Bureau County Soil & Water Conservation District

05/29/2026

Team Illinois new equipment map is live on our website!
Our Habitat equipment map is a tool for landowners to connect with their local chapters on finding equipment near them to help with any habitat project installation needs. If you are a landowner looking to site prep or plant native habitat search for the local chapter in your area and get connected!

Access the map by following the map below 👇
https://www.ihuntil.com/habitat/

05/25/2026

We are closed today in observance of Memorial Day.

05/18/2026

🌱PLANT UPDATE 🌱
Starting Tuesday, May 19, native plants will be available at our office for $3 each. They will be set up outside that you can come at your convenience. We will be going by the honor system and will have a black tote under the table for payments.
AVAILABLE PLANTS:
-Stiff Goldenrod
-Tufted Hairgrass
-Blue Joint Grass
-Compass Plant
-Cup Plant
-Big Bluestem
-Winged Loosestrife
-Spring Beauty
-Common Ironweed
-Round Headed Bush Clover
-Monkey Flower
-Wild Bergamot
-Blunt Mountain Mint
-Ohio Spiderwort

Send a message to learn more

05/16/2026

🌱 We had a very successful plant sale, but do have more available. We will post more info Monday morning on availability, as well as when and where to get them. Thank you for your support of our SWCD! 🌱

05/15/2026

🌱 PLANT SALE TODAY! 🌱

Cream Wild Indigo is SOLD OUT
Purple Coneflower is SOLD OUT
Calico Beardtongue is SOLD OUT
Showy Black-Eyed Susan is SOLD OUT
Queen of the Prairie is SOLD OUT

05/11/2026

Conservation Day 2026 is in the books! A big THANK YOU to Princeton Park District for hosting us at City County Park.
Sessions included: Native Americans, Monarchs on the Move, Soil & Water Jeopardy, Aquatics and Growing Veggies.
Highly recommended City County Park for your event!
Bureau County Metro Center

04/27/2026

🌼 Native Plant Sale Info! 🌼
Trying something different this year and not taking pre-orders. Stop out and shop!

04/22/2026

Happy Earth Day!
We are celebrating by picking up 435 trees for our sale on Friday! 🌲

04/10/2026

Bureau County Pheasants Forever Members: Tomorrow, April 11th, is FREE SEED DAY at The Seed House in Tiskilwa. PF members can grab a 1/2 acre bucket of upland seed mix. 8am - 10am!

04/07/2026

👏🏻 👏🏻

Please join us in welcoming our newest Farm Bill Biologist, Ainslee Stroup! 🎉🎉
Ainslee went to Illinois College and graduated in 2024 with a bachelor's degree in biology/ecology!
Her coverage area includes Bureau, Stark, Putnam, Marshall, La Salle, Kendall, Grundy, Will and Kankakee counties. We are excited to have you, Ainslee! 👏👏

To find your local PF/QF Biologist visit 👉 https://www.ihuntil.com/team-illinois/