WE ARE HIRING! Full Time Assistant Technician position available
The Stevens SWCD is hiring a full time Assistant Technician. Salary $19.24-$25.84 per hour depending on experience. Click here to read the full position announcement. Click here to access the application online. If you would like to request the application in an alternative format, please message chris.staebler@stevensswcd.org. Applications must be... Read More
2022 is an election year!
HELP CONSERVE OUR COUNTY’S SOIL AND WATER This November, voters in Stevens County will head to the polls to elect a variety of governmental positions, including for supervisors of the Stevens Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD). If you live in one of the supervisor districts up for election –... Read More
Rain Garden Workshop April 17, 2021
Join us next Saturday April 17 at the Stevens SWCD shop, 10:00-11:30, for a Rain Garden Workshop. We will cover, planning for a rain garden, planting, native plants and maintenance. Now is your chance to see if a rain garden would be beneficial for your landscape. RG Flyer 2021 ... Read More
Morris Model features speakers in agriculture
“Preparedness in Agriculture” Morris Model will be hosting a discussion via Zoom with Dennis Todey from the USDA Midwest Climate Hub to discuss the changing agricultural practices in the Upper Midwest in response to shifts in seasonal temperatures and precipitation events. For information and to register click below. MMRDS press... Read More
Stevens SWCD Annual Review 2020
Check out our Stevens SWCD Annual Review 2020 featured in the Stevens County Times, March 2, 2021 Here is the link to the digital SWCD 2020 annual review
CRP Regular Sign-up Open January 4- February 12, 2021
CRP 2021 Sign up
Minnesotans Report Receiving Mystery Seeds Appearing to Come from China
Check out more details about mysterious seeds Minnesotans have reported receiving unsolicited packages of seeds in the mail. If you experience something similar, you should do the following: * Do not throw away the package or its contents. * Do not plant the seeds. * Contact Arrest the Pest line... Read More
USDA Announces Direct Support to Farmers for Losses Related to COVID-19
WASHINGTON, D.C., May 19, 2020 – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced details of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP), which will provide up to $16 billion in direct payments to deliver relief to America’s farmers and ranchers impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. In addition to this direct... Read More
Read our Spring 2020 newsletter!
Click on the link below to read our latest newsletter! We are gearing up for spring work! April 2020 Newsletter
Stevens SWCD Releases 2019 Annual Review
Click here to read about the work we did in 2019!