Will South Cook Soil & Water Conservation District

04/24/2026

Happy National Arbor Day 2026! Celebrate Arbor Day with the Village of Bolingbrook tomorrow, Saturday, April 25, 2026.
🌳Event Schedule:
🌱 Tree Planting Ceremony
🕙 10:00 AM
📍 Liberty Park (298 N. Orchard Drive)
🎉 Arbor Day Festival
🕚 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
📍 Behind the Bolingbrook Town Center (375 W. Briarcliff)
Enjoy:
🌳 Tree giveaways
🎯 Games & prizes
🎟️ Raffles
🌿 Expert planting advice
🌭Free Hot Dogs & Water (While Supplies Last)
…and so much more!
📄 Community Shred Event (Drive-Up!)
Also happening at Town Center from 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM.
Safely shred your sensitive documents on-site.
🚗 For residents only. Limit: Two standard-size paper boxes per vehicle.

Bring your family, bring your friends, and celebrate Arbor Day with us!
🌳

03/19/2026

Please join us for our Conservation Gardening Night next week! We are so excited to welcome Nancy Kuhajda from the Illinois Extension for this program.

03/18/2026

On to Day 2 of Envirothon!

Nice sunny day for the first day of the Northeastern Illinois Envirothon 2026 competition. Today’s competition featured high school students from Boone, Winnebago, DeKalb, McHenry & Lake counties. 

03/09/2026

Due to the possibility of severe weather, our Pond Workshop previously scheduled for 3/10 is being RESCHEDULED to Thursday March 12th. Please let us know if you plan to attend the event. We apologize for the inconvenience!

03/04/2026

Join the Will County Farm Bureau and Will-South Cook SWCD on March 19 for our Spring Nutrient Stewardship Field Day!

03/02/2026

Join us next Tuesday, 3/10, for a pond workshop at the office! Please RSVP by this Friday to reserve a spot.

02/13/2026

Our office will be closed on Monday, February 16 in observance of Washington’s Birthday and will reopen on Tuesday 2/17.

02/11/2026

The District office will be open for polling from 7 am to 5:30 pm for our election of directors. Please stop in the office to vote!

01/28/2026

Our Spring tree and fish sale order forms are available now! Visit our website to check out the sales.

One of 98 Illinois Soil and Water Conservation Districts empowered by state law to provide help and information about soil, water, and related natural resources. The District encompasses all of Will County and the portion of Cook County that lies south of 22nd Street.

01/09/2026

📣 There’s still time to save up to $5 per acre on your 2026 crop insurance premium. Acres are still available for the 2025-2026 Fall Cover for Spring Savings Program. 🌱

Submit your application before the program closes on January 15th at 11:59 PM

Submit your applications here: https://bit.ly/4iracyq

12/24/2025

Happy holidays from all of us at Will-South Cook SWCD! The office is closed for the holiday and will reopen on Monday, December 29.