Pickaway Soil and Water Conservation District
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Pickaway Soil and Water
Conservation District

Our mission is to encourage and assist the people of Pickaway County in applying conservation practices which conserve, preserve, and protect our natural resources for present and future generations.

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NOTICE: Our next regularly scheduled board meeting will take place February 14 at 8 a.m. in the Service Center conference room.


Tree Sale & Fish Sale

Click on the images below to go to the tree sale and fish sale pages.
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Adult Workshops

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Register Here
There’s a MAP for That - Thursday, March 23 @ 6 p.m.
 

Heads up! Pickaway SWCD and GIS are partnering to host a workshop on Thursday, March 23, 2023 at the Pickaway County Library. The workshop will show attendees how to utilize the free resources on Web Soil Survey and the Pickaway County Auditors and GIS Websites. Attendees will learn how to conduct parcel and property searches, research soil types and other property characteristics, and more. These websites are both handy to know how to use and free to anyone with a computer and internet, and we plan to show you how to use them! We will be meeting in the computer room at the library at 6 p.m. There will be spots for 10 people to use the computers in the room. If others would like to come and bring their own laptop, that will be an option as well. We plan for the workshop to last around an hour and a half in the evening.
RSVP by emailing katerina-sharp@pickawayswcd.org or by calling the office at 740-477-1693.

Pickaway County Ag Day

Over 800 fourth grade students learned about livestock, crops, ag careers, soil conservation, pollinators, and farm machinery from 180 FFA students at this year's Ag Day on Friday, September 30. 🚜🐷🌱🐝🌽
Thank You to:
  • Pickaway Agriculture and Event Center for allowing us to use their space. 
  • Rural King Supply for donating bottled water for everyone at the event. 
  • The farmers who volunteered their time and equipment during harvest.
  • Pickaway County Community Foundation - Farm Bureau fund and Ag fund (sponsor)
  • South Central Power Co. (sponsor)
  • Cargill (sponsor)
  • Farm Credit Mid-America (sponsor)
  • Kingston National Bank (sponsor)

Partnering to Host Ag Day:
  • Pickaway County Farm Bureau
  • Pickaway Soil & Water Conservation District
  • Circleville-PRCTC FFA
  • Logan Elm FFA
  • Teays Valley FFA
  • Westfall FFA

Annual Meeting & Banquet

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Thank you to everyone who joined us for our joint Pickaway Soil & Water Conservation District and Pickaway County Farm Bureau Annual Meeting & Banquet on September 7 at Flora and Field. We had a great evening!
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2022 Conservationist of the Year

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 2021 award recipient Keith Peters and Pickaway SWCD Board President Jonathan Lohstroh presented the award to the Gifford Family.
The Pickaway Soil and Water Conservation District would like to offer a huge congratulations to the Gifford Family for being chosen as the Pickaway SWCD 2022 Conservationists of the Year!

The Gifford Family have been with our organization as cooperators since 1988. Since their first commitment to establish conservation methods on their farms, they have installed over 54,200 feet of sub surface drainage tile systems on different farms and almost 300 acres of the Conservation Enhancement Reserve Program of warm season grasses along the Scioto River. Other various methods of conservation include installing filter strips, planting cover crops and implementing a Nutrient Management Plan. One of the family members has also worked with our office on the construction of waterways as a contractor.

Our office has enjoyed working with the Gifford Family for the past several years, and we are excited to continue working with them to conserve our natural resources here in Pickaway County.


Soil & Water Stewardship Poster Contest

Student posters were judged in 4 different categories: K-1st Grade, 2nd-3rd Grade, 4th-6th Grade, and 7th-9th Grade.
​A panel of judges viewed all the posters and the top placing posters are featured below. Great work, students!
Learn more about the poster contest here: 
www.pickawayswcd.org/poster-contest

2021 Annual Report (End of Year Review)

Our annual report looks back on many of the big things we accomplished in 2021, including lots of great photos and data. ​
​We’ve had another busy year!
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Pickaway SWCD celebrated its 75 Year Anniversary in 2019!
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​Click on the image to learn about our history, how we came to be, and the changes we've made over the years.

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Follow us on Facebook to keep up with the latest news and events, see what our staff is working on, and for conservation facts! @ Pickaway Soil & Water Conservation District

Pickaway SWCD  |  110 Island Rd., Suite D, Circleville, Ohio 43113  |  Phone: 740-477-1693