Coles County Soil & Water Conservation District

Fish Order Pick-Up
2017-10-05 08:00 - 10:00 UTC | CCSWCD, 6021 Development Drive, Suite 2, Charleston, IL, 61920, United States
Pick-up is at 8am. Please bring a container to hold your fish! 5-gallon buckets work great.

Fall Fish Sale Orders Due
2017-09-25 | IL
Payment must accompany order. Please make checks payable to Coles Co. SWCD.
Note: Triploid Grass Carp orders are due Monday, September 18th. Carp orders will not be accepted after this date.

Triploid Grass Carp Orders Due
2017-09-18 | IL
Payment must accompany order. Please make checks payable to Coles Co. SWCD. Don’t forget to fill out the table at the BOTTOM of your order form. Triploid Grass Carp are a “controlled” species in Illinois, so this table MUST be completed for all grass carp orders.

Board Meeting
2017-09-12 07:30 - 08:30, 2017-07-11 07:30 - 08:30 | CCSWCD, 6021 Development Drive, Suite 2, Charleston, IL, 61920, United States
The Coles County SWCD board meets on the second Tuesday of every month.

Pond Management Seminar
2017-09-06 17:30 - 19:00 | IL
Click here to view or download a printable version of our Pond Management Flyer.
Speaker: Mike Mounce, IDNR Fish Biologist
Topics will include:

Fish Management
Aquatic Plant Control
Fish Species Identification
Stocking Recommendations
Pond Construction
Pond Maintenance

Bring your questions and a chair! Refreshments will be provided. To RSVP for this FREE event or if you have questions, please call the Coles County SWCD at (217) 345-3901 ext 3 or email info@colescountyswcd.org
Directions from Charleston: Take 4th Street South out of town. It’ll become Lincoln Highway Road. After approximately 8 miles, turn left onto County Road 100N (watch for the sign). Follow this road around the turn, and then take the first left onto County Road 80N (watch for the sign). The pond is all the way at the end of the lane.
Directions from Mattoon: Take Rt 16 East out of town. Turn right onto the Lerna Road (at the stoplight). Continue on this road through all of the curves until you get to the Y with Lincoln Highway Road (up to this point, you’ll have followed the signs for all of the Lincoln Historic Sites). Take the left fork of the Y, and then the first right onto road 100N (watch for the sign). Follow this road around the turn, and then take the first left onto County Road 80N (watch for the sign). The pond is all the way at the end of the lane.

As a cooperator of NRCS, SWCD must provide reasonable accommodation to USDA customers with disabilities, where appropriate. Individuals requiring reasonable accommodations for any NRCS or SWCD programs or services should contact Carzella Pritchett, Illinois NRCS’ Disability Emphasis Program Manager at (217) 353-6651 directly. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodations will be made on a case-by-case basis. USDA-NRCS/SWCD are an equal opportunity employer and provider.

Water Nitrate Testing
2017-09-06 09:00 - 16:00 | IL
Free and confidential water nitrate level testing is provided by the Coles County SWCD on the first Wednesday of every month. To test your farm’s tile drainage water, simply bring in a sample and receive your results.
Sampling Instructions:

Sample containers should be clean and free of any residual chemicals or detergents.
Samples need to be at least 8 oz.
Samples should be taken as close to the testing time as possible (preferably within 48 hours) and be kept refrigerated if not being tested immediately.
An estimate of flow will allow additional calculations (load in lbs/day) – simply record the seconds it takes to fill up a bucket of a known volume.

For more information, call the office at 217-345-3901 ext. 3.

Labor Day - Office Closed
2017-09-04 | IL

PFC Application Deadline
2017-08-15 | IL
The Coles County SWCD is currently accepting applications for the Partners for Conservation funding program. Practices such as cover crops, well decommissioning, grass waterways, etc., may be eligible for cost-share assistance. Applications must be received by August 15, 2017 for consideration. Please call the office or stop by to find out more.

Board Meeting
2017-08-08 07:30 - 08:30 | IL

Water Nitrate Testing
2017-08-02 09:00 - 16:00, 2017-07-05 09:00 - 16:00 | CCSWCD, 6021 Development Drive, Suite 2, Charleston, IL, 61920, United States

Independence Day - Office Closed
2017-07-04 | IL

Memorial Day - Office Closed
2017-05-29 | IL
The Coles County Soil and Water Conservatoin District will be closed on Monday, May 29th in observance of Memorial Day.

Prairie Plant Pick-Up
2017-05-26 08:00 - 17:00 | CCSWCD, 6021 Development Drive, Suite 2, Charleston, IL, 61920, United States
Prairie Plants that were pre-ordered will be available for pickup May 24-26th, 8AM-4:30PM

Prairie Plant Pick-Up
2017-05-25 08:00 - 16:30, 2017-05-24 08:00 - 16:30 | IL

Prairie Plant Orders Due
2017-05-17 | CCSWCD, 6021 Development Drive, Suite 2, Charleston, IL, 61920, United States
2017 Prairie Plant Order Form are due to the office by 4:30PM

FREE Spring Tree Workshop
2017-04-29 10:00 - 12:00 | Charleston Carnegie Public Library, 712 6th St, Charleston, IL, 61920, United States
In celebration of Arbor Day (4/28/2017), the Charleston Tree Commission is presenting a free Spring Tree Workshop at the Charleston Carnegie Public Library, Saturday, April 29th 10AM-Noon. Refreshments will be provided.
Presentations:
-Proper tree pruning, tree safety issues, and tree health: Ian Pendergast-White, Certified Arborist
-Proper tree planting and recommended species of tree to plant in a city environment: Kenton Macy, Retired USDA Biologist
-Q&A session from those attending.
