Lucas Soil & Water Conservation District

06/12/2026

📣The SWCD Educators of NW Ohio are back at it again with another exciting educator workshop coming up this summer on July 14, 15, and 16! We will be located at the fabulous Sauder Village in Archbold, OH and have three days filled with exciting lessons, field trips, and sharing of ideas. Participants will have the option to stay at Sauder Village at the Inn or camping (additional cost outside of workshop registration).

See the flyer below for all the details on how you can join in on the fun!

Deadline to register is June 26!

➡Want to register? https://www.lucasswcd.org/edworkshops.html

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06/10/2026

➡ ICYMI- Check out this FREE Professional Development Opportunity!

The Ohio Farm Bureau is excited to offer Imagine Ag in Your Classroom — TWO FREE professional development sessions at the Ohio State Fair!

Choose the session that fits you best:
• K–2nd Grade
• 3rd–5th Grade

📍 Held in the brand new Ohio Agriculture Building, home to the imAGine Ag Exhibit & Taste of Ohio

🌱 What to expect:
-Hands-on learning experiences
-Real classroom connections
-Ready-to-use resources on agriculture & food production

This is a great opportunity to bring Farm to School connections alive in your classroom!

📢 Please share with elementary teachers in your network!!

Here’s the link for more information & REGISTRATION :
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sXYpD3u8pEy9-v9Bbosw7nCG75UpNBORGtZjGEHlCjY/edit?usp=drivesdk

06/10/2026

ICYMI: ➡Check out some great programming coming up at Magee Marsh!

06/06/2026

On Thursday, we had a great group out to the office for our Pathways to Nature: Paint & Learn Class! 🎨

Participants first learned about different strategies to encourage wildlife to their outdoor spaces through sustainable practices like adding native plants, leaving the leaves, and providing fresh, clean water. Then, they got to paint a one-of-a-kind stepping stones for their gardens!

➡ Find out about upcoming events on our website: https://www.lucasswcd.org/events.html

05/31/2026

Awesome!! 🌸💐

05/27/2026

The 2026 Lucas County Fair is coming up FAST! Kids' Day, Fair without Limits Day, and so much more for all of us to enjoy!

Lucas County Fairgrounds
Ohio State - Lucas County 4-H
🌐 https://lucascountyfair.com/

💙 A Full Day Where Everyone Belongs 💙

Join us at the Lucas County Fair for Fair Without Limits Day — a day dedicated to inclusion, connection, and celebrating our amazing community.

🐄🐑 Interested in participating in the Limitless Livestock Show?
✅ Be sure to register by June 12!

Come experience a meaningful day filled with encouragement, confidence, and opportunities for everyone to shine.

Let’s celebrate inclusion, build confidence, and create lasting memories — together. 💙

05/26/2026

If you were not able to stop by our Native Plant Sale on Friday, fear not! We still have native plants and vegetables available for you! 🤩

What's left! (all in 4" pots, $8 each)
🔵 Great Blue Lobelia
⚪️ New Jersey Tea
🟡 Tall Coreopsis
🟡 Lance-leaf Coreopsis
🔵 Blue Lupine
🟤 Indian Grass

And several very healthy tomato 🍅 and pepper 🫑 plants for your edible gardens! All different varieties, sweet to hot peppers, small to large tomatoes.

Visit our office through Friday of this week, between 8:00AM and 4:30PM, to get your plants!
📍 3350 Hill Ave., Suite K, in Toledo
📞 Call ahead to confirm inventory if looking for something specific! (419) 893-1966

05/20/2026

Happy to have worked with GoZERO Services, Food Waste Compost Courier 💚 this spring, improving soil and garden yields one bag at a time!

We will have more bagged compost ♻️ available for sale this Friday at our 2026 Native Plant Sale starting at 3pm until 6pm.

05/19/2026

ICYMI: Thanks WTOL 11 for helping us get the word about the Water Quality Stewardship Certification Program 💦, with registration going on now through Friday of this week!

➡ This new hands-on program is geared towards citizens and educators who want to learn more about what they can do to protect water quality in our community. It includes 4 interactive classes and one wrap-up session for $25 a person.

⭐ Learn more about the program and register online at: https://www.lucasswcd.org/wqstewards.html

Brought to you in partnership by the Lucas County Environmental Education Committee: Partners for Clean Streams Ohio Department of Natural Resources Ohio Sea Grant Lake Erie West Regional Council Keep Toledo/Lucas County Beautiful, Inc. Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge City of Toledo Lucas County Engineer's Office Outdoor Sylvania Community Parks

With Lake Erie in our backyard, Lucas Soil & Water Conservation District and Ohio Division of Wildlife's Water Quality Stewardship program aims to raise awar...