Hancock County Soil & Water Conservation District
Hancock County Soil and Water Conservation District provides local conservation leadership, encourages best practices, and helps to plan and implement voluntary programs. 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 located at 192 Main Street in Ellsworth. That’s the large brick building that’s home to Flexit and several other locally-owned businesses. The District office is on the second floor.
2019 Local Working Group Meeting
Thursday, November 14, 2019 Local Working Group 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm NRCS Field Office 474 Bucksport Rd. Ellsworth Light Refreshments Will Be Provided. Please Register - Contact Information Below Hancock County Soil and Water Conservation District will host their annual...
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District Supervisor Election voting will be open from Monday, November 18th at 8:00 a.m. until Tuesday, December 10th at 4:00 p.m. NOTICE OF HANCOCK COUNTY SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT SUPERVISOR ELECTIONS Persons desiring to run for the office of District...
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How to Plant Bare Root Trees and Shubs
Keep roots moist but not soaked, and plant as soon as possible. Unwrap and soak your tree/shrub in a bucket of water for an hour or two before planting. Prune away damaged or dead roots. Dig a hole while soaking. Pick a good spot with the...
read moreEnvirothon 2019 Spring Forestry Workshop
A natural resource problem-solving competition for grades 9-12. In an outdoor setting, students are tested in five natural resource areas: aquatics, forestry, soils, wildlife, and a current national environmental issue.
read more2018 District Supervisor Elections
District Supervisor Election voting is open from Monday, November 19th 8:00 a.m. until Tuesday, December 11th 4:00 p.m. NOTICE OF HANCOCK COUNTY SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT SUPERVISOR ELECTIONS Persons desiring to run for the office of District Supervisor...
read moreThe Board of Supervisors meets the 2nd Wednesday of each month from 8:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. at the Moore Community Center’s Board Room, 5 General Moore Way, Ellsworth (approximately 133 State Street). The public is welcome to listen in on these meetings, and may request time on the agenda, in advance, by emailing hcswcdinfo@hancockcountyswcd.org.
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A task force led by Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, would need to weigh concerns from commercial fishermen, environmentalists, coastal communities and others before deciding where leases in the Gulf of Maine might be allocated for offshore wind.
States express support for offshore wind in Gulf of Maine
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DURHAM, N.H. (AP) — Leaders in states bordering the Gulf of Maine expressed strong support Thursday for offshore wind, setting the region up to become the next battleground over the resource as...Are you aware there are Best Management Practices for Snow and Ice Control?
Volunteers can be a force for change!
Grassroots gains — Green & Healthy Maine HOMES
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Climate action teams from Bar Harbor to York show that volunteers can be a force for change By Amy Paradysz Visitors to Mount Desert Island find restaurants serving sit-down customers with reusable plates and utensils, to-go orders being served in compostable containers and condiments served froFrenchman Bay Conservancy is offering a Wildlife Tracking Workshop on January 11, 2020 at Baker Hill in Sullivan. If you would like to know how to identify and interpret animal behavior based on prints in the snow, this is for you! Dress warmly!
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Winter Wildlife Tracking Workshop - Frenchman Bay Conservancy
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January 11, 2020 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am - We're bringing back last year's Winter Wildlife Tracking Workshop by popular demand! Join certified wildlife tracker Brendan White at Baker Hill in Sullivan to find and identify animal tracks in the snow. Have you ever wanted to know how to identify and interp...