Montgomery Soil and Water Conservation District

Helping People and Communities Care for Land and Water

Public Outreach

• Montgomery SWCD Newsletter
  The Conservation Advocate is published in January, March, August, and November.  The January issue includes the spring Plant Sale order form.  Advertisers are being solicited as of March 2007, at $25 per issue.  If you are interested in being on the mailing list, please contact Cheryl at the office, 854-7645. You may also request to receive the newsletter by email; the current and past newsletters may be viewed from links on the home page of this web site.
   

• Wolf Creek Stream Team Newsletter
  This may be emailed by request, even if you are not a Stream Team member.  Other volunteer jobs are available, in addition to stream monitoring.  Current and past newsletters are also posted on the home page of this web site.
   

• Wolf Creek Stream Team Web Site
  The Stream Team has a web site at www.wolfcreekstreamteam.org
   

• Press Releases
  Announcements for the District as well as our for our partnering conservation organizations, are published monthly in eight local weekly newspapers.
   

• Displays
  The District maintains a display board semi-permanently at the Future Energy and Conservation Center,10404 W. National Rd. Brookville.  It is also at the Montgomery County fair each Labor Day weekend, and otherwise available for other public events upon request.
   

• Soil and Water Stewardship Week
  Stewardship week is observed the last week of April each year.  For 52 years, the National Association of Conservation Districts has promoted Soil and Water Stewardship Week each spring.  Promotional materials are offered at no cost to you, courtesy of Montgomery Soil and Water Conservation District. The purpose of this outreach event for community groups, educators, and church leaders is to remind us that each person has the power to conserve natural resources and improve the world through awareness and individual choices.  The District places a bulk order by the first week of March each year, contact the office for more information.
   

• Presentations by Request for Civic Groups
  Various slide shows can be scheduled that address soil and water ecosystems and conservation issues.  Contact District Education Specialist to make arrangements.