Native Plants | Erie Conservation District

2026 Milkweed Pod Collection Paused

by Christine Seyler | Sep 16, 2026 | Native Plants, Wildlife

Over the last 10 years, ESWCD has partnered with the Ohio Division of Wildlife to collect milkweed seeds. This effort has been such a huge success, Ohio Division of Wildlife has paused this year’s collection and states, “Before we collect more, our priority needs to...

Annual Banquet & Meeting Sponsorship

by Christine Seyler | Jul 9, 2026 | Agriculture, Education, Election, H2Ohio, Job Posting, Native Plants, Request for Qualifications, Request for Quote, Stewardship, Uncategorized, Water Quality, Wildlife

Erie Soil and Water Conservation District is hosting our Annual Meeting & Banquet to celebrate 73 years of conservation in Erie County! Please consider becoming a sponsor of this community event. This year, our event will be held at the Milan Township Ballroom....

Camp Canopy – What’s not to love about this experience!

by Tim White | Mar 19, 2026 | Agriculture, Education, Native Plants, Stewardship, Wildlife

Are you a High School student (or will be this coming fall) who really appreciates Ohio’s great outdoors? Perhaps after graduation you’ve been thinking about pursuing a career as a conservationist? If so, Camp Canopy is definitely one adventure-filled week you...

CRP – Another Aspect of Farm Management

by Tim White | Mar 3, 2026 | Agriculture, Education, Native Plants, Wildlife

It was recently announced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) that a new signup period is underway for landowners and agricultural producers who want to enroll farmland in the Continuous Conservation Reserve Program (CCRP). To set aside crop land into a...

A Good Time to Get Growing!

by Tim White | Mar 2, 2026 | Agriculture, Education, Native Plants, Wildlife

Who hasn’t heard that thought-provoking ditty at some point, “I think that I shall never see a poem lovely as a tree”? In addition to the beauty a tree or shrub can provide to any landscape, they can also serve to improve the water quality of a nearby stream. Not to...

Ohio Native Plant Month

by Erie Conservation District Staff | Apr 8, 2025 | Agriculture, Native Plants, Stewardship, Wildlife

Did you know that Ohio was the first state in the country to have a month recognizing the importance of native plants? In 2019, April was designated as Native Plant Month in Ohio and launched a campaign to increase public awareness of Ohio’s native plants and the many...