Hancock County Soil & Water Conservation District

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Welcome to the Hancock County

Soil & Water Conservation District

194 Main Street, Suite 202, Ellsworth, ME 04605

phone: (207) 667-8663

email: hancockcountyswcd@outlook.com

Making Conservation Work For You Since 1963.

Our mission:

The Hancock County Soil and Water Conservation District provides local conservation leadership, teaches the value of natural resources, encourages conservation efforts, and helps to  plan and implement voluntary programs. Each District program is different and unique to the area that it services, because the programs are developed by local people to solve local problems.

What's New:

 

District Forester Starts E-Newsletter for Downeast Woodland Owners

Steve MacDonald, with the Maine Forest Service, has created an electronic newsletter that he emails out every few months to woodland owners in his district.  The newsletter  includes announcements for upcoming workshops and articles that woodland owners may find helpful or of interest pertaining to managing their woodland.  If you are interested in  receiving the newsletter please send Steve an email requesting he add you to his contact list: stephen.macdonald@maine.gov

 

Grants Announcement

We are pleased to announce that the District has just been awarded two more 319 grants to help reduce phosphorus and sediment export into our lakes and ponds!  These grants will start in the spring of 2013:

  • Beech Hill Pond Watershed Improvement Project- Phase II: this grant will continue our work around Beech Hill Pond by focusing on the northern half of the watershed.

  • Phillips Lake Watershed Improvement Project- this grant will conduct work throughout the entire Phillips Lake watershed.

 
 

All programs and services of the Hancock County Soil & Water Conservation District are offered on a nondiscriminatory bases without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, or marital or family status.  Persons who require alternative means of communication of program information should contact USDA’s Target Center at (207) 720-2600.  To file a complaint of discrimination, write to USDA Director, Office of Civil Rights, Room 326W Whitten Bldg. 14th and Independence Ave., SW, Washington D.C. 20250-9410, or call (292) 720-5964.