MANSFIELD – Celebrate Galentine’s Day with a fun night making a beautiful woodland-themed resin pendant under the instruction of Abigail Kent of Emerald Bee Creations and Kingwood Center Gardens on Friday, Feb. 13. This special conservation creation event begins at 5:30 p.m. at Kingwood Center Gardens. The evening includes learning about woodland stewardship with Katie Gerber, Ohio […]
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RSWCD’s 2026 creation arts & crafts workshop schedule announced
MANSFIELD – Richland Soil and Water Conservation District (Richland SWCD) is pleased to announce the popular quarterly Conservation Creation Arts and Crafts Workshop series will continue in 2026. The workshops are free for up to 25 participants per workshop due to the generosity of donors who contributed to the recent Richland County Foundation Richland Gives campaign to […]
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Richland Soil & Water Conservation District celebrates 77th anniversary
MANSFIELD — Richland Soil and Water Conservation District (Richland SWCD) celebrated soil and water conservation at the 77th annual Celebration on Sept. 11. The celebration brought together partners, volunteers, elected official, and community members to share the District’s mission and the past year’s impact and accomplishments of award recipients and Richland SWCD. The Celebration began with the […]
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How can you help Monarch butterflies?
MANSFIELD — Tree leaves beginning to change colors is a beautiful sign of fall. Another sign of fall is seeing milkweed seed pods starting to dry out in preparation of being harvested. Milkweed is the only host plant of monarch butterflies, meaning it’s the only plant monarch butterflies will lay eggs on and the only plant monarch […]
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Richland Soil & Water Conservation to plant a tree honoring Volunteer of the Year
MANSFIELD — Each year Richland Soil and Water Conservation District (Richland SWCD) recognizes one person as the Volunteer of the Year for outstanding support of the district. Richland SWCD is pleased to announce this year’s recipient is Elaine Oswald of Mansfield. To recognize Elaine’s dedication to the district, a Green Gable Black Gum tree will be […]
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Richland Soil & Water Conservation District seeks board supervisor candidates
MANSFIELD – Richland Soil and Water Conservation District (Richland SWCD) is seeking candidates to fill one open position on the Board of Supervisors for a term beginning Jan. 1, 2026. Richland SWCD Board of Supervisors are publicly elected by a special general election conducted by the Ohio Soil and Water Conservation Commission. Voting for the 2026 term […]
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RSWCD invites the community to learn about native plants on May 13 at Longview Center
MANSFIELD — Richland Soil and Water Conservation District (Richland SWCD) will host the annual Native Plant Workshop plus Sale Tuesday, May 13 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The event will be held at the Longview Center Meeting Room, 1495 W. Longview Avenue, Mansfield. The event will feature guest speaker Gale Martin of Natives in Harmony. […]
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Water quality volunteers’ training set for April 29 at Pleasant Hill Lake
PERRYSVILLE — Volunteers with Richland Soil and Water Conservation District (Richland SWCD) take an active role in water quality. The next Lake Monitor Volunteer training will be held Tuesday, April 29 at Pleasant Hill Lake. Richland SWCD partners with the Ohio Lake Management Society-Citizen Lake Awareness and Monitoring (OLMS-CLAM) for training and equipment. Volunteers will learn […]
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It’s time to order fish for your pond from Richland Soil & Water Conservation District
MANSFIELD — The Richland Soil and Water Conservation District (Richland SWCD) has announced that orders are being accepted for the pond fish sale until April 17. Customers can select from the following fish species: In addition to fish, customers may also purchase essential pond supplies: Orders may be placed online at https://richlandswcd.net/event/pond-fish-sale-order-deadline-2/. A minimum order of $20.00 […]
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RSWCD and Farm Bureau support education with new environmental and agriculture learning kits
MANSFIELD — Richland Soil and Water Conservation District (RSWCD) and the Richland County Farm Bureau donated three environmental and agriculture literacy kits to Richland County elementary schools and the Mansfield/Richland County Public Library (MRCPL). The kits provide a turnkey lesson plan for kindergarten through sixth grade educators to instruct students about natural resources, food, and […]