Pickens Soil and Water Conservation District

04/28/2026

Purchase a food-grade 50-gallon barrel through Pickens Soil and Water Conservation District that can be converted into a rain barrel to collect rainwater to water your garden, wash your car, prevent erosion on your property and more! The barrel comes with a conversion kit and the tools needed to convert it into a rain barrel. Barrels are primed with a white coating and ready for paint and creativity

04/26/2026

Wonderful day at the Azalea Festival!

04/17/2026

Ownership comes with responsibility, but you don’t have to do it alone. The SCDES Dam Safety Program is excited to share a new, FREE resource from the Association of State Dam Safety Officials (ASDSO): The Dam Owners Academy.

This self-paced, online training is designed specifically for non-engineers to help you master the basics of:
✅ Dam Awareness & Terminology
✅ Operations & Maintenance
✅ Emergency Planning

Start your free training today and help keep our communities safe.

🔗 Register here: DamSafety.org/Dam-Owners
📍 Local SC Resources: des.sc.gov/dams

04/16/2026

Joing APCSP staff for a Freshwater Stream Monitoring Workshop with SSC Adopt-a-Streamat the SC Botanical Gardens on May 4th, 2026 from 9 AM - 3 PM. We will be going over physical, chemical and bacterial monitoring protocols through the SCAAS program and you will get hands-on experience in the stream.

Register today as spots are limited (select the Pickens Location for this May 4th training): https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=-dlLs8tjpUKw96LWLW1AD4EkeRUHkxNCiyW8ysjlA6BUMjZRU1c1U01FQlhNVk44SEQ5N1dSWlFSWi4u&route=shorturl

04/07/2026

🚜 NO-TILL DRILL RENTAL – PICKENS COUNTY ONLY

Looking to plant pasture, improve soil, or reduce erosion?

The Pickens County Soil & Water Conservation District offers a no-till drill rental to help local landowners and farmers get better results—without tearing up your ground.

✅ Improve soil health
✅ Reduce erosion
✅ Better seed-to-soil contact
✅ Save time & fuel

💲 $20 per acre | $150 minimum
📍 Must be used in Pickens County, SC

📞 Call/Text: 864-901-6946
📩 Message us to reserve your dates

👉 Limited availability—book early for spring & fall planting!

04/01/2026

12/06/2025

So proud of Pickens County Farm Bureau. Pickens won the County Performance Award, Women’s Activity Award. And Tami Sickels won the Betty DeWitt Award. Left to right Eddie Evans ( County President) Tami Sickels ( Betty Dewitt Winner) and Cory Brown and Melanie Ginn ( Women’s Committee Co-chairs). We are so proud of all the work they put in. Thank you so much!!!

11/27/2025