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SWCD BOARD MEETING
May 1, 2008

5:30 pm
Mahoning SWCD Conference Room

850 Industrial Road
Youngstown, OH 44509
Public Welcome!

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SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS, SALES -
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Mahoning SWCD, Mahoning Valley Landscape & Nursery Association, OSU Extension, OSU Master Gardeners & OSU Naturalists

welcomes you to a Train-the-Trainer Rain Garden Workshop
April 15, 2008
6:30pm-8:30pm
Mill Creek Metroparks Farm
7574 Columbiana-Canfield Rd.
(Across from the Canfield Fairgrounds)

Annie Rzepka, Geauga SWCD, will present information on:
Functions of a Rain Garden
Determining Location/Size of a Rain Garden
Maintaining Your Rain Garden
Examples of Functioning Rain Gardens

RSVP to Mahoning SWCD (330) 740-7995
Literature and light refreshments will be provided.
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Mahoning Soil and Water Spring Tree Sale :

Tree List and Descriptions
Order Form

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Mahoning Soil and Water Spring Fish Sale :

Orders must be submitted to our office by April 25, 2008. Fish pick up will be at the Canfield Fairgrounds on April 29, 2008 from 2:30pm-3:30pm.
This year will be selling Fathead Minnows, Largemouth Bass, Channel Catfish, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Redear Shellcracker, Crappies, and White Amur. For more information please call our office.

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PAST SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS, SALES -

Sorry you missed it . . .

Equine Environmental & Liability Awareness Program - January 12, 2008

The Columbiana Soil and Water Conservation District, the Mahoning Soil and Water Conservation District along with the Natural Resource Conservation Service, the Columbiana County Farm Bureau, and the Ohio State Extension-Mahoning County hosted an Equine Environmental and Liability Awareness Program on Saturday, January 12, 2008. The program was held at the St. George Knights of Columbus Hall, 271 W. Chestnut Street, Lisbon, Ohio from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Under Ohio law horses, ponies, llamas, and alpacas are defined as livestock. Like any other livestock owners, owners of these animals need to begin making environmental, conservation, and natural resource issues a priority. On average, one horse generates 8 tons of manure per year.

Managers, operators, or horse owners of even one horse interested in developing and implementing practices that are economically viable, environmentally friendly, and socially acceptable, should contact the Columbiana SWCD at 330-332-8732 or toll free 1-877-345-1198. The registration fee for the program was $5.00 which included lunch, refreshments, and program materials. Registration must be received by January 4, 2008.

For a program registration form, click here: Registration Form

ANNUAL BANQUET AND NEW BOARD ELECTIONS- October 30, 2007

Mahoning Soil and Water Annual Banquet was held on October 30, 2007 at Al a Cart Catering located at 429 Lisbon St. Canfield, Ohio 44406. Voting was October 30, 2007 At A la Carte from 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM. Absentee ballot were requested or votes were made at our office prior to the Annual Banquet. Please call our office at 330-740-7995 to make arrangements.

Held 2007 FALL FISH STOCKING SALE - October 18, 2007

Fall Fish Sale Orders deadline was Monday October 15, 2007. You should have picked up your fish on Thursday October 18, 2007 at the Canfield Fairgrounds from 2:30pm-3:30pm. Available this fall: Largemouth Bass, Channel Catfish, Bluegill, Perch, Redear Shellcrackers, Crappies, Minnows, and White Amurs.

If you missed our Fall Fish Sale, not to worry, we will hold another Spring 2008.

Held Pond Clinic - August 9, 2007

The Mahoning and Columbiana Soil and Water Conservation Districts hosted a Pond Clinic on August 9, 2007 from 6pm-9pm. The clinic was held at the Mill Creek MetroParks Farm located on Rt. 46 across from the Canfield Fairgrounds. Experts addressed and answered questions concerning fish stocking, fish management, nuisance wildlife management, and aquatic weed control.

Special thanks to our guest speakers:
Bill Lynch- Program Specialist, Aquatic Ecosystem - OSU Extension
Dan McMillian - Private Lands Biologist for Ohio Divison of Wildlife

If you have any questions concerning the Pond Clinic or would like to contact any of our speakers. Please call either Mahoning SWCD at (330) 740-7995 or Columbiana SWCD at (330) 332-8732.
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Held June 25, 2007 - LIVESTOCK MORTALITY COMPOSTING TRAINING & CERTIFICATION

A livestock mortality composting training and certification session was held June 25, 2007 from 6:00-8:30pm in McMahon Hall at the Mill Creek MetroParks Farm, Canfield, Ohio. omposting of dead stock is an economic alternative for disposing of dead livestock. And composting, a natural process in which the carcass is decomposed by bacteria, is an environmentally friendly way to recycle the nutrients contained in an animal carcass. When done properly, composting destroys disease causing bacteria and viruses. Problems associated with flies, vermin and scavengers at the composting site are also eliminated. To legally compost livestock mortality in Ohio, a livestock producer must be ‘certified’.
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Held April 18-21, 2007 - 2007 SPRING TREE SALE

Thank you for all of your orders! We look forward to seeing you at the 2008 Spring Tree Sale. If there is a particular species you would like to have, please call or e-mail our office by clicking on the webmaster link at the bottom of the page and we may be able to order the species for you!

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Held URBAN EROSION & SEDIMENT CONTROL WORKSHOPS

The Home Builders/Remodelers Association of Mahoning Valley facility was the location of two free workshops that provided much-needed guidance to area civil engineers, land developers and excavation contractors. The HBAMV is located at 8526 South Avenue in Boardman, Ohio.

Held Tuesday March 6, 2007 - Land Developers & Excavation Contractors

Land developers and excavation contractors attended a workshop on Tuesday, March 6 from 9AM until 1PM. Topics discussed included may of the some items discussed at the engineer’s workshop; however, the focus of the workshop was the implementation, rather than design, of erosion and sediment controls for construction sites. Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans were discussed in depth, as well as local erosion and sediment control rules and the Rainwater and Land Development manual.

Held Tuesday February 27, 2007 - Land Development Engineers & Designers

Engineers and designers who are involved with land development in Columbiana, Mahoning, or Trumbull County participated in a technical workshop presented on Tuesday, February 27 from 9AM until 1PM. Topics of discussion included the latest edition of Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Rainwater and Land Development manual, adoption of local erosion and sediment control regulations, and 404/401 water quality permit processes (presented by the Army Corps of Engineers-Pittsburgh District).

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Held Saturday January 27, 2007 - Choices to Help Preserve Farmland, A Farmland Preservation Seminar

We're sorry we missed you at this informative seminar, presented by Mahoning SWCD and Mahoning County Farm Bureau for landowners who wanted to learn about choices they have to help preserve their farmland. Michael Bailey, Executive Director, Office of Farmland Preservation, Ohio Department of Agriculture; Larry Gearhardt, Local Affairs Director, Ohio Farm Bureau Federation; Brian Williams, Ohio State Director, American Farmland Trust; and Mark Skowronski, Director of Land Protection, Western Reserve Land Conservancy presented information about farmland and rural land protection measures. If you missed the seminar and you're interested in the information distributed at the seminar, please call our office - (330) 740-7995 - to request copies of the information.

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MAHONING SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT
850 INDUSTRIAL ROAD
YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO 44509
PHONE 330.740.7995, FAX 330.259.1075 AND EMAIL askswcd@mahoningcountyoh.gov

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