Koochiching Soil and Water Conservation District

05/29/2026

Join us today at Evergreen Food Court, the location that was formerly On The Rocks, at 412 3rd Street!

3:00-7:00 tonight!
Come early for best selection.

6 pack native plants: $15
Blueberries: $40

Come for the plants, the sweets, or both!
🌱🌿🍰🧁

Species available this year:

Smooth Penstemon
Prairie Smoke
Butterfly Milkweed
Cardinal Flower
Columbine
Prairie Blazing Star
Purple coneflower
Purple prairie clover
Smooth blue aster
Wild bergamont
Leadplant
Joe-Pye W**d
Blanket Flower
Blueberries

05/28/2026

Thank you to our participating students (one team of 4 shown here) and to our local sponsors who make it all possible!

05/27/2026

Plant sale Friday, including sweet treats!

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/18dY5vkeoJ/

Good morning,
I hope everybody had a wonderful and safe Memorial Day holiday. "The Evergreen Food Court" is not technically open yet, but I want to honor this event that "On the Rocks" OTR- Terry Wood has done in the past. Please join us and support this event.
Along with this Event Sugar Rush will also be there serving up those wonderful treats we all love!
See you there

05/22/2026

Oh no! We got so busy with our projects that we forgot to celebrate World Bee Day!

But, it's too important to miss!
Support pollinators be limiting lawn chemicals and planting native plants!

05/22/2026

One week away!

05/19/2026

Doing some spring cleaning? Have waste that you don't know what to do with? Stop by the Household Hazardous Waste collection tomorrow: Wednesday, May 20th between 12:00 and 4:00 p.m. at the International Falls transfer station!

Check this list for eligible items.

05/14/2026

Dirty hands, long days, and lots of smiles during tree planting season! We helped landowners plant around 2000 trees and shrubs this year, everyone’s happy.

05/13/2026

If you haven’t already heard, we updated the data on the Koochiching County Plat Map Book!  You can purchase a copy in our office for $35, have it shipped (contact us for shipping info and charge), or just download it from our website for free!

https://koochichingswcd.org/plat-book/

05/11/2026

Madelyn has been keeping busy! We're proud of the work she's doing!

"River water sampling and clarity testing at Big Falls in Koochiching County."

📸 Madelyn Swanson, Clean Water Corpsmember/ AmeriCorps member
📍 Koochiching Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD)

Image Description: Corpsmember standing on rocky riverbank holding a tool and a small container near flowing rapids under a cloudy sky.

05/11/2026

We are very excited to announce our 2nd annual native plant pop up sale! We have more plants this year for your pollinators!

Species available this year:

Smooth Penstemon

Prairie Smoke

Butterfly Milkweed

Cardinal Flower

Columbine

Prairie Blazing Star

Purple coneflower

Purple prairie clover

Smooth blue aster

Wild bergamont

Leadplant

Joe-Pye W**d

Blanket Flower

Blueberries