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Upcoming Event Spotlight

2024 Richland County Pasture & Grazing School Series

June Sessions

2024 Richland County Pasture & Grazing School Series

June Sessions

Sessions for Plain Growers and Women in Agriculture

RSWCD and our partners (USDA-NRCS, The Ohio State University Extension, Ohio Dept. of Agriculture, and the Ohio Forage and Grasslands Council) are planning several grazing/pasture management learning groups and invite you to join!

There will be two learning groups. One will be geared specifically to plain growers (i.e. Mennonite & Amish) and one for women in agriculture (however, both are open for anyone to attend).

Even if you are new to livestock and forage management, you are encouraged to join. Lunch and a grazing stick will be provided for each of the sessions. Registration is $10 per person, per session. Both sessions are scheduled for mid-June.

A brown horse with a white stripe down its nose eating grass in a pasture.

A large group of people sitting in soccer chairs in a circle in a clearing in a woods

July Sessions

“Pastures for Profit” Grazing School & Pasture Walk

This general, three day class is for everyone, whether you’re new to grazing and pasture management or a seasoned pro looking to brush up or learn the latest techniques.

The July sessions will be three in total. The first two sessions will be seminars here at the Longview Center. The third session will be a pasture walk at the Eisenhauer’s Farm!

The registration is $30 per person, covering all three sessions. Food will be provided: dinner during the seminars, lunch for the pasture walk. A flash drive with course materials and a grazing stick will also be included. See our list of events below for further details and to register.

Both the June and July sessions will be held in conjunction with our partners USDA-NRCS, The Ohio State University Extension, Ohio Dept. of Agriculture, and the Ohio Forage and Grasslands Council.

Important Dates

January 5
Board Supervisor Meeting
9:00 a.m.

January 9
Conservation Creation Arts & Crafts Workshop: Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me
6:00 p.m.

January 5
Board Supervisor Meeting
9:00 a.m.

January 9
Conservation Creation Arts & Crafts Workshop: Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me
6:00 p.m.
Longview Center
$12 per person. Registration required.

January 15
Office closed in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

January 22 & 23
Office closed for staff development

January 25
Plant Marauders of Water, Field and Forest: Invasive Species to Know and How to Control
5:30 p.m.
Longview Center
$10 per person. Registration required.

February 12
Board Supervisor Meeting, 9:00 a.m.

March 11
Fingerling Fish Sale Begins

March 12
Board Supervisor Meeting, 9:00 a.m.

April 5
Clear Fork FFA Alumni Tree Seedling Sale
Clear Fork High School and Richland County Fairgrounds Nature Park.

April 11
Fingerling Fish Orders Due

April 19
Fish Sale Pick up
10 – 11:30 a.m.
Richland County Fairgrounds Horse Barn

Starting the Year with Gratitude

Happy New Year! We have much to be thankful for as we kick off a new year. Here’s our top 10 list:

You. Without you using our programs and services we wouldn’t exist.

Richland SWCD staff lined up and smiling for the camera. Two staff members are holding a sign that says "thank you!".

Happy New Year! We have much to be thankful for as we kick off a new year. Here’s our top 10 list:

You. Without you using our programs and services we wouldn’t exist.
Volunteers: Without you we wouldn’t accomplish the amount of work we do and keep an eye on what is happening in our watersheds.
Cooperator of the Year and Volunteer of the Year William Flanegan Jr. and Leonard Fox: Without you, we wouldn’t have voluntary stewardship to serve as an example for others to follow.
Donors: Without three anonymous donors, Sutton Bank, Frank Shipley, Joseph & Elizabeth Bocka, Shady Lane Farms, Kingwood Center Gardens, Everleaf Aquaponics, Alta Florist & Greenhouse, Conservation Creation speakers and workshop leaders, Mark & Amy Workman, and the Richland County Engineering Department we wouldn’t have been able to offer the Teacher Resource Day at a discounted price, have fun and educational Conservation Creation Workshops, fund the Rain Barrel Program or create the Continental Divide road signs.
Grants: Without Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District (MWCD) and the Richland County Foundation Fran and Warren Rupp Fund we wouldn’t have been able to remove log jams from a portion of the Black Fork, have the Continental Divide road signs created, paid college interns or extend our agriculture services.
Board of Supervisors: Without your voluntary leadership and support to guide us we could lose sight of our mission.
Commissioners: Without you we wouldn’t be able to provide free or low cost services and programs.
Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA): without your financial support and guidance we would struggle.
United States Department of Agriculture-Natural Resources Conservation Service: Without you, we wouldn’t be able to offer technical assistance.
Additional Partners: Without you, we wouldn’t be able to reach as many audiences, provide as many resources, and meet so many wonderful people.

2023 was no doubt a milestone year for us with being named District of the Year for Ohio and celebrating our 75th anniversary. However, we are anticipating 2024 to be another year full of providing resources, programs, and services needed to preserve, protect and conserve our great county. We look forward to working with you to continue a legacy of stewardship so our soil and water remains healthy for current and future generations. Thank you for joining us in our mission.