District Blogs

The journey of monarchs is one of the insect world’s greatest phenomena. Sometimes traveling thousands of miles to their destination, the instinct and environmental triggers that cause them to move are not fully understood by researchers. Natural Phenomena The north American monarch populations journey begins at their overwintering grounds in the mountains of Mexico. Monarchs cluster together on oyamel fir trees, nearly 2 miles above sea level; it is important for them to gat

With harvest nearing many farmers are beginning to look at cover crop seed supplies. Depending on supply and demand some folks may choose to purchase "bin run" seed to help save on cost. Rightly so, cover crops are not a cash crop and buying seed from a local supplier can often be easier to handle and may sometimes be cheaper. But there are few considerations to keep in mind, if you have an NRCS contract for cover crops they are going to need a seed tag. Seed tags contain vit

In 1972, Congress passed the Clean Water Act (CWA) with goals to restore the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of water in the United States. Its basic structure is to regulate discharges of pollutants into the nation’s waters. Discharges can mean anything from a wastewater treatment plant outflow to filling a wetland with sediment. In the U.S., any impacts to streams or wetlands are regulated by the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the Environment

After a long, wet winter the scars on the landscape are difficult to ignore. Torrential rains are becoming more widespread across the...

Since 2019 Butler SWCD has employed the use of drones as a tool for conservation. Our first drone, a DJI Phantom 4 Pro was paid for...

Nichole Banks, Natural Resource Tech Throughout the county, streambank erosion has become a large concern for many homeowners. With...

As the holiday season comes to an end you may have noticed your real Christmas tree looking a little ragged and dry. Instead of putting...

With the holidays right around the corner, many people are deciding whether they should go with a real Christmas tree. An artificial tree...

A mild fall in Ohio with minimal rainfall and warmer temps provided favorable conditions for harvest with most farmers finishing before...

For the past 5 years the No Till November movement has promoted soil health practices through no till farming. Loosely based on the "No...