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Butler Soil & Water
Conserving our Natural Resources
Butler SWCD is Hiring
Butler SWCD is looking to fill our Water Resource Specialist position. Please check our our employment page for more details and submission deadlines.
Butler SWCD Supervisor Elections Results
Thank you to everyone that voted in our Supervisor Elections this year. We would like to congratulate Gary Gerber on his re-election to the board for another three- year term. We would also like to offer our thanks to Brian Smith for also running.
Clean Sweep of the Great Miami River
Saturday, September 18, 9 am - 12 noon
15 locations from Franklin to the Ohio River
The Clean Sweep is a time to come together with your families, your neighbors, your community, and your friends to accomplish something vital and worthy on behalf of our Great Miami River.
Gloves, grabbers, bags, water, and t-shirts are provided.
See www.cleansweepofthegreatmiamiriver.org for details and to sign up.
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.
Clean Sweep of the Great Miami River
Saturday, September 18, 9 am - 12 noon
Various locations
See https://www.cleansweepofthegreatmiamiriver.org/ for details and to sign up.
Upcoming Events
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September 18 - River Cleanup, various locations
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Sept and Oct - any time milkweed seed pods are ripe
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October 16 - Riverside Natural Area, Hamilton
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November 6 - Dudley Woods, Liberty Twp.
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December 2 - Butler SWCD, Hamilton
More details on our volunteer page.
Recordings from Workshops/Forums
Guest Speaker: Dr. Eugene Braig, Program Director, Aquatic Ecosystems, Ohio State University.
Recording: The Recording of Dr. Braig's presentation can be found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IQYIgFA8nA
Please check out our Youtube channel for more videos.
New Teacher Resources Online
Butler SWCD has partnered with surrounding counties to provide free online resources (videos, lesson plans, quizzes, etc) all aligned to Ohio Learning Standards. Register for this free resource at https://sites.google.com/view/swcd
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
Calendar of Events
COVID 19
The health and safety of our staff and community members is a top priority for us. Due to the Coronavirus, we are taking precautions to prevent the spread of this illness. However, we are still committed to assisting our county residents. The following changes are being 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.
Upcoming
Board Meetings
2021 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.
Board Meetings via Zoom
2021 Butler SWCD Board of Supervisors meetings will also be accessible via Zoom. If you would like to attend, please contact our office for the zoom meeting link and passcode.
Sign-up to our email list:
News
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.
