Soil and Water Conservation District

SWCD meets March 25

Mar 17, 2021

Wabasha County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) will hold its regular board meeting on Thursday, March, 25, at 8:15 a.m. at the County Board Room, 625 Jefferson Ave. Wabasha. Attendees should call the office beforehand at 651-560-2053 for information as attendance physically and by...

SWCD meets on Feb. 25

Feb 17, 2021

Wabasha County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) will hold their regular board meeting on Thursday, Feb. 25 at 8:15 a.m. in the Courthouse Board Room at 625 Jefferson Ave. Wabasha. People who are intesterested in attending should call the office at 651-560-2053 for information as...

SWCD meeting is Nov. 19

Nov 11, 2020

Wabasha County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) will hold their regular board meeting on Thursday, Nov. 19, at 1 p.m. at the Criminal Justice Center EOC Room, 848 17th Street East. Wabasha, MN People who want to attend are asked call the office at 651-560-2053 for information as...

Wabasha County SWCD meets Sept. 24

Sep 16, 2020

Wabasha County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) will hold their regular board meeting on Thursday, Sept. 24, at 8:15 a.m. The meeting will be held in the County Courthouse Conference Room at 625 Jefferson Avenue in Wabasha People who plan to attend should call the office at 651-560-...

Miller producing soil health interview series

Dec 26, 2019

Melendy Miller is working on a project to learn what progressive farmers in Wabasha County are doing to improve soil health. This work was supported by a grant from the Minnesota Division of the Izaak Walton League of America (Ikes) Upper Mississippi River Initiative. The grant was secured by...

Multi-county watershed planning underway

Jun 5, 2019

In 2018, the Zumbro River watershed was awarded a planning grant by the Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) for the One Watershed, One Plan (1W1P) program. The goal of 1W1P is to align local water planning on major watershed boundaries with state strategies towards prioritized,...

Letter: Introducing SWCD candidates, mission

Oct 25, 2018

Every time election year rolls around, I unfailingly hear… “What is the Soil and Water Conservation District?” at least once or see someone post the question on Facebook. We are increasing our efforts at public awareness and hopefully more and more people get to know us. This year, the Wabasha...

SWCD offers free tests for nitrates in water

May 24, 2018

The Wabasha Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) is offering free testing for nitrates in water. People who would like their water tested can bring eight ounces of water to the SWCD office at 611 Broadway Ave., Ste. 10, Wabasha. Samples can be in glass or plastic containers including...

SWCD trees ready for pickup

Apr 20, 2017

Trees ordered through the Wabasha County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) will be available for pick up starting Wednesday, April 19, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Some trees and shrubs available; people can call Jen at 651-565-4673, ext. 109 to check on availability. Tree pick up will be at...

Wary of precedent, Wabasha County Board declines bikers' shoulder paving request

Nov 23, 2016

At their regular meeting on November 15, in a 4-1 vote, the Wabasha County Board of Commissioners denied a 100+ signature petition request to pave the shoulders of County Highway 30 (Hiawatha Drive). All Commissioners were present, along with County Administrator Michael Plante and County Attorney...