Washington Soil & Water Conservation District

09/04/2026

09/02/2026

Fair Booth #2 for the year is up! Stop by our booth in the Junior Fair Building at the Washington County Fair this weekend. Vote for your favorite photos for the Conservation Calendar Contest.

09/01/2026

Just around the corner is the Marietta City Bow Proficiency Test!

Questions about the Event? Contact Hannah at 740-885-3318.

08/24/2026

Got Fish? 🐠

The District's fish sale is happening now! Looking to restock your pond, fill your pond or just add something new? Check out our sale. The order form can be found on our website at,https://washingtoncountyswcd.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Fish-Sale-Website-form.pdf . Orders are due September 28, 2026. Questions? Contact Hannah at 740-885-3318 or [email protected].

08/14/2026

We still have a few spaces left! Business who sponsor a month will be recognized in the calendar, on our page, in our quarter newsletter and in the fair booths. Interested in sponsoring a month contact Alexis at 740-885-3289 or [email protected].

The District will be creating a 2027 Conservation Calendar! 📆

We are looking for sponsors for each month. Space can be a whole page ad or half the page ad. The calendars will be given out at our annual meeting with extra at the District's Office. Interested in sponsoring a month? Contact Alexis at [email protected] or 740-885-3289.

08/12/2026

The fair booth is up and voting has begun!

Stop by the booth at the Waterford Community Fair- Waterford Ohio this weekend and vote for your favorite photo submissions. The top 12 photos will be used for the 2027 Conservation Calendar. Can't make it to Waterford this weekend, no worries! Voting will happen at Washington County Fair as well.

Thanks to everyone who submitted a photo making this contest possible! We had 68 photos submitted by 21 community members.

07/31/2026

Be sure to stop and see us at the Farmers Market tomorrow!

Alexis Coffman from Washington Soil & Water Conservation District will be at our tent at River City Farmers Market tomorrow from9-11 a.m. talking about Rain barrels and water conservation! Come check it out!🌊🏞️💧💦

07/23/2026

Photo submissions will be accepted until August 7th, 2026!

The District will be putting together a Conservation Calendar for Washington County and we need your help! We are looking for photos to use for each month's cover photo. Have you snapped a fun photo of nature, animals, sunrise/sunset, agricultural or anything in between? Send it to us! We will be accepting entries until August 7th, 2026.

Prizes will be awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place photos. Voting will happen during the Waterford Fair and Washington County Fair. Be sure to stop by our booth and vote for your favorites.

Submissions can be sent to Alexis at [email protected].

07/13/2026

🚨🚨Workshop Alert!🚨🚨

The District will be hosting a Backyard Composting Workshop on July 27th! The workshop is FREE. Light refreshments will be provided. Interested in attending, RSVP to Alexis Coffman at 740-885-3289 (direct office line) or [email protected].

05/15/2026

🥁🥁 Drum roll please 🥁🥁

And our 2026 Poster Contest Winners are..

K-1st Grade
1. Lexi McNish
2. Charlotte Paxton

2nd - 3rd Grade
1. Kaleb Coffman
2. Wade Roark

10th-12 Grade - Hand Drawn
1. Libby Swaney
2. Madelynn Lang

10th-12th Grade - Digital
1. Kazden Valentine
2. Samantha Myers
HM. Keira Yoak
HM. McKensie Mason

Thanks to everyone who submitted a poster! The posters are displayed in the hallway at the District. Stop by during our office hours to get an up close view of them.