By: Erica Noggle Paulding, Ohio – On Wednesday, October 26th, 2023, the Paulding Area Chamber of Commerce marked a special moment at the Black Swamp Nature Center by hosting the ribbon cutting of the new Pavilion! “We are thrilled to announce that our new pavilion is now open to visitors,” says Anna Gurney, Educational Specialist,…
Fort Wayne river advocate Dan Wire received the prestigious Friend of Conservation award from the Indiana Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts. The Indiana Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts’ (IASWCD) Friend of Conservation Award recognizes individuals and organizations that have made an outstanding contribution to soil and water conservation in Indiana. Dan Wire is…
Paulding Soil and Water Conservation District, Paulding County Park District, the Paulding County Park District, and Lafarge of Paulding, are planning several events to celebrate Earth Day 2022, kick off the National Association of Conservation District’s (NACD) 67th Stewardship Week, and Arbor Day. On Friday, April 22nd, the Paulding Lafarge Plant is partnering with Paulding…
By: Patrick Troyer, Paulding SWCD Frank Lloyd Wright puts it best when he says “Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature. It will never fail you.”. Wright’s saying inspires us to believe in the healing and relaxing power that nature provides to all of us and how it can be a little escape from…
By: Patrick Troyer, Paulding SWCD The final bells for summer vacation may have rung way back in May, but for many Paulding County students, the learning has not stopped. Visitors and students at the Paulding County Fair and Ann’s Bright Beginnings Preschool enjoyed learning about many great things about the outdoors all summer long. Some…
By: Patrick Troyer, Paulding SWCD With the occurrence of less fence rows and wooded areas along with tillage, farms across Ohio are losing more and more soil each year due to erosion. As many of us might know, it takes over 500 years to build just one inch of topsoil through the process of weathering.…
By: Patrick Troyer, Paulding SWCD The leaves have changed colors and fallen, the air is getting cooler, and winter will be here before we know it! The question is, is your yard ready for winter? With the fall season, there are several things that can be done to our landscaping and lawn ready for the…
The Paulding Soil & Water Conservation District is pleased each year to sponsor a Conservation Poster Contest open to Paulding County students in Grades K-12 to see their perspective of natural resource concerns. The theme each year is determined by the National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) and the theme for 2018 was “Watersheds- Our…
By: Patrick Troyer, Paulding SWCD The Paulding Soil & Water Conservation District is excited to announce that our annual 5th Grade Field Day is set for Friday, September 28th at the Black Swamp Nature Center and Paulding County Fairgrounds. If school should be cancelled due to fog, there is a backup date set for a…
By: Patrick Troyer, Paulding SWCD Have you been keeping up with our Ohio Wildlife Series? Do you want to learn about more? Then do we have a treat for you with another installment of the wildlife that finds a home right her in our great state of Ohio. The feature animal for this week is…
By: Patrick Troyer, Paulding SWCD Soon the air will start to cool down, the leaves will start to change, which all means that it is also time for another milkweed pod collection. The Paulding Soil & Water Conservation District and the Ohio Pollinator Habitat Initiative will once again be collaborating on this worthwhile initiative. Milkweed…
By: Patrick Troyer, Paulding SWCD It is time to once again highlight one of the many animals that call Ohio home. For this week’s animal, we will go to the water as we feature the river otter. Where does it live? What does it eat? What does it look like? Read on to find out…
By: Patrick Troyer, Paulding SWCD The final bells for summer vacation may have rung way back in May, but for many Paulding County students, the learning has not stopped. Visitors and students at the Paulding County Fair, Ann’s Bright Beginnings preschool, Paulding County Libraries, and Paulding County Board of DD Summer Enrichment Program have enjoyed…
