Douglas Soil & Water Conservation District

Healthy Roots and Clean Boots
2025-07-30 17:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago)
Join us for Healthy Roots & Clean Boots, a free, family-friendly event all about soil health and sustainable farming! Explore exciting, hands-on exhibits and demonstrations designed to teach both kids and adults about how farmers are caring for the land. There will also be several agricultural vendors on site, including consultants, product suppliers, and more!
Enjoy activities like:

Rainfall Simulator
Cover Crop Plots
Stream Table
Seeding Drone Displays
Soil to Snack
The Edible Underground
​GeoSandbox Explorer
Equipment Displays
“Ask-a-Soil-Health-Farmer” Booth
And much more!

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🍽️ A free-will donation meal will be served, with all proceeds supporting local soil health programs.
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Come get your boots a little dirty and your minds growing!
Pre registration is required. Click here to register!
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July Cooler Drop Off
2025-07-21 08:00 - 13:00
Today is Cooler drop off day for the Lake and Stream sampling!
Please have coolers at the office by 1:00 PM sharp.
Questions? Call the office!

June Cooler Drop Off
2025-06-16 08:00 - 13:00

Intern Position
2025-05-27 08:00 - 2025-06-06 16:30
We are hiring! Come and join our team!
Intern Position. See Links below for the position description and Job application!

Position Description
Job Application Form

Tree Open House!
2024-12-18 08:30 - 16:00
The Douglas SWCD is once again hosting our annual tree open house!
December 18 from 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM at the SWCD office.
There will be staff available to help with orders, special orders, tree plans, and much more!
Treats will be available all day!

Grant SWCD Soil Health Day
2024-09-18 08:30 - 12:00

Reduce, Revitalize, and Reclaim - Field Day!
2024-09-12 17:00 - 19:30

EQIP Deadline!
2024-09-06
Today is the last day to turn in your Environmental Quality Incentive Program Applications for the year to be considered for funding. If you have any questions, please call the office and ask to talk to Cole.
Applications are due by End of Business!
EQIP provides technical and financial assistance to agricultural producers and forest landowners to address natural resource concerns, such as:

Improved water and air quality;
Conserved ground and surface water;
Increased soil health ;
Reduced soil erosion and sedimentation;
Improved or created wildlife habitat; and
Mitigation against drought and increasing weather volatility.

How It Works
NRCS works one-on-one with producers to develop a conservation plan that outlines conservation practices and activities to help solve on-farm resource issues. Producers implement practices and activities in their conservation plan that can lead to cleaner water and air, healthier soil and better wildlife habitat, all while improving their agricultural operations. EQIP helps producers make conservation work for them. Financial assistance for practices may be available through EQIP. Some producers may also qualify for advance payment.
Benefits
Some of these benefits include:

Reduced contamination from agricultural sources, such as animal feeding operations.
Efficient use of nutrients, reducing input costs and reduction in nonpoint source pollution.
Improved soil health, which mitigates against increasing weather volatility, improves drought resiliency and can positively affect climate change.
Implementation of climate-smart practices that improve carbon sequestration and reduce greenhouse gas emissions while building resilient landscapes.

Conservation at Work Videos
Watch how farmers and ranchers across the country are implementing EQIP practices and other conservation activities in our Conservation at Work video series. For example, see how producers are using the nutrient management conservation practice to improve water quality by more effectively using nutrients.
EQIP Initiatives
Targeted EQIP financial assistance is available through several conservation initiatives. See which initiative is available in your state.

High Tunnel Initiative
Organic Initiative
Air Quality Initiative
Landscape Conservation Initiative
On-Farm Energy Initiative
Colorado River Basin Salinity Project

EQIP offers grant opportunities through Conservation Innovation Grants, which awards competitive grants that stimulate the development and adoption of innovative approaches and technologies for conservation on agricultural lands.
Technical Assistance
NRCS offers technical assistance at no cost. Producers can use our personalized advice and information, based on the latest science and research, to make informed decisions about their land.
Technical Service Providers (TSP) can help producers plan, design and implement conservation practices or develop conservation activity plans to improve their agricultural operations. For more information on the Technical Service Provider program, visit the TSP page.
Technical assistance is also offered through our Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA) program.
Need a local Technical Service Provider? Visit the locate a TSP page.
How To Get Started
The first step is to contact your local NRCS office. An NRCS conservation planner will schedule a visit to your property. They will walk the land with you to discuss your goals and review any resource concerns. Following the site visit, the conservation planner will develop a conservation plan that includes a variety of conservation practices or activities to address the resource concerns and management goals discussed.
Applications for NRCS conservation programs are accepted on a continuous basis; however, customers should apply by state-specific ranking dates to be considered for the current funding cycle.
