Breckinridge County Conservation District

06/08/2026

Growing food for the community, restoring ecosystems and biodiversity, managing stormwater and runoff, reducing "heat island" impacts and supporting pollinators - all of these are possibilities with well-planned conservation practices in urban and small-scale spaces.

Join this free online gathering on June 10 to learn about conservation practices in urban settings and on smaller farms and growing spaces. Bring your successes, challenges and questions of land stewardship, and hear from Michaela Werling, NRCS-Ohio's Urban Conservationist, and Mad Marchal, OAK's Conservation Outreach Coordinator, on the use of high tunnels, cover crops, pollinator plantings, soil-building practices and more.

This Conservation Chat is free and open to all - but it won't be recorded! Register today and plan to attend at oak-ky.org/conservation. This event is supported by a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS).

Photo: Cedar Ring Greens, Frankfort, KY

06/08/2026

In the next two decades, 300 million acres of agricultural land will change hands as the current owners retire or die. This land is essential for food production, wildlife habitat, and rural economies, but its future is uncertain.

LANDED, a new podcast developed by the American Farmland Trust with support from the USDA NRCS, explores the challenges facing farmers and ranchers who, through succession planning and generational transitions, are turning toward the future.

Episode 1 features Dustin Watson's fight to keep a promise, secure his farming dream and keep his family’s land as a farm, forever. Listen now on Spotify, YouTube, and Apple Podcasts.

https://farmland.org/landed-podcast -1

06/08/2026

Be sure to join us for The Breckinridge County Farmers' Market Opening Day! Saturday, June 13, 2026 at 6:30 AM, CT

06/04/2026

**CAIP Applicants**

If you are finished with your project and want to get paid in June, submit all of your paperwork by tomorrow, Friday, June 5th. We meet on Monday and I will be out of the office during that day. I won't be able to accept any projects turned in on Monday. They will go to July's board meeting.

Send a message to learn more

05/22/2026

We will be closed Monday, May 25th in observance of Memorial Day.

05/22/2026

I will be out of the office today due to a family emergency. I will return calls next week. Thanks for your understanding.

05/22/2026

Owning woodland can be a point of pride in Kentucky. It can also raise many questions. Who do you call if invasive plants are moving in? How do you improve habitat for wildlife? What steps make sense if you want to cut timber someday or if you want to leave the land in good shape for your family?

A University of Kentucky effort coined Every Acre Counts is working to make those first steps easier, connecting people to the groups that are already providing services to woodland owners across the state.

Developed by UK Forestry and the Kentucky Division of Forestry, the program will help coordinate and support current statewide efforts to engage woodland owners through partnerships with external organizations. This program will focus on new woodland owners and those without a forest management plan, with the goal of facilitating active management on more Kentucky acres.

Learn more: https://bit.ly/4nWoTfP

05/21/2026

Don’t forget, this is tonight!

05/21/2026

Our very own! So excited to finally share!