We're hosting a Soil Health Workshop on Wednesday, Feb 26 in Le Center MN. Join us for both beginner and advanced perspectives.

The Scott SWCD 2025 Tree Sale is open NOW until supplies run out. Shop varieties of Minnesota native trees and shrubs.

Before we jump into the New Year, let's look back at the amazing accomplishments we achieved in protecting our soil and water.

Backlund Acres in Belle Plaine works with NRCS to promote sustainable urban agriculture and provide food for the community.

Maintenance reminders to keep your raingarden looking good and functioning at its full capacity for years to come.

The Scott SWCD has been awarded Minnesota State funds to carry out conservation-minded projects for local landowners

As soil-and-water-saving farming techniques become more popular in Scott County, the Scott SWCD provides producers with the right tools...

Simon Family Ag nominated as the 2023 Conservation Leader in Scott County.

Local farmers speak on recognition from the Minnesota Agricultural Water Quality Certification Program.

How to prevent the spread of invasive emerald ash borer and management strategies for infestations.

In 2014, Belle Plaine producer Brian Entinger found himself on a farm transformed. His fields that had once been lush cropland and...

The Scott SWCD is a political subdivision of the State of Minnesota established in 1941 to provide technical, financial, scientific, and...

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

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...

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

During the summer of 2021, the Scott Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) partnered with the neighbors of Vergus Avenue around...

The changing of the season and warmer weather means that both your prairie plants and their weedy competitors are about to emerge. Stay...

Taking walks with your furry friend and watching them frolic over grassy hills is one of the great joys of pet ownership. But after the...

As we look back on 2021, we were able to accomplish so much with the help of our amazing staff, partners, and community.