Thomas Jefferson Soil & Water Conservation District

08/27/2026

🌧️💙 Make it rain… savings! 💙🌧️
Charlottesville friends, ready to level up your water‑saving superpowers? Join us on September 3 at Starr Hill Downtown and turn a simple barrel into your home’s new eco‑sidekick. You’ll learn how to build your own rain barrel, take home a 55 gallon drum and DIY kit. All for just $50 ($20 for Charlottesville Utilities and Albemarle County Service Authority Customers after a $30 rebate)!

Water conservation can be fun, hands‑on, and community powered. Let’s catch some rain together!
Register now: https://jotform.com/form/262076188077162

07/10/2026

🌱 Now Accepting Applications: Cover Crop and Fieldprint Calculator Subpilot

Virginia producers can now apply for the Cover Crop and Fieldprint Calculator Subpilot, a statewide opportunity to implement or enhance winter cover crops while receiving an incentive of $150 per acre.

Participating producers will:
✅ Receive $150 per acre (5–120 eligible acres)
✅ Gain valuable sustainability insights through the Field to Market Fieldprint® Calculator
✅ Contribute to Virginia Tech research that advances conservation agriculture
✅ Help strengthen recommendations for cover crop management across Virginia

Whether you're planting cover crops for the first time or building on an existing system, this program provides financial support and valuable information to help improve your operation.

A limited number of enrollment spots are available.

Learn more and apply today: https://www.allianceforcsa.org/cover-crop-subpilot/

06/25/2026

Our Environmental Programs Coordinator Courtney Harlow-Humphreys was recently interviewed about our local Frog Watch USA Chapter!

With the passing of spring, frogs and toads begin searching for mates – the males calling loudly to females in the neighborhood. This year, they will also attract hundreds of humans who have signed up for Frog Watch USA— a citizen-science program where people listen and report on where they hear...

06/11/2026

- it is National Gardening Week!? While you are working in your garden or outside, now is a great time to set up a 🌧 in your yard to help you water your lawn and plants sustainably this summer☀️!
, don't forget we offer a $30 rebate! You can now submit your rain barrel rebate request online too!
Charlottesville.gov/Rainbarrels

06/11/2026

Blue Ridge Partnership for Regional Invasive Species Management (PRISM) is a 501(c)(3) public charity. We provide education, training, site visits, w**d alerts, ID & Control app, and volunteer management tools for invasive plant removal.