SWCD Blog
Dwyer Park Buffer Completed!
A riparian forested buffer area was established in Dwyer Memorial Park along a section of Green Lake and its outlet in the Town of Preble. Green Lake feeds into the upper part of Little York Lake which empties directly into the West Branch of the Tioughnioga River....
SWCD takes on the Dairy Parade!
SWCD Staff participated in the 2019 Dairy Parade with a float promoting Fresh Connections: Urban Agriculture and Natural Resource Conservation, "Grow food, Not Lawns". The staff handed out seed packets and pencils to the parade goers. Ronny was also a hit as he...
Water Festival 2019
To celebrate our good fortune in having clean and plentiful water, the Cortland County Soil and Water Conservation District will be hosting the 28th Annual Waterfest on Saturday, June 1, 2019 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm at the Cortland County Water Works. There will be...
CORTLAND COUNTY SWCD RECEIVES URBAN AGRICULTURE CONSERVATION GRANT
CORTLAND, NEW YORK–Cortland County SWCD announced it was awarded an urban agriculture conservation grant through a partnership with the National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources...
Chesapeake Bay Farmer Meeting
Provide Feedback on the Strategy to Protect the Chesapeake Bay Date: April 10, 2019 Time: 11 am—1 pm RSVP please Dragonfyre Distillery 1062 Leonard Rd Marathon, NY 13803 Agriculture will play a prominent role in NY’s efforts to help clean up the...
Cortland SWCD presented with NYACD Best AEM Media Award
This media award is presented to the Conservation District that had the Best Story as it related to Agricultural Environmental Management (AEM) of the Soil and Water Conservation District.
The Horror of Hydrilla
Up to thirty feet below the water, it lurks, where most plants can’t grow. It’s long, slimy vines waiting silently in the water, growing up to a foot every day. Creeping along the bottom of lakes, it covers spawning beds of fish. It spreads so fast that in a matter of...
