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Upcoming Events Hamilton County SWCD Monthly Board Meeting are held the second Tuesday of every month at the District office. The next meeting will be held Monday, March 8, 2010 at 2:00 pm. Don't forget, we will be in our new location - 20 Triangle Park Dr. Cincinnati, Ohio 45246 ______________________________________________________ March 23 or April 14 or 17: Best Garden and Lawn Ever! These classes will provide you with the basics on how to have your best garden and lawn ever! Information on macro and micronutrients will be shared along with instructions on how to test your soil fertility and adjust the levels for maximum growth. Soil fertility test kits will be available for purchase at the workshop at a reduced rate. Civic Garden Center of Greater
Cincinnati - 2715 Reading Rd., Cincinnati, OH 45206 Please call 513-221-0981 to register for classes or register online at http://www.civicgardencenter.org/garden_files/classes.htm Woodland Mound Park -
8250 Old Kellogg Rd., Cincinnati, OH 45255 Pre-registration is required with payment by mailing name, address and daytime phone number with the number of participants. Please indicate which program you wish to attend with the date and time. Make checks payable to Hamilton County SWCD and send to: Hamilton County SWCD, 22 Triangle Park Dr.Cincinnati, Ohio 45246. For additional registration information, please call 772-7645 ______________________________________________________ Stop by and see our displays and Exhibits at:: April 17: Earth Day at Sawyer Point April 17 - April 25: Cincinnati Flower Show April 24 - 25: Cincinnati Flower Show, Small Wonders Weekend April 29: Earth Jam at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College June 5: Bugfest at the Cincinnati Museum Center June 24 - 25: Paddlefest _____________________________________________________ May 1 - 6: Annual Clean Sweep of the Great Miami - Enjoy a scenic walk along the Great Miami River while helping to clean up the river banks. Contact Brian Bohl for details of the event and to volunteer. If interested in helping with restoration efforts, please contact Brian by phone at (513) 772-7645 ext. 15 or by e-mail at brian.bohl@hamilton-co.org. The cleanup areas will be posted on our website in March at www.hcswcd.org _____________________________________________________ Pond Clinics - Sponsored by Hamilton County & Butler SWCD April 14: Izaak Walton League - 450 Beissinger Rd, Hamilton, OH 6 - 9pm June 9: Sharon Woods Educ. Ctr - 11450 Lebanon Rd, Sharonville, OH 6 - 9pm Additional topics include: Stormwater basin basics and water gardens ______________________________________________________ Poster
and Essay Contests The District is sponsoring an essay contest and a
poster contest for Hamilton County students. The theme is “Conservation Habits -
Healthy Habitats”, which corresponds with the National
Association of Conservation District’s Stewardship Week April 25 – May 2,
2010. (For more information go to
www.nacdnet.org). Grade Divisions Essay contest: 3 - 5, 6 - 8, and 9 -12
Poster contest: K - 2, 3 - 5, 6 - 8, and 9 -12 Both posters and essays are due by Friday, March 12, 2010, in the Hamilton County Soil and Water Conservation District office at 29 Triangle Park Drive, Suite 2901, Cincinnati, Ohio 45246, Attention: Cheryl Reinke Peck. Click here for more information... _______________________________________________________ 2010 ENVIROTHON High School teachers, get your students ready. The 2010
Area IV Envirothon is just around the corner, literally! Butler and Hamilton
Counties have teamed up to host the event at the Voice of America Park in West
Chester on Tuesday, May 4, 2010. For all the times we had to drive forever, now it’s in our
backyard! Help us have a strong Hamilton County
presence at the event and send a team to the state competition. The Envirothon tests students’ knowledge of aquatics,
soils, wildlife, forestry, and a current environmental issue. This year’s
issue is: Groundwater Protection
Through Urban, Agriculture, and Environmental Planning. For more info about the event, go to
www.areaivenvirothon.org. To register or for more information, contact Gwen at
the District office, 513-772-7645. We would also like to extend a special thank you to Ron
Hochstrasser and Sycamore High School teams 1 & 2 for driving all the way to
Logan County for the 2009 competition. They are wonderful group!! NEW SCHOOL PROGRAMS One new program we would like to highlight is our NEW
Water Resources Program. Thanks to a generous gift from Procter & Gamble, we
have received several PUR water filtration packets. We have developed a lesson
to reach students about drinking water availability throughout the world. As
they are learning about drinking water resources, they purify a contaminated
sample of water to drink. You may now call Gwen at 513-772-7645 to register for
2009-2010 programs. We are currently working on new programs for the
2009/10 school year. Please check our website for newly added programs. If you
have ideas on programs you would like the Soil and Water Conservation District
to develop, please call Gwen at the District’s office, 513-772-7645. Cincinnati
Area Professionals in Green Infrastructure Network A new organization dedicated to the promotion of green stormwater landscaping practices has been formed to develop and facilitate communication, education and building standards. This professional organization meets the last Wednesday of each month at the "Treetops" meeting room at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden from 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm. These meetings are open to all professionals in the landscape industry and related fields. For more information, contact Holly Utrata-Halcomb, District Administrator at 513-772-7645. _______________________________________________________ Teachers, would you like to receive e-mail notification of upcoming events and workshops for educators? If so, please e-mail your name, e-mail address, school name and grade level to gwen.roth@hamilton-co.org _______________________________________________________ KEEP
INFORMED AND GET INVOLVED!! The
Ohio Federation of Soil & Water Conservation Districts
provides a weekly update on bills being introduced to the Ohio
House of Representatives and Senate and the progress of these
bills. To access these weekly reports, go to http://ofswcd.org/news.htm
Your
representatives want to hear from you. _______________________________________________________
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