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Programs

Buffer Program

an estimated 110,000 acres of land for water quality buffer strips statewide. See if this applies tor your land.

Construction Site Erosion Control

When stormwater drains off a construction site, it carries sediment and other pollutants that harm lakes, streams and wetlands…

Education Programs

Metro Area Envirothon, Outdoor Classrooms at Local Schools, Outstanding Conservationists and more.

Tree Program

The SWCD sells bare-root tree and shrub seedlings, and native prairie seed mixes every year. We start taking orders in the fall of the yea…

Urban Conservation Practices

Environmentally Friendly Landscaping, Rain Gardens, Shoreline Restorations, and more.

Wetland Conservation Act

An estimated 11 million acres of wetland areas have been lost over the past 100 years, leaving only about 7.5 million acres….