Stories of Healthy Soil & Clean Water

Bartlett Durand of Central States Water Environment Association.

McHenry-Lake SWCD to host nutrient trading workshop Wednesday January 15

Find out how to get paid for conservation agriculture through nutrient trading during a workshop featuring Bartlett Durand of the Central States Water Environment Association 12:30-2pm Wednesday January 15 at the McHenry County Farm Bureau, 1102 McConnell Road, Woodstock. Attend this lunch workshop to discover how municipal wastewater treatment districts will pay for conservation agriculture practices... Continue reading

Will County pushes for conservation with local food production and processing

On Thursday, November 21, the Will County Board adopted a resolution urging creation of a systems approach for increasing the supply of “locally produced/processed foods to complement global supply chains that may be disrupted in emergency events.” Will County Board Chair Judy Ogalla (R-Monee) spearheaded passage of the resolution.  The sole farmer on Will County’s... Continue reading

AISWCD 4Q 2024 grant update

Ashley Curran, Grants Manager for the Association of Illinois Soil & Water Conservation Districts, sends an update on grants the association is working on in service of our local SWCDs and our efforts towards healthy soil and cleaner water . . .  NRCS-SWCD Contribution Agreement Extension – FY25 is off to a good start. Most...