Forestry Workshop on Tuesday, September 10, 2024
The Preble Soil and Water Conservation District has partnered with the Preble County Historical Society and our friends from ODNR to bring a free forestry workshop to our backyard. There will be food to begin, followed by the program. We will be hiking and taking a wagon ride across the property to explore the diverse landscape and features the Historical Farm has to offer. Mike Saylor (ODNR—Division of Wildlife) and Justin Law (ODNR—Service Forester for our area) will be joining to help explain wildlife and forest processes taking place where a crop field has transitioned to forest. We will also provide a historical tour of the site of a former water-powered sawmill.
The workshop begins with a free dinner at 5:30 p.m. and will conclude around 8:00 p.m.
Please RSVP by Friday, September 6th so we can have a headcount for wagon rides and food
Call our office to RSVP at 937-456-5159
The workshop begins with a free dinner at 5:30 p.m. and will conclude around 8:00 p.m.
Please RSVP by Friday, September 6th so we can have a headcount for wagon rides and food
Call our office to RSVP at 937-456-5159
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Fish Sale Underway for 2024
Our Annual Fish Sale is going on now! We have a large selection of fish species and sizes available. This year, we are offering 8-10” Jumbo Yellow Perch and 8-10” Largemouth Bass for the first time ever. You can also find out more information about each species and stocking rates on the back of
the order form. Order forms and payment to: Preble SWCD are due Friday, September 13th. The pick-up date for fish orders is Wednesday, October 9th at 2:00 p.m. Please be on time but don’t be too early. Reminder postcards for the pick-up will be mailed in late September. Please mail your form and payment to: 2789 US Rt. 35 E., West Alexandria, OH 45381. Additional forms are available in our office or click here
the order form. Order forms and payment to: Preble SWCD are due Friday, September 13th. The pick-up date for fish orders is Wednesday, October 9th at 2:00 p.m. Please be on time but don’t be too early. Reminder postcards for the pick-up will be mailed in late September. Please mail your form and payment to: 2789 US Rt. 35 E., West Alexandria, OH 45381. Additional forms are available in our office or click here
Tree Sale Coming Soon!
We have the trees and plants ordered for the upcoming tree sale in 2025. We have some new additions and some customer favorites returning for 2025. Keep an eye out for the new order form! Here is a preview of the plants we will be offering. You asked and we listened; the most requested tree in 2024 was the sugar maple. We have added it for sale as well as; white flowering dogwood, bald cypress, and tulip poplar. Please call or come into the office with any questions you may have! We look forward to the next tree sale.
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.
Annual Financial Report Legal Notice
The 2023 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 .
Time has come once more for our annual Milkweed Pod Collection! We have partnered again with the Ohio Pollinator Habitat Initiative in efforts to support the Monarch butterfly. This year the mission is more critical than ever, as the Monarch was declared an endangered species in July. A large part of the species' decline is due to decrease in Milkweed plant populations, as Monarch caterpillars cannot survive without Milkweed. You can help by gathering Milkweed pods this fall, and donating them from September 1st through November 15th. A pod that is ready to be donated should be dry, gray to brown in color, and placed in a brown paper bag labeled with the date and county name. Green pods that still have white sap inside are not yet ready for harvest.
Cooperators giving seeds may drop them off at the collection bin conveniently located in the District office lobby, which is open Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Pods collected through this program will be distributed for plantings across the state, and will also be available for local pick-up. Those interested in receiving Milkweed seeds may stop inside the office to receive packets free of charge. We appreciate your contributions for this important conservation mission!
Cooperators giving seeds may drop them off at the collection bin conveniently located in the District office lobby, which is open Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Pods collected through this program will be distributed for plantings across the state, and will also be available for local pick-up. Those interested in receiving Milkweed seeds may stop inside the office to receive packets free of charge. We appreciate your contributions for this important conservation mission!