July 2008 "CONSERVATION NEWS"

Volume 65, Issue 3

• Annual Meeting Announcement
• Annual Meeting Speaker & Ticket Order Form
• Supervisor Bios
• Supervisor Election Procedures & Absentee Ballot Request Form
• Natural Resource 4-H Award Winners
• Experience Earth Day Camp
• Farm Less, Earn More with CRP

April 2008 "CONSERVATION NEWS"

Volume 65, Issue 2

• BMG Challenge
• Education - Poster Contest Winners
• Education - Poster Contest Honorable Mention, EE Day Camp, Educators' Workshop
• Delay Mowing
• Small Farm Environmental Awareness Program

January 2008 "CONSERVATION NEWS"

Volume 65, Issue 1

• Tree Seedling Sale Descriptions
• Tree Sale Order Form
• 2008 FISH FINGERLING SALE INFORMATION
• Fish Fingerling Sale
• Hot Conservation Topics
• Water Is Life upcoming Poster Contest
• PSWCD Calendar and Advertisers

October 2007 "CONSERVATION NEWS"

Volume 64, Issue4

• Conservation Farm of 2006
• Pickaway SWCD Banquet Highlights
• Pickaway SWCD Banquet Thank Yous
• State Winners in Art Contest
• EQIP 2008
• Nov-Jan Calendar

July 2007 "CONSERVATION NEWS"

Volume 64, Issue 3

• Pickaway SWCD Annual Meeting/Banquet
• 2008 Supervisor Election Information
• ART CONTEST Information
• ART CONTEST Rules & Entry Form
• ART CONTEST Ideas
• Experience Earth Wrap-up
• 4-H Natural Resource Winners
• Conservation Easements / Cover Crops / Scioto CREP Sign Up Now

April 2007 "CONSERVATION NEWS"

Volume 64, Issue 2

• Conservation Security Program Possibilities
• Soil & Water Stewardship Poster Contest Results
• Experience Earth & Teacher Workshop
• Equipment Rental & Ohio Department of Agriculture Seed Requirements
• PSWCD Calendar & Welcome Aaron Mosley
• Seeding Dates & Tree/Fish Sale Results

January 2007 "CONSERVATION NEWS"

Volume 64, Issue 1

• Tree Seedling Sale Information
• Tree Seedling Sale Descriptions page 1
• Tree Seedling Sale Descriptions page 2
• Additional information about Fish Fingerlings
• Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program
• Pickaway County Conservation Tour
• Jan - Apr Calendar & Newsletter Advertisers

October 2006 "CONSERVATION NEWS"

Volume 63, Issue 4

• Clutts Family Receives Conservation Farm of 2005
• PSWCD Annual Meeting Wrap-up
• PSWCD Calendar & Newsletter Advertisers
• PSWCD Hosts District 7 High School Land Judging

July 2006 "CONSERVATION NEWS"

Volume 63, Issue 3

• PSWCD Annual Meeting
• PSWCD Supervisor Election
• 4-H Natural Resource Award Winners
• Experience Earth Day Camp Successful
• Conservation Security Program
• Calendar and Advertisers

April 2006 "CONSERVATION NEWS"

Volume 63, Issue 2

• Water Wise - Soil & Water Stewardship Poster Contest
• Quail Habitat Buffer Program
• Education Opportunities
• Envirothon

January 2006 "CONSERVATION NEWS"

Volume 63, Issue 1

• 2006 EQIP
• Secondary Containment for Existing On-Farm Fertilizer Storage Tanks
• USDA Programs Information Meeting

October 2005 "CONSERVATION NEWS"

Volume 62, Issue 4

• Gabriel's Conservation Farm of 2004
• PSWCD Annual Meeting Summary
• PSWCD Calendar and New Poster Contest
• Annual Rye Grass

July 2005 "CONSERVATION NEWS"

Volume 62, Issue 3

• PSWCD Annual Meeting Speaker
• Candidates for Supervisor
• Natural Resources 4-H Winners
• Experience Earth Day Camp Wrap-Up
• Calendar of Events and Advertisements

April 2005 "CONSERVATION NEWS"

Volume 62, Issue 2

• EQIP & Soil Testing articles
• ODNR Wildfire Advisory
• ODNR Firewise
• Pickaway Co. Master Gardeners
• Calendar
• Chris Pancake
• Experience Earth Day Camp
• Educators' Workshop
• Forestry Camp
• Drill Rental
• Landowner/Contractor Workshop Update

January 2005 "CONSERVATION NEWS"

Volume 62, Issue 1

• Tree Descriptions
• EQIP 2005
• Calendar
• 2004 Pickaway SWCD Summary

October 2004 "CONSERVATION NEWS"

Volume 61, Issue 4

• Conservation Farm of 2003
• Annual Banquet/Election Wrap Up
• Calendar, New Employee
• Erosion Control Blanket
• Scioto River Watershed CREP
• Ohio Reforestation

July 2004 "CONSERVATION NEWS"

Volume 61, Issue 3

• Receive PSWCD Newsletter by Email
• Experience Earth Day Camp follow-up
• Natural Resource 4-H Project Winners

April 2004 "CONSERVATION NEWS"

Volume 61, Issue 2

• Pickaway Field Office Receives National Earth Team Award
• Pickaway Field Office Receives Honorary Chapter FFA Award
• 2004 EQIP Summary
• Circleville NRCS acquires GPS
• No-Till Checklist
• Logan Elm High School Metals Class Build Tree Planter for PSWCD

January 2004 "CONSERVATION NEWS"

Volume 61, Issue 1

• Links to Tree Information on the Web
• http://plantfacts.osu.edu
• http://plants.usda.gov

Volume 60, Issue 4

October 2003 "CONSERVATION NEWS"

• Conservation Farm of 2002
• Annual Meeting Review
• Experience Earth Camp Successful
• Technical Service Providers
• Providing Erosion Control Assistance

July 2003 "CONSERVATION NEWS"

Volume 60, Issue 3

• 4-H Natural Resources Winners

April 2003 "CONSERVATION NEWS"

Volume 60, Issue 2

• Building A Pond? STOP!
• Does Watering Lawns, Gardens, Flowers & Shrubs Help?
• Soil Test, Don't Guess!

January 2003 "CONSERVATION NEWS"

Volume 60, Issue 1

• Seedling Selection and Care
• Pickaway SWCD Lending Trunks

October 2002 "CONSERVATION NEWS"

Volume 59, Issue 4

• Conservation Farm of 2001
• Experience Earth Day Camp Wrap Up
• Prepare for Grass Waterway Installation in 2003
• Cover Crops After Corn
• 2002 Farm Bill Conservation Components
• Field Office Technical Guides Available Online

July 2002 "CONSERVATION NEWS"

Volume 59, Issue 3

• Envirothon
• 4-H Natural Resources Project Winners

APRIL 2002 "CONSERVATION NEWS"

Volume 59, Issue 2

• Check Laws Before Burning Outdoors
• A Guide For New Homebuyers, Homebuilders & Homeowners
• Ohio Drainage Laws

January 2002 "CONSERVATION NEWS"

Volume 59, Issue 1

• Windbreaks
• Seeding Dates

Pickaway County Local Work Group

     In the spring of 2003 a local work group (LWG) was established to provide input to the county through the PSWCD for program direction and selection criteria of applications for the Environmental Quality Incentive Program (EQIP). This was a strong effort for locally led programming and control.

     Using the LWG input and scoring criteria from the state level, Pickaway County was successful in getting six EQIP applications funded for a total of around $145,000.

     The applications were scored according to resource concerns addressed, conservation practices to be installed, and locations of concern for wildlife or water quality by watershed or progress with meeting total maximum daily load (TMDL) plan. Selection was begun with the top score and continued with the next high score until the money was gone. Actually twice the state gave additional money to Pickaway County.

     This winter the LWG will meet again to discuss the results of this past year and to refine input for future USDA programs as permitted and instructed.

     The LWG is made up of elected officials and agency people.

     Participants in the LWG are John Stevenson, County Commissioner; C. Randall Metzger, PSWCD Supervisor; Harvey Seitz, FSA County Committee Member; Robert Minshall, Pickaway Township Trustee; Ron Clifton, Muhlenberg Township Trustee; Jim Minor, Jackson Township Trustee; Don Lamb, FSA County Executive Director; Mike Estadt, OSU Extension County Agent; and Dan E. Garver, NRCS District Conservationist.

Local Work Group Minutes (click on date)

January 6, 2004

December 16, 2004

January 12, 2006

Point Adjustments

Priority Practices for Pickaway County

October 19, 2006

October 19, 2006 Point Adjustments