renewed
Everyone likes a success story, and when Maggie Corder from Jefferson SWCD wrote a couple of weeks ago about the things that were done...
Why are there spiderwebs in my tree?
The fall webworm is native to North America and is common from Canada into Mexico. Learn why their webs are more noticeable during fall.
Do you know what’s in your water?
t's hard to beat a cold glass of clear refreshing water to quench your thirst. I've been drinking a lot of water to beat the heat and I imagine you have too.
The formation of a watershed group helped save eastern Ohio resources
With its natural beauty and high water quality, Yellow Creek watershed is one of eastern Ohio’s best kept secrets. Encompassing 234 square miles, it...
Landowners, prepare for storms, because you know they’re coming
What is with this rain? I have never seen this kind of rain before. We are getting 100-year rain events every year — how...
If you care about the environment, then you take care of it in the...
Summertime is here, and with it comes a tradition — the Conservation Camp! Many of Ohio’s 88 soil and water conservation districts sponsor these...
Farmers, don’t be caught off guard
Attention, all livestock producers: Ohio is changing. The days of “don’t worry about it until someone complains” is not such a good idea anymore....
