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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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Backyard Conservation

When you’re a farmer, and your personal and professional life depends on your land, you try your best to do the right thing. If you don’t, you may not be farming long. The neat twist is that, when you protect your land, you end up caring for natural resources we all share, including the water we drink. Here are a few conservation practices from your local farmland stewards that can help you protect your land, your neighborhood and the water on which we all depend.

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2008 Trout Stocking Program

Fish Stocking Program Sponsored by the Windham County Natural Resources Conservation District

Here are the details:

  • Orders will be taken until May 16th
  • Trout will be forfeited if they are not picked up during the allotted time frame.
  • 6-8" Fish will need to be picked up at Agway in Brattleboro at 1:00 pm on May 24th
  • 10-12"Fish - Due to the cost of fuel, deliveries will be made in coordination with the supplier and the District.  No set day or time can be made in advance.  We will notify you on the day of anticipated delivery. Please include cell phone numbers (if available) so we can work together to make these deliveries in a timely manner.


Please download the PDF form below, fill it out completely and enclose a detailed map showing directions to your property and pond.
pdf 2008 Fish ordersheet 14/04/2008,21:14 77.57 Kb 

Last Updated ( Tuesday, 15 April 2008 )
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18th Annual Windham County Conservation District's Plant Sale

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

Those of you who have ordered with us the past several years may notice that we are not offering perennials this year. We decided that with so many wonderful local sources of perennials which we in Windham County are lucky to have, as well as some mixed results with our stock in the past, to remove them from our offerings.

2008 electronic orderform can be downloaded in PDF format:
pdf 2008 Plant Sale Order Form / Details 04/28/2008,19:05
Pricesheet only in Excel format: 2008 Order Form.xls

Orders will be taken until April 18th.  Order early as supplies of some plants are limited. Pick-up of stock will be from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on May 3rd in the Natural Resources Department at the Windham Regional Career Center. 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.

 

Last Updated ( Tuesday, 08 April 2008 )
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2007 Annual Report

ar_2007_smcover.jpgIncludes:

  • Board of Supervisors / District Staff / Cooperating Agencies & Partners
  • Project Grant Awards
  • District Highlights
  • Soil conservation update
  • Basin planner update
  • Nutrient Management update
  • Land treatment update
  • Accomplishments
  • Financial Budget
  • Work Plan


Download the report in PDF Format

pdf WCNRCD 2007 Annual Report 29/10/2007,15:06 863.52 Kb

Last Updated ( Tuesday, 01 April 2008 )
 
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