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Windham County Conservation District

The Windham Natural Resources Conservation District helps individuals, groups and communities conserve their land and water by providing education, information, demonstrations and technical assistance.

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Giant Marshmallows: What’s To Be Done With Used Plastic?
Seen them? The giant white plastic marshmallows and sausages along the edges of farm fields are actually not somebody’s idea of a practical joke. These field formations serve a much needed purpose; storing hay or corn feed. But what about the picturesque silos used since time immemorial to store grains? The down side of silos is that they are difficult to maintain artifacts and a major source of farm injuries, respiratory diseases and even deaths.
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Conservation District Welcomes New Supervisor

elizabeth_gardenleavespicture.jpgI’m Elizabeth Wood, a new supervisor of the Conservation District. I started the New Leaf CSA, a community supported agriculture farm in Dummerston, in 2002. I’ve been scrambling along growing vegetables ever since.

For anyone not familiar with community supported agriculture, it’s a system in which families and individuals become members of a farm by paying a portion of that farm’s expenses each year. In return, they receive a weekly selection of that farm’s products throughout the harvest season. This allows me to do all my marketing before my crops are in the ground. Members get to try a wide selection of vegetables and visit the farm each week.

Last Updated ( Thursday, 26 February 2009 )
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19th Annual Plant Sale

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Welcome to the 19th Annual Windham County Conservation District's Plant Sale.

We hope you'll enjoy the selection of planting stock which we are offering this year! 

Our current offerings seek to highlight plants for their landscape value, conservation value, and food value, both for ourselves and our feathered friends. We have also tried to focus on providing mostly native plants for our shrub varieties in an effort to combat the spread of invasives. The description we are using to identify native plants is they are plants growing in North America prior to European settlement or present in our region for at least 100 years and for which there is no evidence of exotic origin.

Orders will be taken until April 13th --- Order early as supplies of some plants are limited. Pick-up of stock will be from 9 - 12 on April 25th -- in the Natural Resources Department at the Trade and Industrial Center (TIC). The District will not be responsible for stock once it is removed from the pick-up site and reserves the right to refund money for stock that becomes unavailable. No refunds will be made on any orders not picked up by the designated date.

pdf 2009 Plant Sale Details
pdf 2009 Plant Sale Order Form

Last Updated ( Sunday, 08 February 2009 )
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2008 Annual Report

ar_2008_smcover.jpgIncludes:

  • Mission
    History
    Supervisors/Staff/Partners
    Year in Review
    Financial Statement
    Partner Report


Download the report in PDF Format

pdf WCNRCD_2008 Annual Report 13/02/2009,16:00 2.37 Mb

Last Updated ( Friday, 13 February 2009 )
 
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