Soil and Water Conservation District
The mission of the Lac qui Parle Soil and Water Conservation District is to take available technical, financial and educational resources, what ever their source and focus or coordinate them so that they meet the needs of the local landusers to help them protect Lac qui Parle's natural resources.
About Us
Board of Supervisors
Services & Programs
Outreach & Information
Partners & Links
Contact
Upcoming Activities
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Radio Talk Show ~ Every Wednesday morning, tune in to KLQP Radio, 92.1 around 9:15 am
Conservation Calendar
- May-September: People's Garden, located by the District Tree Barn on Highway 40. Check out our pictures.
- Sept. 9-12: Lac qui Parle County Fair - Stop in and see our booth!
- November 2: General Election
Quarterly Newsletters
News Articles and Press Releases
- Arbor Month - Commemorative Tree Planting, Chippewa Field Days, and Kindergarten Trees (May 2010)
- Reinvest in Minnesota (RIM) - Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) (April 10)
- Environmental Education Week (April 10)
- Lac qui Parle SWCD Celebrates 60 Years! (April 10)
- Too Much Snow? (March 10)
- Grassland Reserve Program (February 10)
- EQIP Season Tunnel Systems for Crops (February 10)
- EQIP Program (January 10)
- Nutrient Management Conference (January 10)
- Visit by Legislators (December 09)
- CSP Deadline Approaching (September 09)
- CSP Informational Meetings (August 09)
- SWCD Prescribed Burn (April 09)
- Tree Damage from Last Year's Storm (January 09)
- Trees for Babies (May 09)
- Organic Initiative Deadline (May 09)
- Workshops
- Workshops for Women
- Tours
- Teacher Workshops
- School Field Days
- Environmental Fair
- Classroom Presentations
- Envirothon
- Resources
On April 22, 2010, the LqP SWCD Celebrated Conservation with an Open House. In addition to celebrating our 60th Anniversary, we also celebrated the 75th Anniversary of NRCS; the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day; 45 Years of Conservation Work in LqP County for Curtis Nordaune; and National Volunteer Week, where we thanked our Earth Team Volunteers and Rain Gauge Monitors. Click here, to see Celebrating Conservation pictures.
Outstanding Conservationists
Each year the Soil and Water Conservation District selects a cooperator as its Outstanding Conservationist.
Soil and Water Stewardship Week
The SWCD celebrates Soil and Water Stewardship Week each year from the last Sunday in April through the first Sunday in May by providing pastors stewardship materials to use in their Churches
Contests
- Photography Contest
- Coloring Contest