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Spring into Action & Sign up for HCSWCD No-Till Drill Seeder & Tree Planter Rentals!

Don't let your intended planting plans pass you by this Spring while the weather is nice! Be the first to get your name on our waiting list for our 6' Great Plains No-Till Drill seeder and/or our Whitfield Tree Planter! Check out the details & be sure to call the office to reserve your equipment needs.

Great Plains No-Till Drill Lease

Whitfield Tree Planter Lease

 

The Mission of the Henry County Soil and Water Conservation District is  to:

Provide leadership and administer programs to help conserve, improve and sustain our natural resources and environment.

 

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Henry County Soil and Water Conservation District pamphlet! 

The Henry County Soil and Water Conservation District offers all programs and services without regard to color, nationality, religion, sex, age, marital status or handicap.

Articles

PEACE ON EARTH

12/21/2012 07:45
  “Peace on earth depends on our ability to secure our living environment.”  These words were used by Professor Ole Danbolt Mjes, chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee when he presented the Nobel Peace Prize for 2004 to Wangari Maathai for her contribution to sustainable...

USING EARTH’S NATURAL RESOURCES

12/18/2012 09:48
  Many Christmas wish lists this year include new cell phones or other personal electronics. Twenty years ago there were few cell phones in use but in the last twenty years the number has risen to over 5 billion in use today. The use of computers and other personal electronics has grown...

BE A SCIENTIST FOR A DAY

12/06/2012 14:55
  The 113th Christmas Bird Count will take place from December 14, 2012 through January 5, 2013. Northwest Illinois Audubon Society (NIAS) is organizing an official count in our area for December 15, 2012. This will be the 37th time that our local Audubon Society will be participating in...