We Have Mooooved!
The Preble SWCD office has officially moved to our West Alexandria location! That's right, we are now located on the north side of the road next door to Long's Truck and Trailer, between Eaton and West Alex. Here's the address:
2789 US Rt. 35 East
West Alexandria, OH 45381
Our phone number remains 937-456-5159 and our hours of operation are 7:00 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. One exciting piece of information with this move.... Our office is OPEN TO THE PUBLIC! Please stop in to see us, our new building, and all of the conservation information you can find.
For questions or concerns, please call our office or email Kate at katesills@prebleswcd.org
2789 US Rt. 35 East
West Alexandria, OH 45381
Our phone number remains 937-456-5159 and our hours of operation are 7:00 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. One exciting piece of information with this move.... Our office is OPEN TO THE PUBLIC! Please stop in to see us, our new building, and all of the conservation information you can find.
For questions or concerns, please call our office or email Kate at katesills@prebleswcd.org
Fish Pick-Up Information |
OPHI Milkweed Collection |
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Just a reminder to those who have ordered fish from our 2020 Fish Fingerling Sale:
Pick-up will be Wednesday, October 7th at 2:00 p.m. Please note, we will not be able to pass out orders UNTIL 2:00 p.m. The pick-up location is our new office building: 2789 US Rt. 35 E, West Alex. For more information about directions, please give us a call and we can direct you! There will be signs posted in the parking lot to direct traffic, so please be on the lookout! For any other questions or concerns, please call our office or email Kate at katesills@prebleswcd.org. We thank you for your order! |
Got milkweed? Perfect, bring them to us! We are currently hosting a milkweed pod collection at our office, sponsored by the Ohio Pollinator Habitat Initiative. This program allows us to distribute free milkweed packets throughout the year. The Monarchs and other pollinators would greatly appreciate your donation!
Some tips before picking and packaging milkweed pods: 1. Make sure the pods are dry, and grayish-brown in color. The seeds in green pods will not be viable! (If they're popped open, gently place a rubber band around them to keep them closed) 2. Store the pods in paper bags or netted sacks. Plastic bags create a lot of moisture. 3. Store the pods in a dry location until you drop them off at our office! A big green trashcan with the Monarch sign will greet you at the door. For any other questions about milkweed and the collection, please click here: MILKWEED COLLECTION |
Hueston Woods is offering Virtual Field Trips to anyone who is interested! Naturalists Shawn and Kathryn Conner are able to provide organized groups from Pre-K to senior citizens with free virtual educational programs about outdoor topics, such as wildlife, plant-life, outdoor recreation activities, and more! They are very knowledgeable and enthusiastic about their work and the environment, so you don't want to miss out on this opportunity.
Please see the attached flyer for more details about the programs and how to request a live or recorded video. 
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71st Preble SWCD Annual Meeting
We hosted our 71st Annual Meeting on September 3rd, and what a meeting it was! Everyone gathered together in the beautiful, historic barn on Jerry and Peggy Chabrian's property in West Alexandria, OH. The evening was bright and warm, without a rain cloud in sight. Voting for our Board of Supervisors Election took place just before everyone enjoyed a delicious, free meal served by Charlotte's Catering. Jerry and Peggy Chabrian kicked off the meeting by discussing the history of the barn, as well as the Morningstar North Airport and headquarters for Women in Aviation, which are located on the property.
After dinner, attendees enjoyed a wonderful presentation by Randall Reeder, a Will Rogers impressionist. Randall talked about agriculture, the world today, and performed some funny skits in true Will Rogers fashion!
Two special awards were given out that evening. Steve Vanzant was honored as the 2020 Outstanding Cooperator, and Dan Hays was inducted into the Conservation Hall of Fame. Congratulations to these great people!
BJ Price led the crowd through a Preble County Trivia game, and prizes were raffled off toward the end of the night.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we were unable to announce election results at the end of the meeting. An official Ohio Department of Agriculture representative was not able to attend our meeting due to ODA's health safety guidelines. Ballots were, instead, counted on September 4th. Mike Broermann and Kip Denlinger were re-elected to serve another term, starting January 1st, 2020.
Thank you to Jerry and Peggy Chabrian for all of their time and effort making the barn into a fantastic meeting space, Charlotte Akers and her staff for making a great meal for everyone to enjoy, and Randall Reeder for enlightening the crowd through Will Rogers wisdom and humor. A special thank you to Jim Meeks and Jamie Beneke for running in our Supervisor election. Lastly, we would like to thank all of our customers and cooperators for their support and partnership. We cannot wait to see you all next year for our 72nd Annual Meeting!
After dinner, attendees enjoyed a wonderful presentation by Randall Reeder, a Will Rogers impressionist. Randall talked about agriculture, the world today, and performed some funny skits in true Will Rogers fashion!
Two special awards were given out that evening. Steve Vanzant was honored as the 2020 Outstanding Cooperator, and Dan Hays was inducted into the Conservation Hall of Fame. Congratulations to these great people!
BJ Price led the crowd through a Preble County Trivia game, and prizes were raffled off toward the end of the night.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we were unable to announce election results at the end of the meeting. An official Ohio Department of Agriculture representative was not able to attend our meeting due to ODA's health safety guidelines. Ballots were, instead, counted on September 4th. Mike Broermann and Kip Denlinger were re-elected to serve another term, starting January 1st, 2020.
Thank you to Jerry and Peggy Chabrian for all of their time and effort making the barn into a fantastic meeting space, Charlotte Akers and her staff for making a great meal for everyone to enjoy, and Randall Reeder for enlightening the crowd through Will Rogers wisdom and humor. A special thank you to Jim Meeks and Jamie Beneke for running in our Supervisor election. Lastly, we would like to thank all of our customers and cooperators for their support and partnership. We cannot wait to see you all next year for our 72nd Annual Meeting!
Preble SWCD
Board of Supervisors
Election Results
The results are in from our Board of Supervisors election!
Congratulations to Mike Broermann and Kip Denlinger on their re-election to the Board! We are looking forward to working with you for another term.
Thank you to all of our candidates for running in this year's election. We hope you will consider running again in the future!
Congratulations to Mike Broermann and Kip Denlinger on their re-election to the Board! We are looking forward to working with you for another term.
Thank you to all of our candidates for running in this year's election. We hope you will consider running again in the future!