Butler Soil & Water
Conserving our Natural Resources
Urgent Message
The health and safety of our staff and community members is a top priority for us. Due to recent developments in Ohio, with the Coronavirus, we are taking precautions to prevent the spread of this illness. However, we are still committed to assisting our county residents. As of Tuesday March 17th, the following changes will be implemented (until further notice):
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Our office will be closed to walk-in visitors
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We are still available via email at butlerswcd@butlercountyohio.org & phone 513-887-3720.
Please check back for updates - changes could occur daily.
Pollinator Workshop Series
July 21, 7 -9 pm
Trees for pollinators, Pollinator Pests, planting for pollinators
Due to Covid, we are hosting this on Zoom instead of holding an in-person class. Please find the information below to join either through your computer or phone.
Follow this link to join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87454160958?pwd=ZnczYldMRjlOSERwa0lJdjJLZGdyZz09
Meeting ID: 874 5416 0958
Password: 881519
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+13017158592,,87454160958#,,,,0#,,881519# US (Germantown)
+13126266799,,87454160958#,,,,0#,,881519# US (Chicago)
Dial by your location
+1 301 715 8592 US (Germantown)
+1 646 558 8656 US (New York)
Meeting ID: 874 5416 0958
Password: 881519
Sept 16 - host plants for caterpillars, getting to know the pollinators (this is the program that was supposed to take place in April).
RSVP by emailing butlerswcd@butlercountyohio.org
Summer Program Update
Our Summer programs are on hold while we wait for restrictions to lessen. We hope that you and your family still get outside to enjoy nature. We have created a few blog posts to give you some resources and ideas for activities with your kids.
Education Resources Online
While our education programs are on hold, we are creating many online resources (videos, activities, blogs, etc) for you and your children on topics such as creek critters, wiggling worms, water pollution, pollinator, and more. This ever growing list can be found at
https://www.butlerswcd.org/onlineeducationresources
Farm Service Agency News
Butler/Hamilton County Farm Service Agency (FSA) has several important program deadlines approaching. Here are a few highlights of upcoming deadlines:
ARCPLC – June 30
FSA encourages agricultural producers to enroll in the 2020 Agriculture Risk Loss (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs. The deadline to enroll for the 2020 crop year is June 30.
Acreage Certification – July 15
Acreage reporting is required to establish or maintain FSA program eligibility. Please remember to follow the acreage reporting process guidelines. The final certification date for several crops, including corn, soybeans and hay is July 15, 2020.
CFAP – Aug 28
Producers can apply for USDA’s Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP), which provides direct payments to farmers to offset impacts from the coronavirus pandemic. Applications will be accepted through August 28, 2020. An application form and a payment calculator are available online on farmers.gov/cfap.
County Committee Nomination – Aug 3
FSA encourages all farmers and FSA program participants to take part in the Butler/Hamilton County Committee election nomination process. FSA’s county committees are a critical component of the day-to-day operations of FSA and allow grassroots input and local administration of federal farm programs. Any agricultural producer who participates or cooperates in an FSA program within LAA #3 may be nominated. LAA #3 is comprised of Fairfield, Hanover, Morgan, Ross and St. Clair townships. All nomination forms for the 2020 election must be postmarked or received in the Butler/Hamilton County FSA office by Aug. 3, 2020.
For more information on FSA county committee nominations or any of the above programs please call the Butler/Hamilton FSA office to schedule a phone appointment. The Butler/Hamilton staff would like to remind producers the office continues to be open for business by phone appointment only. Farm Service Agency: (513) 642-3730.
Pollinator Poster Contest Winners
Thank you to the children (and parents) who participated in this years poser contest. The theme was " Where would we BEE without pollinators." See our poster page to view the winners.
Strategic Planning
Thank you to all those that participated!
Butler SWCD would like all those that attended our strategic planning meeting and to those who filled out our survey. We value your input and suggestions. We hope to be able to implement some of the ideas that were offered in the near future. Please check back for updates on our progress.
Upcoming
Board Meetings
2020 Butler SWCD Board of Supervisors meetings will be held on the second Wednesday of each month at 3:30 pm. Unless otherwise noted.
Meetings are held at Butler SWCD, 1802 Princeton Rd, Hamilton OH 45011. Conference room F.
Special July 15 Board Meeting
Butler SWCD Board of Supervisors will be holding a special meeting on Wednesday, July 15, 2020 at 9:45 am in Conference Rooms A-C in order to conduct interviews.
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Sale Items
We sell Rain barrels, compost bins, bird boxes and more. See our sale items page for more info.
All items must be picked up from our office. You can pay by cash or check. If you need to pay be credit card, please be aware there is a small additional fee charged by paypal.