2022 Board of Supervisors Election

Are you interested in conservation? Do you have a passion for local government? Then maybe you should consider running for our Butler Soil & Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors election. The District is currently seeking those interested in running as a candidate for our election. If you are interested or would like to learn more, please contact croutka@butlercountyohio.org. 

Thank You!

Arbor Day Cheers & Beers

What a turnout! Thank you to everyone who hung out with us on Friday, April 29 at Hamilton's Urban Backyard for our first ever ArBeer Day event. Hundreds of Northern Red Oak and Eastern Redbud saplings were passed out to Butler County residents, comfy t-shirts made by Promotions Etc were happily worn, and local beers on tap were enjoyed!

We couldn't have done it without our partner Hamilton's Urban Backyard, the always hardworking Hamilton Conservation Corps., LLC, and our sponsors: Third Eye Brewing Company, MadTree Brewing, Cartridge Brewing, Fretboard Brewing, Rhinegeist, Northern Row Brewery & Distillery, Rebel Mettle Brewery, Billy Yanks, Greater Hamilton Chamber of Commerce, Luke's Custom Cakes, Sonder Brewing, and Brown-Dawson-Flick Funeral Homes.

Well Water Testing Event: Free

Thank you to all who participated in the Well Water event this past weekend! We will send out lab results this week.

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If you have any questions in regards to your results please contact whitelr@butlercountyohio.org.

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BEST Volunteer Events 

BEST Email List

Be one of the BEST and join Butler SWCD at one of our volunteer events throughout the year. If you would like more information about our upcoming events, please sign up please sign up and check the volunteer box. 

Upcoming Events​​​​

• June 16, 6 - 8:30 pm, Dudley Woods Park, learn how to collect stream biology data

• July 14, 6 - 8 pm, rain garden weeding at Hopewell Early Childhood.

• August  11, 6 -8 pm. Wetland weeding at Beckett Ridge Water Quality Basin, West Chester

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Please Register on our volunteer page.

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Summer Kids Programs & Poster Contest

Summer Programs

Visit our kids page to find out dates and information for our free kids programs

• Conservation Kids, service learning summer camp

• Creeking in the Parks

• Nature of Kids program

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2022 Poster Contest

This year's theme is soil. Find out more on our poster contest page. 

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2022 Garden Series: Backyard Wildlife

7 - 9 pm at Butler SWCD/OSU Extension, 1802 Princeton Road, Hamilton, OH 45011​​

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Please Register Online: By registering, we can let you now if the program has to be canceled due to inclement weather, etc.  Register Here

• August 1: Landscape light pollution & Meet the bats, moths, & other nocturnal wildlife 

• November 7: Drainage and water features  & Amphibians of Ohio 

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May 2: Dealing With nuisance wildlife & Dragonfly Gardening

• Recording: https://youtu.be/iHBtNRIiIrc

• Resources: The WildSide@OSU https://u.osu.edu/wildside
  Dragonflies and Damselflies of Ohio Field Guide
  Migratory Dragonfly Partnership's Guidelines for creating habitat

February 7: Garden planning for wildlife & The return of native wildlife.

• ​Recording https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHS3u2MzCFQ

• Resources

  • Native Plant Resources (pdf)

  • What do we have.... (pdf)

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Composting Ins and Outs

Recording from the October 2021 virtual workshop

First half covers outdoor composting. Indoor composting with worms starts at the 55 minute mark.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=pohogcmTfYc

Virtual Pond Forum

Guest Speaker: Dr. Eugene Braig, Program Director, Aquatic Ecosystems, Ohio State University. 

www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IQYIgFA8nA

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Rain Gardens

Recording from May 2020 virtual workshop

www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYtuy-igAEI&list=PLmubEQJc9wi9U18Pb4AmtiNwJU3LiQAmY&index=3

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Please check out our Youtube channel for more videos.

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