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Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCD)

SWCDs provide assistance to urban and agricultural land users. Their specialties are soil erosion prevention and water management.

SWCDs work with farmers through a voluntary cooperative agreement. Services include survey and design of:

  • grassed waterways

  • erosion control structures

  • surface and subsurface drainage

  • farm ponds

  • windbreaks

  • livestock waste management facilities

The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) assists districts in technical matters. SWCDs also sponsor a number of information and education programs, including no-till field days, pond clinics, forestry and wildlife field days and teacher conservation workshops. Many districts are also involved with Ohio youth through classroom visits, poster and essay contests and various other programs.

Each county SWCD is governed by a board of five locally elected landowners, who are familiar with the county’s resource needs and can deliver a tailor-made conservation program.

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