Cover crops are a valuable tool to improve soil health, reduce erosion and improve water quality. That’s why Ashland SWCD is working hard to put incentives for cover crop adoption into the hands of our county’s farmers. Healthy soil and clean water benefit everyone! Find out more details on these programs from Ashland SWCD Technician & Jerome Fork Watershed Coordinator Erica White.
Read MoreWest Holmes High School sophomore Garrett Houin recently partnered with Ashland SWCD to submit a Caring for Our Watersheds proposal to implement computer modeling in the Mohican Watershed in an attempt to reduce nutrient runoff and bacteria in our waterways. Now, he’s a top 10 finalist in the state and was awarded $1,000 to implement his plan. Find out more…
Read MoreSpring is the perfect time to stock your pond for hours of summer fun. But successful fish stocking also includes keeping your pond healthy. Urban & Education Specialist Becca Vales shares tips for keeping your pond healthy and your fish healthy, too.
Read MoreCover crops are like super heroes! Join Ashland SWCD at the first of our monthly Conservation Chats to learn how cover crops can help Cover Your Assets and protect your cropland! The event will feature details on Ashland SWCD’s 2021 cover crop cost-share opportunities, aerial seeding, interseeding and precision conservation crop modeling.
Read MoreSpring has given us her first tease! That means, folks will soon have the itch to garden! Come learn about the many benefits of rain gardens at our upcoming rain garden workshop on April 8!
Read MoreIn partnership with Ohio State University, Ashland SWCD will be providing access to the On-Field Ohio! phosphorus modeling tool at no cost to Ashland County farmers in 2021. The tool can help farmers explore how different management practices impact erosion and phosphorus loss from farm fields. Reduced nutrient loss is not only good for the environment, but it’s good for farmers’ bottom lines as well.
Read MoreAre you ready for some spring fishing? Join Ashland SWCD & Ashland County Park District for some Family Fishing Fun on May 8 at Byers Woods! Free youth fishing and lots of give-a-ways!
Read Moreike everything else this school year, Area 2’s Envirothon is going through same changes. This year’s event is going to be virtual. We’re hoping that you and your students will choose to represent Ashland County!
The program is available to high school students and reinforces a number of STEM concepts that you are covering in the classroom
Read MoreIt may not feel like it, but spring is just around the corner! Program Administrator Jane Houin shares several tips for preventing winter fish kill in your pond - including some items you can stock up on at our Ashland SWCD spring fish sale!
Read MoreWe’re excited to announce plans are underway for our 2nd annual Rain Beat on Main Street event - and we’re on the hunt for local artists to turn our rain barrels into unique works of art. Contact urban & education specialist Becca Vales for details!
Read MoreIt’s that time of year again! Ashland SWCD’s annual tree sale is underway! Urban & Education Specialist Becca Vales shares her thoughts on why trees might be the perfect addition to your ladscape.
Read MoreLooking for ways to make 2021 your most sustainable year yet? Consider installing a rain garden at your house!
Read MorePrecision conservation tools will once again be available for farmers in the Jerome Fork watershed with no out-of-pocket cost to producers. The application deadline is February 1; click for more details.
Read MoreAshland SWCD also leads Ashland County Planning, and the Planning Commission has set their meeting dates for 2021. As always, the public is invited to attend!
Read MoreThe Ashland SWCD Board has set their meeting dates for 2021. As always, the public is invited to attend and participate!
Read MoreAshland SWCD is excited to announce we will once again be partnering with leading ag retailers to put precision conservation tools in the hands of Ashland County farmers with no out of pocket cost to the producers. Click to learn more about these exciting state-of-the art tools that can improve your bottom line and minimize nutrient loss from your fields.
Read MoreAshland SWCD is excited to announce that they were recently selected by the Ashland County Community Foundation to receive grant funding for water quality testing equipment. Click to find out more about why this equipment is vital to our watershed health and how you can volunteer to collect data!
Read MoreAshland SWCD is excited to announce that we were selected by the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District as a recipient of a Partners in Watershed grant to purchase a cover crop interseeder for use in Ashland and surrounding counties. The interseeder will be available for use this spring for $5/acre for farmers within the MWCD’s jurisdictional boundaries and for $10/acre for those outside of the boundaries.
Read MoreAshland County farmers have until January 15 to apply for conservation cost-share funding through NRCS’s EQIP program. Ashland SWCD technician and Jerome Fork Watershed Coordinator Erica White is here to help you navigate the process.
Read MoreEveryone loves a white Christmas, but let’s shoot for white farm fields all winter, too, bu avoiding applying manure to frozen and snow covered fields. Program Administrator Jane Houin has the scoop.
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