Adair County Soil and Water Conservation District

09/10/2026

Women Land and Legacy: West Central Iowa (Adair, Cass, Audubon and Guthrie Counties) is hosting listening sessions. Check out the link for more information!

Join Women Land and Legacy of West Central IA for a Listening Session and get in on the ground level for planning our future events! Please RSVP for food head counts: Pre Registration RSVP Due by September 16, 2026.

09/04/2026

Congratulations to Phil and Amy Patterson of Adair County on receiving the Iowa Farm Environmental Leader Award. The Iowa Farm Environmental Leader Award recognizes farmers and farm families who demonstrate outstanding voluntary efforts to improve and protect Iowa’s soil and water resources while also serving as leaders in their communities. Since the Iowa Farm Environmental Leader Award was created in 2012, 894 Iowa farm families have received the recognition!

07/28/2026

It is with great sadness that Randy Caviness a former SWCD Commissioner has passed away. He served from 2009 to 2024. Randy was an advocate for conservation and getting practices on the ground. He was always willing to drop what he was doing to come to the office and help. Our thoughts are with his family at this time.

https://www.lambfuneralhomes.com/obituaries/randy-caviness

07/13/2026

The Adair County SWCD had a booth at the Adair County Fair this last week! The kids loved the prize wheel, but before they could win the prize, they had to answer a soil health question. After the first day, we were wiped cleaned of our questions and had to come back day 2 with pollinator questions! Thank you to all the kids and adults who came to our booth.

06/30/2026

Check out the job posting for the North Thompson Watershed Coordinator!

The North Thompson River Water Quality Project, which is overseen by the Adair, Madison, and Union County Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs), has an opening for a Project Coordinator.  The position can be full-time or part-time, and the duty station is negotiable between the USDA Service...

05/06/2026

The Adair County SWCD wants to congratulate the following scholarship winners!
Chloe Rardin- Nodaway Valley
Joe Crawford- ACGC
Congratulations and we wish you the best in your future!

04/30/2026

We held our 5th Grade Field Day Tuesday and it was a blast! Thank you to the following for making it a great day:

Terri Raasch (ISU Ag and Outreach Coordinator)
Heather Vetter (Wildlife Specialist)
Aaron Schroeder (Source Water Biologist) And Shane Metz
Jonathan Ehler (ACCB Park Officer)
Lindsey Barney (District Forester)
Ruth Blomquist (Soil Health Specialist)
Dan Pulido (Soil Scientist)
Ashlee Walker (State Technician)
Krista Council (Soil Conservationist)
Jennifer Erbes (Conservation Assistant)
Nick Thompson (Senior Wildlife Biologist)
Kendra Daniels (North Thompson Wildlife Biologist)
John Lorenzen and Mark Boucher (DNR Fisheries)
Spock's Sanctuary and
Adair County Fairgrounds!

04/22/2026

04/21/2026

UPDATE: EASTERN RED CEDARS 2 GALLON ($15) AND RED OAK 2-3 FOOT ($4)

Look how beautiful these are! These are extras! Black Hill Spruce- 2 Gallon for $20! (SOLD) And Eastern Red Cedars- 1 gallon for $15!

04/13/2026

Who wants trees/shrubs!? They will be here next week!