Rain Gardens are an easy way to beautify your yard and the world while contributing to a clean lake. Plant A Rain Garden Rain gardens and bioretention/infiltration devices allow about 30 percent more water to soak into the ground compared to a conventional lawn. These native plant...
Make a Positive Difference
We all can help clean up our local water supply and improve our natural environment. Simple Ways to Make a Positive Difference Pick-up Pet Waste Maintain Your Septic System Support Your Local Municipality’s Sewer Upgrades Farmers Can Follow “Best Management” Practices Volunteer To Help With Stream Monitoring...
Summer ’14 Events
Family Float: As part of our effort to promote recreation on the Maumee River, we partnered with ODNR Division of Watercraft to sponsor a canoe trip in August 2014. We had 33 people participate in this adventure! We plan to make this an annual event. Stay tuned!...
Ohio EPA Awards Environmental Education Grant to Defiance SWCD
A $48,405 Environmental Education Fund grant from Ohio EPA will allow Defiance Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) promote green infrastructure as a cost-effective method to reduce nutrient loadings and storm water runoff volume to streams. Ohio EPA awarded 11 environmental education grants statewide for $304,136. Defiance...
Volunteer Monitoring
Through an Ohio Lake Erie Commission grant, a voluntary stream monitoring program will begin this spring! We are looking for 16 volunteers to monitor designated waterways leading to the Upper Maumee. Volunteer monitors will: Attend a two-hour training session at the Defiance SWCD. Once a month on...
Recently Held Composting Programs
As we entered into our spring thaw, a composting program was held at each of the three Defiance County Libraries- Defiance, Sherwood, and Johnson Memorial in Hicksville. During the composting 101 class, Stephanie Singer, Upper Maumee Watershed Coordinator described the basics of composting along with the many...
Earth Day Events
Save Maumee Celebrates Earth Day in Defiance: Stormwater Walking Tour & Rain Garden Workshop! Save Maumee, a group based out of Ft. Wayne, IN stopped in Defiance during their 9 day canoe trip from Ft. Wayne to Lake Erie! One of the goals of the trip is...