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To assist, promote and educate our community in soil and water conservation.


 

                        Here is what is happening at the Ottawa SWCD!                                

 

Go to the "services provided" page and click on Storm Water to learn about pervious pavement, storm drain stenciling with Girl Scouts and the annual Storm Water report.

 

Tornado clean up pictures of Crane Creek are on the Ditch Maintenance page.  Click here.

 

The 2010 Fish Sale is underway!  Click here for the order form.

 

Go Green and save some water for your garden with an Ottawa SWCD Rain Barrel.  Go to the Rain Barrel page for more information.

 

 

OSU Master Gardeners "Plastic Recycling Project" - Recycle your garden pots, flats, trays, plastic sheeting, plastic toys, etc. at Barnes Nursery (1283 NE Catawba Rd, Port Clinton); Bench's Greenhouse (St. Rt. 105, Elmore); Bench Farms (Rt. 2, Curtice)   Agricultural and garden chemical containers are NOT accepted.

 

 

What can you do to “Keep Lake Erie Clean”?  If you are a farmer or landowner the Ottawa Soil and Water Conservation District and Natural Resources Conservation Service will pay you to establish 20’ FILTER STRIPS along your land next to ditches.  Call 419-898-1595 to see if you qualify for this great cost-share program.

 

Quick Jumps!

Watershed map of Ottawa County

Contractors List

Ottawa SWCD Strategic Plan  (2.8 mb)

Our Partners in Conservation


Ottawa SWCD Staff

Carol Benner     District Program Administrator / Educational Programs

Mike Gargac        District Technician / Ditch Maintenance

Mike Libben        District Technician

Joe Uhinck         Wildlife Specialist

Jeremy Gerwin   Western Lake Erie Basin Technician

Crystal Dymond     Storm Water Specialist / Administrative Assistant

Ottawa SWCD Board of Supervisors

Chairman      Roland Sandrock         Allen Twp.

Vice Chair     Jerry Whipple            Benton Twp.

Fiscal             Tom Riedeman          Clay Twp.

Secretary       Todd Winke               Salem Twp.

Member        Rich Thorbahn, Jr.      Carroll Twp.

Natural Resources Conservation Service

Josh Gerwin        District Conservationist

Cory Hohman       Conservation Engineering Technician

Contact Information

Telephone
(419) 898-1595
FAX
(419) 898-5189
Postal address
240 W. Lake Street Oak Harbor, Ohio 43449
E-mail
General Information: carol.benner@ottawaswcd.com
Storm Water: crystal.dymond@ottawaswcd.com
Drainage: mike.gargac@ottawaswcd.com
Education: carol.benner@ottawaswcd.com   
Farm Programs: mike.libben@ottawaswcd.com   
Wildlife: joe.uhinck@ottawaswcd.com
Webmaster: mike.libben@ottawaswcd.com
 

 

 

Send mail to mike.libben@ottawaswcd.com with questions or comments about this web site.
Last modified: 08/03/10