Richland Soil & Water

Raising Richland Community Garden Summit
2023-03-16 17:30 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Kingwood Center Gardens, 50 Trimble Rd., Mansfield, OH, 44906, United States
Join us and partners for a wonderful evening of everything gardening! Learn more about gardening from speakers and exhibitors. Stop by our table to get information about native plants, learn more about native plants and pick up a free packet of milkweed seeds. There are activities for adults and children. Free and open to the public. Learn more about rain gardens, pollinators, and native plants at https://richlandswcd.net/residential/programs/

Board Supervisor Meeting
2023-03-15 09:00, 2023-02-15 09:00 | Longview Center, 1495 W. Longview Avenue, Mansfield, OH, 44906, United States
Board Supervisor meetings are open to the public and held in the Richland SWCD Conference Room 258. Please contact Erica Thomas, Director, before the meeting if you wish to attend.

Pond Fish Sale
2023-03-13 00:00 - 2023-04-13 23:59 | OH
2023 Spring Pond Fish Sale

Order Deadline: Thursday, April 13, 2023

Pick-up on Friday, April 21, 2023 at the Richland County Fairgrounds, 10:00—11:00 a.m.Address: 750 Home Road N., Mansfield, OH 44906 (Look for us in the Horse Barn near the East Gate)

Important Reminders

Bring suitable containers with unscented poly liner with twine to close the bag and hold the oxygen to keep the fish alive during transport. (Example: 5 gallon bucket with a heavy duty trash bag). A lid will not work and Fender’s will not provide boxes, plastic bags, twine, or twist ties.

Fill each container 1/3 full with water from your own pond that you plan on stocking the fish. (5 gallons per 100 fingerlings or 1,000 minnows ordered)

If White Amurs are ordered, bring a separate container and plan no more than 2 Amurs per 5 gallon container.

Please help unload and load your containers to help expedite delivery.

Minimum order is $20.00.

Guidelines

Recommended Stocking Rates for New or Renovated Ponds

Note: Numbers indicate number of fish to stock per acre.

Stocking CombinationBassBluegillRedearCatfishBass – Bluegill100500Bass – Bluegill – Catfish100500100Bass – Redear100500Bass – Bluegill – Redear100350150Bass – Bluegill – Redear – Catfish100350150100

White Amur Stocking Recommendations

% of Submerged Plants in Pond# of Amurs Needed per Acre of Pond0–20%None20–40%540–60%10

Purchase Fish

Note: All sales final with no guarantee of survival. To ensure the best survival rate of your new fish, please pick them up at the specified pick up date and time and immediately transfer them to your pond/lake. Minimum order is $20.00.

Mid-Ohio Small Farms Conference
2023-03-11 08:30 - 15:00 | OH
The theme for this year’s Mid-Ohio Small Farm Conference is “Sowing Seeds for Success.”

Stop by and see us and the United States Department of Agriculture-Natural Resources Conservation Service-Richland County (USDA-NRCS) to learn about services we provide to producers like soil tests, site recommendations, pond education, rainwater usage/capturing.

Conference session topics are geared to beginning and small farm owners as well as to farms looking to diversify their operation. There will be five different conference tracks including: Farm Office, Horticulture and Produce Production, Livestock, Agritourism/ Marketing, Natural Resources.

Some conference topic highlights include: How to purchase our family farm, food animal processing, bee keeping, sweet corn, blueberry and pumpkin production, small ruminant nutrition, agritourism laws, fruit tree pruning and cut flower diseases.

Anyone interested in developing, growing or diversifying their small farm is invited to attend including market gardeners, farmers market vendors, and anyone interested in small farm living.

Attendees will have the opportunity to browse a trade show featuring the newest and most innovative ideas and services for their farming operation. The conference provides an opportunity to talk with the vendors and network with others.

For conference and registration call OSU Extension Morrow County 419-947-1070, or OSU Extension Knox County 740-397-0401.

Please follow this link for conference details and to register: https://go.osu.edu/2023osusmallfarmconf

Pond Clinic
2023-03-07 17:00 - 19:00 | Cooke Family Wildlife Conservation Park, llc, 4774 OH-13, Shiloh, Ohio, 44878, United States
Hosted by Richland, Morrow, Knox, and Ashland Soil & Water Conservation Districts

Guest Speaker: Steve Fender, Fender’s Fish Hatchery

New and established pond owners can ask questions and get information

Free* Open to Public * Light Refreshments

Order fish for your pond from Richland SWCD for April 21 pick-up at the Richland County Fairgrounds at 10:00 am

Pond information available at https://richlandswcd.net/stormwater-drainage/ponds/

Office Closed for Staff Development
2023-02-21 00:00 - 23:59 | OH

Office Closed in Observance of Presidents Day
2023-02-20 00:00 - 23:59 | OH

Let’s Taco 'bout Stormwater Permitting
2023-02-09 17:30 - 19:30 | Longview Center, 1495 W. Longview Avenue, Mansfield, OH, 44906, United States
Free and open to the public. Join Richland SWCD for tacos and conversation about the stormwater permit application process in the unincorporated areas of Richland County and the Village of Lexington.

Register by January 26 for food purposes.

H2Ohio Fall Verifications Due
2023-01-31 00:00 - 23:59 | OH

75th Anniversary Ribbon Cutting
2023-01-18 10:00 | Longview Center, 1495 W. Longview Avenue, Mansfield, OH, 44906, United States

Board Supervisor Meeting
2023-01-18 09:00 | OH

Office Closed in Observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
2023-01-16 00:00 - 23:59 | OH
Office closed in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

Conservation Creation Arts & Crafts Workshop: For the Birds
2023-01-10 18:00 - 20:00 | Ohio Bird Sanctuary Education Building, 3774 Orweiler Rd., Mansfield, Ohio, 44903, United States
$12.00 per person. Help your feathered friends by creating a nesting ball from a suet cage and a gourd birdhouse you’ll create with supplied materials. The guest speaker is Gail Laux, Executive Director of the Ohio Bird Sanctuary. Parking is limited so please carpool, if possible.

Donate to Richland Gives in Support of Richland SWCD
2022-11-15 - 2022-11-30 | OH
Donate to Richland Gives in support of Richland SWCD.

Annual Celebration
2022-11-03 18:00 | OH
Annual Celebration, 6 p.m. Join Richland Soil and Water Conservation District as we celebrate conservation in Richland County. Cooperator of the Year and Volunteer of the Year award recipients and election results will be announced, and Richland Soil and Water Conservation District achievements and updates shared. Details TBD.

Kingwood Center Community Christmas Trees
2022-11-01 - 2022-12-31 | OH
Check out the beautifully decorated trees from several partners and Richland Soil and Water Conservation District.

Stormwater Awareness Week
2022-10-16 - 2022-10-22 | OH
Stormwater Awareness Week.

Public Election to Vote for Board Supervisor
2022-10-03 - 2022-11-01 | OH
Public election to vote for Board Supervisor.

County-wide Milkweed Seed Pod Collection
2022-10-01 00:00 - 2022-11-05 23:59 | OH
County-wide Milkweed Seed Pod Collection. Drop your Common Milkweed Seed Pods off at the Richland SWCD office, 1495 W. Longview Avenue, Suite 205B, Mansfield.

Richland County Fair
2022-08-07 - 2022-08-13 | OH
Richland County Fair.

Pollinator Festival
2022-07-30 - 2022-07-31 | Gorman Nature Center, 2295 Lexington Ave., Mansfield, OH, 44907, United States
Pollinator Festival, Gorman Nature Center.

Family Fun on the Farm Festival
2022-06-25 14:00 - 17:00 | Malabar Farm State Park, 4050 Bromfield Rd., Lucas, OH, 44843, United States
Family Fun on the Farm Festival, Malabar Farm, 2:00 to 5:00 p.m.

Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District Cover Crop Applications Due
2022-06-17 | OH
Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District Cover Crop Applications Due.

Mid-Ohio Home Show
2022-05-20 - 2022-05-22 | OH
Mid-Ohio Home Show.

Litter Clean Up, Madison Township
2022-05-05 12:30 - 15:30 | OH
Litter Clean up with Temple Christian School and Richland Solid Waste, Madison Township, 12:30 to 3:30 p.m.

Native Plant Sale
2022-05-03 | OH
Native Plant Sale.

H2Ohio Phase 2 Application Due Date
2022-04-30 | OH
H2Ohio Phase 2 Application Due Date.

Fish Pickup, Richland County Fairgrounds
2022-04-22 10:00 - 11:00 | OH
Fish Pickup, Richland County Fairgrounds, Horse Barn area, 10:00 to 11:00 a.m.

Our Rich Land Podcast First Episode
2022-04-22 | OH
Our Rich Land Podcast first episode.
