Fairfield Soil and Water Conservation District

09/15/2026

Congratulations to our award winners!
Cooperator of the Year: Gorby Family Farms
Conservation Educator of the Year: Fairfield Union FFA Educators (Chris Turner, Rachel Thomas, & Judd Baker).

09/15/2026

On Thursday, September 10, 2026, we held our 83rd Annual Meeting/Banquet at the Bremen Area Historical Society. A tour of their historical museum was offered.

09/15/2026

On Thursday, September 10, 2026, we held our 83rd Annual Meeting/Banquet at the Bremen Area Historical Society. Tours of their historical museum were offered prior to dinner by Falcon's Nest and Ohio Division of Wildlife's Lindsey Krusling's presentation on the History of Ohio's Wildlife. The evening also concluded our Board of Supervisors election. Thank you to those who attended and congratulations to our award winners.

09/15/2026

Join Fairfield County Master Gardener Volunteers - OSU Extension this Friday, September 18 beginning at 1:30pm here at the Fairfield County County Ag Center for their 30th anniversary celebration as well learn more about tree planting, landscape design and more. Congratulations, Master Gardners!

This week on the OSU Extension Fairfield County Farm Page, Connie S...

09/14/2026

Election results announcement: Gregg Pontius has been re-elected and Bryan Black has been elected to a 3-year term beginning January 1, 2027. Congratulations, Gregg and Bryan!

09/11/2026

Division of Wildlife Officer Jade Heizer just dropped of Ohio Hunting and Trapping Regulation booklets to us. If you'd like one, stop by and get one at our front counter (M-F 8am-4pm) until they are gone. They can also be reviewed and/or downloaded as a .pdf at https://ohiodnr.gov/buy-and-apply/hunting-fishing-boating/hunting-resources/hunting-regulations

09/11/2026

Want to learn more about two diseases that can affect deer in Ohio: chronic wasting disease and epizootic hemorrhagic disease? Here's an informative article from Ohio Cooperative Living magazine.

But as forests once again began growing in Ohio during the early part of the 20th century, deer gradually returned along with them, only this time with strict hunting regulations in place to protect the herd. Fast forward to today, and whitetails are so numerous that they are common not only in rura...

09/11/2026

Our phone system experienced a migration yesterday by USDA, and is currently not working properly. If you don' t get through, keep trying. We will post when we know systems are working again.

09/10/2026

We are excited to see Mike & Maria Wolfe and family receive the Area 5 Ohio Farm Family Award. We have enjoyed working with them and prior generations and appreciate the outlook of taking care of the land so it takes care of you. Great work, Wolfe family!
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09/09/2026

Happy Anniversary!