February 2021 Newsletter & Preble SWCD Tree Sale
READ ALL ABOUT IT!! In our February 2021 "Conservation Comments" Newsletter, you'll find great information about:
Now that our newsletter, it's time to announce our annual Tree Seedling Sale! We have a great selections of tree seedlings available this year. All tree orders and payments made to: Preble SWCD are due by March 5th! We are unable to fulfill orders after this date, so please don't miss out on this sale!!
To download the newsletter, tree order form, and tree descriptions, simply click the links below for the PDF version to print or save.
- Tree species
- Scholarship information
- Current and future events
- Preble County Plat Book information
- and so much more!
Now that our newsletter, it's time to announce our annual Tree Seedling Sale! We have a great selections of tree seedlings available this year. All tree orders and payments made to: Preble SWCD are due by March 5th! We are unable to fulfill orders after this date, so please don't miss out on this sale!!
To download the newsletter, tree order form, and tree descriptions, simply click the links below for the PDF version to print or save.
ATTENTION COLLEGE STUDENTS OF PREBLE COUNTY: |
Conservation Day Camp 2021 Camp Counselors NEEDED! |
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Preble SWCD will be awarding one college student a $1,000 scholarship for the Fall 2021 term! Here are the qualifications:
All completed applications and supporting documents are due to the Preble SWCD office: 2789 us Rt. 35 E., West Alexandria, OH 45381 by April 2nd, 2021 at 3:30 p.m. Late applications will not be considered. You can download the scholarship application by clicking the button below. For more information or questions, please call the office at (937) 456-5159 or email Kate at katesills@prebleswcd.org. Don't miss this opportunity! |
Preble County 9th-12th grade students, and college students, this is for you!
*7th-8th grade students are welcome to sign up as Junior Counselors! Interested students must fill out an application to be considered. 
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9-Element NPS-IS Plan Preparation for Aukerman Creek Watershed
Written by: BJ Price
The Preble Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) is please to announce that we have received a grant to prepare a 9-Element Nonpoint Source Implementation Strategy (NPS-IS) plan for the Aukerman Creek watershed in Preble County. Aukerman Creek empties into Twin Creek northeast of Gratis and drains an area extending northwest from Gratis to the vicinity of Yost Road and St Rt 122, and extending southwest from Gratis as far as Platt Road. This highly competitive grant, funded by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), is one-of-a-kind exclusively for the watersheds in the Ohio River basin.
The purpose of the 9-Element NPS-IS Plan is to improve water quality by identifying and evaluating sources of impairment such as: agricultural runoff, stream channel modification, sedimentation, and excessive nutrients; and determine what water quality goals, restoration methods, and conservation practices are needed. The 9-Element Plan will identify and prioritize the watershed critical areas and describe restoration and management measures to address those areas. To ensure the success of the plan, the Ohio EPA encourages cooperation with local community members who can help to develop and implement the watershed restoration and protection strategies.
Preble SWCD will partner with Environmental Solutions AQ, a local environmental consultant, in drafting the plan. The project timeframe will be from November 1, 2020 to May 31, 2021. Interested parties are also encouraged to visit this website for additional information about the program and details of a 9-Element plan. You can contact Preble SWCD at (937) 456-5159 for more information.
The purpose of the 9-Element NPS-IS Plan is to improve water quality by identifying and evaluating sources of impairment such as: agricultural runoff, stream channel modification, sedimentation, and excessive nutrients; and determine what water quality goals, restoration methods, and conservation practices are needed. The 9-Element Plan will identify and prioritize the watershed critical areas and describe restoration and management measures to address those areas. To ensure the success of the plan, the Ohio EPA encourages cooperation with local community members who can help to develop and implement the watershed restoration and protection strategies.
Preble SWCD will partner with Environmental Solutions AQ, a local environmental consultant, in drafting the plan. The project timeframe will be from November 1, 2020 to May 31, 2021. Interested parties are also encouraged to visit this website for additional information about the program and details of a 9-Element plan. You can contact Preble SWCD at (937) 456-5159 for more information.
2021 Preble County Plat Book
Now Available!
The long-awaited 2021 Preble County Plat Books have arrived! They are available for sale now at the new 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. $25 each, and they include current aerial photographs as well as Historical Plat Maps from 1912.
