Guilford Soil & Water Conservation District

09/04/2026

09/02/2026

Drop off hard to recycle items at the Fall 2026 Recycle Rodeo, Saturday, September 19, 8 am - Noon, at Evangel Fellowship Church of God, 2207 E. Cone Blvd. Items can include sensitive documents for shredding, household chemicals, electronics, foam, and more!
(5 box limit per car for sensitive documents for shredding)

Recycle Rodeo is for Greensboro and Guilford County households only, no businesses allowed.

For more information, visit www.greensboro-nc.gov/OSR or call 336-373-CITY (2489).

09/01/2026

Have you been interested in using a no-till drill? Right now is the perfect time of year! 🍁 Our office rents out our no-till drill for $15/acre. It works well for planting and renovating pastures, hay land, wildlife land, and other areas on your farm! Check out the video to learn more! 🚜

Step 1: Call our office at 336-641-2440 to schedule a time to rent.

Step 2: Pick up the drill from our office at 3309 Burlington Road, Greensboro, NC 27405. A $100 deposit is required.

Step 3: After use, make sure the drill is clean and return it! Deposit will be returned and you will be charged for how many acres you planted.

The fall season is starting to book up! If you have any questions, please call the office.

08/27/2026

Update on drought conditions. Parts of Guilford County are still in extreme drought.

08/27/2026

Join us in congratulating Tim Baumgartner on his recent promotion to Director of our Soil and Water Conservation Division! 🎉

Following the retirement of former director David Williams, N.C. Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler appointed Baumgartner due to his decades of experience in the field. Throughout his career, Tim has held various positions with the NCDA&CS and DEQ as well as private sector consulting, including as director of the Division of Mitigation Services, deputy director of operations for the Division of Mitigation Services, environmental senior scientist, environmental scientist and environmental supervisor. Congratulations!

08/24/2026

Join Guilford Soil & Water Conservation District and Guilford County Parks and Recreation for at Benbow Nature Preserve!

📅 Saturday, Sept. 19
⏰ 9 to 11 a.m.
📍 2279 Britton St., Greensboro

Help us remove litter, care for this special place, and make a visible difference in our community. There will be fun prizes and community service hours available upon request!

Register today: bit.ly/BenbowCleanup

08/21/2026

08/20/2026

Attention middle school students and their guardians!

The City of Greensboro’s Office of Sustainability and Resiliency is hosting an interest meeting for Wild in the City: An Animal Investigation in Greensboro.

August 26, 6:30 - 7:30 pm at Kathleen Clay Edwards Family Branch Library, 1420 Price Park Dr., Greensboro, NC, 27410.

Take a deep dive into the wildlife that inhabits our community, not only within our urban downtown, but also within our vast parks, watersheds and wooded forests. Over the course of the school year, students will be actively engaged in learning about wildlife, including species, ecosystems, and threats to biodiversity.

Students and their guardians are invited to join us for an interest meeting on getting involved! Light refreshments will be provided.

Questions? Contact Katie Farina at [email protected]

08/20/2026

We had a great time tabling with the Planning and Development department at Northern Guilford High School today for the 2026 High School Science Learning Conference! It was wonderful to chat with STEM teachers from around the county and discuss how Guilford SWCD can be a resource to schools.

Thank you Dr. Sharonda Eggleton-McNeil and Guilford County Schools for inviting us to participate!