Butler SWCD at the Fair
Below you will find the information we had on display at the 2022 Butler County Fair. Feel free to explore all of our resources on this page and on our website.
Butler SWCD
Annual Meeting
Tuesday, August 23, 6 - 8 pm
At Pohlman Lanes, 945 Pyramid Hill Blvd, Hamilton, OH 45013
RSVPs are encouraged to allow us to plan accordingly. Please call 513-887-3720 or email ButlerSWCD@butlercountyohio.org
Education
Kids Crafts Book
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Cow Cups
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Handprint Farm Animals
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Animal Plates
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Clay Pot Butterfly Puddler
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Life Cycles
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Scavenger Hunt
For Teachers
Schedule a free, in-class presentation from Butler SWCD. Find out more...
Agriculture
Cover Crop Field Day
August 20, 2022, 9 am - 12 noon
At Butler SWCD
1802 Princeton Road, Hamilton, OH 45011
More Information and Registration: Contact Brady Smith by email or 513-785-6663.
Volunteering
BEST Volunteer Events
Be one of the BEST and join Butler Soil and Water for Volunteer Stewardship Saturdays. Throughout the coming months, we plan to remove honeysuckle, label storm drains, clean up a stream, and collect stream biology samples. We have volunteer events that are suitable for all ages, and can sign volunteer paperwork for students.
River Cleanup
Clean Sweep of the Great Miami River will take place n Saturday, September 17, 2022. Find a location near you and sign up at www.cleansweepofthegreatmiamiriver.org
Butler County Stream Team
Stream Team is a citizen science group who collect, analyze and report water quality data from many waterways in Butler County. To find out more about volunteering or what our volunteers get up to, please visit www.butlercountystreamteam.org
Backyard Conservation
Virtual Backyard Wildlife Workshop
August 1 from 7 pm
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Landscape light pollution
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Meet the bats, moths, & other nocturnal wildlife
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Secretive flying squirrels
https://osu.zoom.us/j/98945093435?pwd=SDR6OCtlQ0N6N1dWWXljRzJKQlBSdz09
Meeting ID: 989 4509 3435
Password: 211392
Webpages
YouTube
Water Quality
Get Hooked on Stream Health Workshop
August 3, 6 - 8 pm
At Sebald (Elk Creek) Metropark
5580 Elk Creek Rd, Middletown, OH 45042
Learn about the many species of fish found in local creeks, the join us in the creek to learn how to use a fish seine.
Participants should expect to be about knee deep in the creek (deeper than most regular rubber boots).
This workshop is for adults and teenagers (Age 12 and over).
More Information and Registration: Contact Ashlee Widener at 513-785-6664 or by email.
Water Quality
