LUCAS SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT

The Lucas Soil & Water Conservation District is a subdivision of state government that promotes best management practices of natural resources within Lucas County, Ohio. Whether through a classroom, a rain garden, or a 500-acre farm conservation project -- we're here to help you care for our local soil and water!

Farmer's Corner

Interested in learning more about assistance programs, open bids on land or equipment, or nutrient management information?
Find it here!

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Our conservation work depends on our ability to secure grants and voluntary funding from the Lucas County Commissioners, local townships and municipalities, and individual
donors like you.
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NEWS & EVENTS

H2Ohio Informational Meeting for Lucas & Wood Counties

Mosquito Creek Ditch Hearing Rescheduled

To the owners of land affected by the proposed improvement, of assessment, of date of final hearing, and of filing claims for compensation and damages: You are hereby notified that on September 11, 2019, the Lucas County Engineer filed with the Clerk of the Board, the maps, profiles, plans, schedules and reports in the matter of a Single County Ditch Petition for the improvement of Mosquito Creek filed by Robert Bidwell and Thomas Hertzfeld, President of Hertzfeld Poultry Farms, Inc. All costs of construction, engineering, and future maintenance will be assessed to the benefiting parcels of land should the improvement be ordered. Said owners are hereby notified that the Board of Lucas County Commissioners, has fixed February 4, 2020 at 2:00 pm at the Hearing Room of the Lucas County Commissioners, First Floor, One Government Center, Toledo, Ohio as the time and place of the final hearing on the improvement and that all claims for compensation or damages must be filed with the Clerk of the Board before that date.

Now Accepting Sealed Bids for 2020 Custom Farm Rates!

Sealed bids will be received at the Lucas SWCD office (130-A West Dudley St., Maumee OH 43537) now until 9:00 AM on January 28, 2020 for the farming of the Blue Creek Conservation Area (BCCA) located in Section 11 Waterville Township, Lucas County Ohio. The approximate acreage is 80 acres; crops to be corn, soybean, and wheat rotation. At the said time and place, all bid proposals will be publicly opened and read aloud.

Read/Download all pertinent documents to submit a bid below (these documents are also available at our office):

All bids should be sealed in a separate envelope marked "Bid for 2020 Custom Farm Rates", and addressed to the Board of Supervisors of Lucas SWCD. Bids can either be mailed or dropped off to the Lucas SWCD office (130-A West Dudley St., Maumee OH 43537). Questions?? Contact our office at (419) 893-1966.

2020 Funds for the Headwaters Tenmile Watershed

Want to address erosion, flooding and runoff issues without financial risk? The Lucas and Fulton SWCD offices have funds to install water control structures, erosion control structures, and buffer strips throughout the Headwaters Tenmile Watershed! Contact Jackie Savage at 419-337-9670 or Pete Carr at 419-337-9662 at Fulton SWCD with questions.

Learn more, and see if your property is eligible, here.

Cost-share practices include:
- Riparian Buffers: minimum 30-foot grass or forested buffer with a payment of up to $900/acre.
- Prairie Buffers: minimum 30-foot buffer made up of a mix of native grasses and flowers with a payment of $1,000/acre.
- Water/Erosion Control Structure: installation of structures meeting NRCS standards and specifications will receive up to $1,800/structure.