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.
Office Administrator Needed
The Hancock County Soil and Water Conservation District is hiring a part-time Office Administrator. If you are passionate about conservation in Hancock County, and interested in office administration, communication and public relations, please check out the position...
read moreEvent – Orland River Watershed Migratory Fish Celebration
Join us for a spring celebration of rivers and fish! See flyer for more information .
read moreRequest for Qualifications – Watershed Protection Project
The Hancock County Soil & Water Conservation District is seeking a Project Manager to help implement a two-year grant for the Branch Lake Watershed Protection Project, Phase III. If interested please respond to our Request for Qualifications (RFQ) notice by no...
read more2023 Tree and Shrub Sale
Hancock County Soil and Water Conservation District is offering an online sale of native shrubs and trees that support pollinators and wildlife. Sale plants have been chosen because of their functional attraction for pollinators and wildlife as well as their...
read more~ Free Soil Testing Program for 2022 ~
BRING YOUR SAMPLES TO US FOR FREE pH TESTING (Be prepared to follow Covid-19 guidelines) We now offer soil testing year round! A drop-off box is located outside our office at 474 Bucksport Rd, Ellsworth. You may drop off samples at any time or call first to arrange a...
read moreOffice Administrator Needed
The Hancock County Soil and Water Conservation District is hiring a part-time Office Administrator. If you are passionate about conservation in Hancock County, and interested in office administration, communication and public relations, please check out the position...
read moreEvent – Orland River Watershed Migratory Fish Celebration
Join us for a spring celebration of rivers and fish! See flyer for more information .
read moreRequest for Qualifications – Watershed Protection Project
The Hancock County Soil & Water Conservation District is seeking a Project Manager to help implement a two-year grant for the Branch Lake Watershed Protection Project, Phase III. If interested please respond to our Request for Qualifications (RFQ) notice by no...
read more2023 Tree and Shrub Sale
Hancock County Soil and Water Conservation District is offering an online sale of native shrubs and trees that support pollinators and wildlife. Sale plants have been chosen because of their functional attraction for pollinators and wildlife as well as their...
read more~ Free Soil Testing Program for 2022 ~
BRING YOUR SAMPLES TO US FOR FREE pH TESTING (Be prepared to follow Covid-19 guidelines) We now offer soil testing year round! A drop-off box is located outside our office at 474 Bucksport Rd, Ellsworth. You may drop off samples at any time or call first to arrange a...
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). Everyone is welcome to listen in on the meetings, request time on the agenda, or if you would like information on becoming a Board member please email hcswcdinfo@hancockcountyswcd.org. Please join us!
The next regular Board of Supervisors meeting will be held Wednesday, June 14, 2023 from 8:00 am – 10:00 am. This will be a remote meeting via Zoom. For more information, or if you would like the Zoom link to attend remotely, please email hcswcdinfo@hancockcountyswcd.org.
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Alewives' springtime run celebrated in Orland
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“Today was good,” harvester Casey Soper said, watching the alewives trundle up the chute and tumble out into the truck bed. “The best this year, so far.”