Shoreline erosion can be a problem for any resident living on a waterfront property. Erosion can come from wave action beating against...

Shakopee resident, Al Perry, estimates that over the last thirty-four years he’s planted between eight and ten thousand trees

Did you know that road salt and deicers are an environmental pollutant? Learn why and ways to prevent salt pollution to lakes and rivers .

Over the last decade, the Caseys have become pioneers in sustainable agriculture practices, becoming local leaders in the process.

Belle Plaine resident Ray Soller has lived in Scott County his entire life, and has been maintaining his family’s land farming corn and...

With beautiful, cool fall weather on the horizon, it’s time to start “putting your garden to bed”. Seasonal maintenance is necessary for...

Fifth graders at La ola del lago at Grainwood Spanish Emersion school Joined SWCD technicians for a day of storm water education to spray pa

This August, the Scott SWCD will once again be partnering with an aerial applicator to seed cover crops onto local farmer’s fields.

Prairies come in all shapes and sizes, from fields of 8ft tall Big Bluestem to wet meadows to shortgrass prairies. Prairies provide...

During the summer of 2021, the Scott Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) partnered with the neighbors of Vergus Avenue around Spring Lake and created a pollinator haven through Minnesota’s Lawns to Legumes program. The program helped ten different neighbors install a total of 14 different native plant projects in the ground, adding over 7,500 square feet of habitat for local pollinators like bumblebees and butterflies. Now in 2022, the Scott SWCD was once again awarde