Hancock County Soil & Water Conservation District – Ellsworth, Maine
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Hancock County Soil and Water Conservation District provides local conservation leadership, encourages best practices, and helps to plan and implement voluntary programs in Hancock County, Maine. We conserve clean water and healthy soil by working alongside willing landowners to implement incentive-based voluntary conservation practices. District programs focus on polluted runoff, habitat restoration, citizen science, and education.
We’ve moved! The District’s new office is now located at the USDA NRCS office at 474 Bucksport Road, Ellsworth.
2021 (Remote) Local Working Group Meeting and Survey
Hancock County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) and the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) would like your help identifying natural resource priorities for local NRCS farm bill funding! These funds help local landowners improve and protect...
read moreDistrict Supervisor Election voting will be open from Monday, Nov. 15, 2021 to Monday, Dec. 6, 2021 at 4 p.m.
Persons wishing to vote in the election of District Supervisor must contact the District Office in order to request a ballot, or schedule a time to come to the office to place your ballot (due to the pandemic). The office number is 207-667-8663. Our office is located...
read more~ This Position Has Been Filled: Courtesy Boat Inspector for Summer 2021 ~
The District is seeking a Roving CBI Inspector for the Bureau of Public Lands Lakes, Donnell Pond, Tunk Lake, and Spring River Lake. Inspector will be a private contractor with the District, and will become certified as a Courtesy Boat Inspector (online training). ...
read more~ Free Soil Testing Program for 2021 ~
BRING YOUR SAMPLES TO US FOR FREE pH TESTING (Be prepared to follow Covid-19 guidelines) We now offer soil testing year round! Please call first to arrange a time to drop off your samples. The turn around time to receive your results is generally within a week. Our...
read more~Forest Roads, Forestry and Farm Workshop – Go to ‘Events’ on Our Home Page to Register~
Our Forest Roads, Forestry and Farm Workshop is taking shape! Date: August 12, 2021 from 9 a.m. to 12 noon, with lunch after Location: Kingdom Road Farm, Blue Hill Enjoy a full morning learning about the farm and its woodlot, best practices for building forest...
read more~ Shellfish Resiliency Project for Hancock County ~
In collaboration with the Frenchman Bay Reginal Shellfish Committee and Down East Institute (DEI), the Hancock County Soil and Water Conservation District investigated use of spat boxes and novel nursery nets to enhance softshell clam (Mya arenaria) recruitment to...
read moreThe Board of Supervisors meets the 2nd Wednesday of each month from 8:00 am to 10:00 a.m. Prior to the pandemic, we met at the Moore Community Center’s Board Room, 5 General Moore Way, Ellsworth (125 State Street). The public continues to be welcome to listen in on the meetings, and may request time on the agenda by emailing hcswcdinfo@hancockcountyswcd.org.
The next regular Board of Supervisors meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, February 9, 2022 from 8:00 am – 10:00 am. This will be a remote meeting via Zoom because of the current pandemic. For more information, or if you would like the Zoom link to remotely attend, please email hcswcdinfo@hancockcountyswcd.org .
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2021 (Remote) Local Working Group Meeting and Survey
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Hancock County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) and the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) would like your help identifying natural resource priorities for local NRCS far...