Wyoming County Soil & Water Conservation District

05/08/2026

Last week, Wyoming County Community leaders supported the Letchworth School District's Future Farmers of America Agricultural Issues Team as they presented on the "Birds and the Bees Protection Act". The debate was conducted in a mock setting to provide students with the opportunity to publicly speak on their topic before they advance to the the State Competition. Wyoming County SWCD Technician, Hannah Guindon (back row, second left), was among the group of leaders. The FFA presentation was hosted by Cornell Cooperative Extension Wyoming County.

05/08/2026

As the saying goes.. April Showers bring May Flowers but here in Wyoming County the weather is nothing but May Showers! This did not dampen the mood at our 2026 Trailside Envirothon hosted at Letchworth State Park with a record breaking 17 teams and 100 students from Allegany and Wyoming County Schools participating in the event. Schools with representation included Andover, Cuba-Rushford, Fillmore, Genesee Valley (Allegany), Attica, Letchworth, and Warsaw (Wyoming).

We are pleased to announce the winning teams that made it on the scoreboard for Wyoming County, with the first place team advancing on to the NYS Envirothon Competition held at SUNY Cortland later this month:

First Place - Letchworth Team 1 (402 points)
Second Place - Warsaw Team 1 (391 Points)
Third Place - Attica Team 1 (384 Points)

It was an excellent turnout and the students, volunteers, instructors and advisors deserve immense credit for braving the wet weather. Wishing Letchworth Team 1 the best of luck as they advance to the State event!

04/23/2026

Check out this workshop being held by Cornell Cooperative Extension Wyoming County! Be sure to register before it fills up!

🌱 Air Pruned Raised Beds for Tree Seedling Production Workshop

Join us for a hands-on workshop hosted by the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Wyoming County in partnership with the Cornell Small Farms Program!

📍 2320 Centerline Rd., Varysburg, NY
📅 Friday, May 8, 2026
⏰ 2:00–4:00 PM (Rain or shine!)

Learn about Air Pruned Raised Beds (APRBs)—an innovative, scalable system for producing high-quality tree seedlings. This method naturally prunes roots through air exposure, resulting in stronger root systems, higher transplant success, and efficient, high-density production—no land ownership required!

👨‍🌾 Led by Connor Youngerman, Agroforestry Lead with the Cornell Small Farms Program

✅ Free to attend (registration required)
⚠️ Limited to 25 participants

🔗 Register here: https://reg.cce.cornell.edu/Wyoming_air_prune_raised_beds_256

📞 Questions? Contact Don Gasiewicz at 585-786-2251 or [email protected]

Perfect for producers looking to diversify into efficient tree seedling production! 🌳

04/22/2026

We had beautiful weather to kick off our Trailside Envirothon Training Day! 7 schools from Wyoming and Allegany Counties come out and were educated on Aquatics, Soils, Wildlife, Forestry and this years Current Issue "Non-Point Source Pollution: It Starts at Home!". Good luck to all our participants and a huge thank you to the agencies that came out to help educate the students.

04/08/2026

We just completed our second year of the Native Tree Distribution Program! And with that we were able to distribute 240 trees across Wyoming County! This year we awarded 27 landowners with a variety of Red Maple, Sugar Maple, Red Oak and White Oak trees to be planted with in the county.

Thank you to everyone who submitted applications, we can't wait to see those trees thrive!

03/16/2026

Update! We still have several slots open to receive 10 FREE trees! Submit your applications by Friday March 20th.

03/09/2026

The Wyoming County Soil & Water Conservation District is hiring!!!

Please see the Conservation Technician announcement here:
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/pvuja3azsle9waqtwga05/Wyoming-County-SWCD-Conservation-District-Technician-Vacancy-Announcemnt.pdf?rlkey=qaiw57ej1j4tk95ovfrzolxp0&st=dqlig18c&dl=0

02/23/2026

The District is excited to announce that we are doing another Native Tree Distribution Program for Wyoming County Residents this Spring!

Click the link below or download the attached simple application that will need to be filled out and returned to the Wyoming County Soil and Water Conservation District staff. These trees are FREE and applications will be reviewed and ranked by the WCSWCD staff.

Applications are DUE MARCH 20th by 4:30PM!!

Please reach out if there are any questions or if assistance with mapping is needed.

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/d1x2u1a4kv05uxljpmkpu/Participant-Application-2.0.pdf?rlkey=7jv69entgmcqtasye7j7au2qd&st=weroikgr&dl=0

02/18/2026

Join us to celebrate Wyoming County Agriculture!!!

Tickets are available for the annual Pride of Wyoming County Agriculture Dinner. Check out the flyer below and reach out to the chamber with any questions.

Thank you to the presenting sponsor, Buried Barrel Hard Cider!

Stay tuned for a list of our Gold and Silver sponors. We appreciate your support!

Tickets:
https://members.wycochamber.org/events/Details/17th-annual-pride-of-wyoming-county-agriculture-dinner-1586837?sourceTypeId=Website

02/11/2026

Genesee Valley Conservancy will be hosting a Farmland Protection Workshop On April 1st at the Wyoming County Agriculture and Business Center. This workshop is for farmers and farmland owners interested in permanently conserving their farmland. Discussion will include what it takes to protect your farmland, including: requirements, application process, project deliverables, and more!

This is a voluntary Farmland Protection Program, but interested landowners (farm operations or lessors of farmland) MUST attend to be considered for grant funding!

Read more and register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wyoming-county-farmland-protection-workshop-tickets-1982185316641?aff=oddtdtcreator

Wednesday, April 1st from 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Wyoming County Agriculture and Business Center
36 Center Street, Warsaw, NY 14569