News & Updates
Water Quality Wednesdays
As water quality concerns remain, so do opportunities for reviewing the current research and considering adopting practices that work for your situation. Join The Ohio State University Extension-Water Quality Team and guest speakers for a webinar series discussing...
Now Hiring!
Paulding Soil & Water Conservation District is currently Hiring for a Full Time District Technician. Responsibilities of the position include: providing technical/engineering assistance, agriculture cost-share program administration, and assisting in county ditch...
Let’s go Outside!
This fall we have been blessed with amazing weather! I hope that everyone is taking the opportunity to go outside for awhile each day! Nowadays we are spending more and more time inside, in front of technology. Admit it, you have an extra minute you pop on social...
Milkweed Seed Pod Collection Underway
Pollinators such as bees and monarch butterfly populations are in decline. Loss of habitat is one of the leading reasons for this. Pollinators are important because they are responsible for 1/3 of our food supply- or 1 in 3 bites of food you eat! They move pollen from...
Conservation Classic Golf Scramble a success
The 2nd Annual Conservation Classic Golf Scramble was held at the Auglaize Golf Club on Friday, September 11th. 16 teams registered for the event. Tee off was at 12 noon and the annual banquet immediately following the golf event. Community business support provided...
2020 Cooperator of the Year
Each year, the Ohio Federation of Soil & Water Districts sponsors an award known as the Cooperator of the Year. This award is given to an individual or farm operation who has shown a commitment to the installation of conservation practices through participation in...
Paulding SWCD Board of Supervisors Election
The Paulding Soil & Water Conservation District has been working with public and private landowners to safeguard natural resources and promote conservation for 71 years. The Paulding SWCD seeks to serve the residents of Paulding County in the areas of technical...
Field to Lake: Twilight Open House
The Field to Lake Twilight Open House was held on Tuesday, August 4, 2020 and featured the farming conservation practice Drainage Water Management Structures. The goal of the event was to bring agricultural producers into the field and see the structures in place, how...
Field to Lake Twilight Open House
Paulding Soil and Water Conservation District is working in collaboration with The Ohio State University, the Conservation Action Program (CAP) and the Nature Conservancy to bring you the Field to Lake Twilight Open House. This program will feature water control...
Conservation Classic Golf Scramble and Annual Banquet
The 2nd Annual Conservation Classic Golf Scramble and Annual Banquet will be held on Friday, September 11th at the Auglaize Golf Club. The outing begins at noon with dinner and elections to follow. Register your team today and join us for this fun outing! Only...
Lower Auglaize Watershed Land Owner Assistance Program
Paulding SWCD is looking to help landowners implement conservation projects and practices in their fields. Funding for these projects may be available. Efforts are focused on the watersheds that drain to the Auglize River these include the following creeks: Blue,...
Nutrient Application Program Available at Paulding SWCD
Thanks to a grant through the United States EPA, Paulding SWCD now has a subsurface nutrient application program available to local producers. Acres are not limited to Paulding County, as producers from Van Wert or Defiance...