822 Fair Road   -   Sidney, OH 45365   -   (937) 492-6520, ext. 114   -   FAX: (937) 492-7604

WHO ARE WE? 

Last updated: May 1, 2008

  • A legally organized subdivision of the state of Ohio located within the same boundaries as Shelby County, Ohio.
  • An organization responsible for the promotion of the conservation and development of natural resources within Shelby County with special emphasis on soil and water, and for providing assistance to landowners with the planning and application of conservation practices on their land.
  • An organization that receives funding from the State of Ohio through the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Soil & Water Conservation, and from the Shelby County Commissioners.
     
MISSION STATEMENT
Providing Leadership, Education, and Technical Assistance In Natural Resource Conservation 
To The Citizens of Shelby County.

 

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  • Meet the staff
  • Helpful information
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    • Environmental Education
    • Tree and Fish Sales
    • Digital Soil Survey
    • Grassed Waterways/Wetlands
    • Manure Nutrient Management
    • Pollution Abatement
    • CNMP Development
    • Natural Resources Conservation Service Programs
    • Conservation Reserve Program/Filter Strips/EQIP
    • Forestry Field Day
    • Urban Conservation
    • Scholarships
    • Loramie Valley Alliance
    • Upper Great Miami River Project
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  • Updated Calendar of Events (updated)
  • Champaign Pasture Grazing Walk
  • Conservation Day Camp
  • Forestry Camp Scholarships available
  • College Scholarships
  • Shelby County Fair
  • Applefest 2008

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    • Protect your operation with information
    • Spreader Calibration 
    • Manure Nutrient Management
    • Many Choices in Conservation Programs
    • CREP
    • CRP
    • Ohio Pond Management Handbook
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    • Where does your precipitation go?
    • Water is Life
    • Earth Day Reminder
    • Brad Lenhart moves on
    • Kudos to Manure Applicators
    • Northwest Ohio Home to Rare Ecosystem
    • Scholarships encourage Conservation Careers

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    • Homeowner/Buyer Guide
    • The Groundcover
    • Service Lists
    • For Sale
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    • Conservation Day Camp
    • How can I Help?
    • Food Web Detective
    • Full Forestry Camp Scholarships Available
    • Apply now for Shelby SWCD college scholarships
    • How Much Do You Know About Ohio Agriculture?
    • Ohio’s Peregrine Falcons!!  
    • Kids Web Pages
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  • Links to Various Conservation Related Web Sites.
Click here to view our Conservation Links Page!
 

Check out these related web sites:


The Loramie Valley Alliance web site at: http://www.loramievalleyalliance.org

The Conservation Reserve Program web site at: www.fsa.usda.gov/FSA/webapp?area=home&subject=copr&topic=landing

The National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System: http://www.epa.gov/npdes/afovirtualcenter

 

Please send all comments to Sandy Hoelscher by e-mail at
sandy-hoelscher@oh.nacdnet.org


 

The Shelby Soil & Water Conservation District is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination in its programs on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, and marital or familial status.