Coming Up: Pasture Walk
Interested in getting your pasture into tip top shape? Join us on Thursday July 17th for a stroll through our very own BJ Price's pastures. Ask questions and learn something new to bring back to your farm. We will have Bob Hendershot and Jarrod Hittle from ODA as our professional speakers. Both are well versed in grazing techniques to keep your animals as happy and healthy as they can be. The walk will be from 6-8 p.m. and make sure to wear your old shoes/boots! We will meet at 46 Kayler Rd. not quite all the way down the lane. Call us if you have any questions 937-456-5159.
Coming Up: Southwest Ohio Woodland Association Meeting
The meeting is July 20th & starts at 2p.m. The topics will be focused on black walnut trees and their products. We will be touring part of BJ Price's woods to get an idea of proper habitat and the management that goes into having a walnut plantation. BJ also processes black walnuts at his home! There is more to see than walnuts though. Come and find out for yourself!
Conservation Day Camp 2025 Recap
We'd like to extend a huge thank you to everyone who helped make our 10th-anniversary conservation camp a great success! To our counselors, campers, helpers, and volunteers—you are the reason this camp is what it is today.
A special thanks to the historical society for allowing us to use their facilities. The kids really enjoyed the various survival-themed stations this year, including fishing, first aid, hiking, axe throwing, archery, crafts, creeking, and wilderness survival. Despite the heat, we all had a fantastic time!
Delicious lunches each day kept our energy up, and it was wonderful to see the kids pulling in so many fish from the pond and cooling off in the creek. On the final day, we continued camp tradition with Mama Mac's pizza and signed one another's shirts to commemorate our amazing 10th anniversary.
We truly appreciate all your support and look forward to doing it again next year!
A special thanks to the historical society for allowing us to use their facilities. The kids really enjoyed the various survival-themed stations this year, including fishing, first aid, hiking, axe throwing, archery, crafts, creeking, and wilderness survival. Despite the heat, we all had a fantastic time!
Delicious lunches each day kept our energy up, and it was wonderful to see the kids pulling in so many fish from the pond and cooling off in the creek. On the final day, we continued camp tradition with Mama Mac's pizza and signed one another's shirts to commemorate our amazing 10th anniversary.
We truly appreciate all your support and look forward to doing it again next year!
Fishing Available at Woodland Trails with Permit
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife announced that Woodland Trails Wildlife Area’s Mystic Lake in Preble County will open to public fishing beginning on Thursday, July 3. The site is subject to special fishing regulations. Catch and release fishing on Mystic Lake will be available on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays between sunrise and sunset. Fishing at Mystic Lake is catch and release only, and barbless hooks are recommended. You will need to access the OLHAP (Ohio Landowner-Hunting Access Partnership) program online to obtain a permit. Only 10 permits will be allowed in a day. If you are interested please click on the link below and follow instructions to get signed up! Call if you have any questions. Those 17 and under can fish with a permitted adult without gaining a permit themselves.
Annual Financial Report Legal Notice
The 2024 Annual Financial Report of the Preble Soil and Water Conservation District has been completed. This report is now available for public inspection at the SWCD office located at 2789 US RT 35 E, West Alexandria, OH 45381 .
2024 Plat Books Now Available
The long-awaited 2024 Preble County Plat Books have arrived! They are available for sale now at the SWCD Office at 2789 US RT 35, halfway between Eaton and West Alexandria; and at the Land Use Management Office inside the Preble County Courthouse. $30 each including tax, and they include current aerial photographs as well as Historical Plat Maps from 1949.
Election Legal Notice
Election Notice
The Ohio Soil and Water Conservation Commission will cause an election of Supervisors of the Preble Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) to be held in accordance with Chapter 940 of the Ohio Revised Code. Individuals who own or occupy land within the Preble Soil and Water Conservation District and are 18 years of age or older may vote for Supervisor.
There are two ways an eligible voter can cast a ballot:
1.) At the SWCD office, 2789 US RT 35 E, West Alexandria, OH 45381, from 7/28/2025 until 8/25/2025 during normal business hours; or
2.) At the SWCD Annual Meeting, which will take place at Seedtime Acres, 759 Stephens Rd, West Manchester, OH 45382, on 8/26/2025 from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
4.) Voting absentee from 7/28/2025 until 8/25/2025, by requesting the ballot application and election ballot from the SWCD office at the following address: 2789 US RT 35 E, West Alexandria, OH 45381, by calling (937) 456-5159, or email [email protected]. Absentee ballots must be received by the SWCD office by 8/25/2025 at 3:30 p.m.
One Supervisor will be elected to a three‐year term commencing January 1, 2026 and ending December 31, 2028.
Nominees are:
The Ohio Soil and Water Conservation Commission will cause an election of Supervisors of the Preble Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) to be held in accordance with Chapter 940 of the Ohio Revised Code. Individuals who own or occupy land within the Preble Soil and Water Conservation District and are 18 years of age or older may vote for Supervisor.
There are two ways an eligible voter can cast a ballot:
1.) At the SWCD office, 2789 US RT 35 E, West Alexandria, OH 45381, from 7/28/2025 until 8/25/2025 during normal business hours; or
2.) At the SWCD Annual Meeting, which will take place at Seedtime Acres, 759 Stephens Rd, West Manchester, OH 45382, on 8/26/2025 from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
4.) Voting absentee from 7/28/2025 until 8/25/2025, by requesting the ballot application and election ballot from the SWCD office at the following address: 2789 US RT 35 E, West Alexandria, OH 45381, by calling (937) 456-5159, or email [email protected]. Absentee ballots must be received by the SWCD office by 8/25/2025 at 3:30 p.m.
One Supervisor will be elected to a three‐year term commencing January 1, 2026 and ending December 31, 2028.
Nominees are:
- Donald Hays
- Nathan Simmons