Good morning! Rain gardens are a useful way to combat stormwater pollution at home. But how far from your home should a rain garden be installed to prevent water seepage?

Here's the answer to yesterday's trivia question! Want to learn more about rain gardens? Click on the link to get an online rain garden manual! erieconserves.org/wp-content/upl…

Fall is near and birds are getting ready for migration! Learn more about the Lights out Program and how you can help at home: audubon.org/lights-out-pro… ohiolightsout.org/cities/lights-… Why Birds Hit Windows: allaboutbirds.org/news/why-birds….

Happy Soil Health Friday! Check out the video below! See how Minnesota's farmers use cover crops and their views on soil health. youtube.com/watch?v=9eAlqi…

Good morning! This beautiful and eye-catching butterfly is a common resident in Ohio. Can you figure out what it is?

Saturday's Name that Wildlife! animal is a common buckeye! Congrats if you got it!

Happy Trivia Tuesday folks! Let's think about the structure of healthy soil. If you think about it, is soil 50% space?

We are posting a bit late. The answer to Tuesday's trivia is true! Living roots and bacteria that excrete chemicals to bind soil aggregates creates a matrix. Depending on this time of year, soil can be either air, water, or both.

The Ohio Coastal Training Program is partnering with the Erie Conservation District and the City of Huron for its 5th Annual Green Bike Tour! Check out the link here for more details! HuronGreenBikeTour.eventbrite.com

Happy Trivia Tuesday! Lakes are classified based on how productive they are. In other words, they are named regarding their productivity or how complex the food web and number of organisms live within the lake. Can you figure out what type of lake Lake Erie is?

Here's the answer to Tuesday's trivia! Lakes are categorized by nutrients, depth, temperatures, and biological activity. Learn more here: manitowoccountylakesassociation.org/oligotrophic-v…

Last night's bat house building workshop was a success! We thank Erie Metropark naturalists, Mollie and Martyn, who assisted and operations staff for installing three, newly built bat houses at Edison Woods. Everyone had fun last night, had some smores, and got to see some bats!

Happy Trivia Tuesday folks! This will be our last trivia question. It doesn't take a college degree to know that natural resources are limited and stressed out. You can be a steward for soil, water, land, plants, and wildlife by just doing a few simple things.

We want your milkweed seed pods! Just remember to drop them off dry and within seeding stages. No appointment needed, just stop by outside our office and place them in our bin :)

The answer to Tuesday's trivia is F.) all the above! There are many stewardship actions you can do daily to help our natural resources. Here are a few other ideas to start doing! texasdisposal.com/blog/how-to-be…

The Erie Soil and Water Conservation District office will be closed on 9-1-2025 for Labor Day and will reopen on 9-2-2025. Have a great Labor Day!

Today is the day for our Annual Meeting & Banquet. A huge Thank You to all our Sponsors!

Click the link to find out more! erieconserves.org/2025-milkweed-…

We are seeking your feedback. If you can take the time to complete the survey linked below, we would appreciate hearing what you think ESWCD has done well, what you think we could improve, and what issues we might be able to assist with. docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLScB…