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County of Onondaga
US Dept of Agriculture

Our vision is to live in a society in which future generations will have natural resources necessary to sustain and enrich their quality of life.

Chartered in 1944, the Onondaga County Soil & Water
Conservation District is one of  special purpose Districts in New York State, one in each county – including the five boroughs of New York City.  Each District is governed by a Board of Directors who set program policy to be implemented by the District staff.

In Onondaga County, the District staff consists of an Executive Director,  Program Manager, Resource Conservation Specialists, support staff and various volunteers and interns.
 
Your District is funded largely through federal and state grants and county appropriations.

The District offers a number of natural resources programs and  services, including technical assistance to farmers and landowners,
training programs; environmental education programs, and  the annual Tree & Shrub sale. The main focus of our efforts is on the Agricultural Environmental Management Program, which is a voluntary program that helps farmers address water quality concerns on their entire farms by coordinating technical and financial assistance. Here's a snapshot of some of the programs and services we offer.

• AEM -A voluntary program to help farmers prevent or amend soil erosion and water pollution at their farm. We bring the AEM program to 6 major watersheds in Onondaga County.
• Critical Area Seeding - hydroseeding and mulching disturbed areas from farm projects and roadbank stabilization for County municipalities.
• Ag Emergency Preparedness- part of a network of first responders to an agricultural emergency.
• Erosion & Sediment Control Training Class - we teach the DEC
  4-hour course to contractors, engineers, technicians, landscape
  architects.
• Stormwater services to municipalities - Assist municipalities with review of Stormwater Management Plan reviews & construction site inspections.
• Technical assistance to landowners i.e. drainage, land erosion.
• Conservation Equipment Rental Program.
• Annual Tree & Shrub Sale - Not here yet, keep watch for more news!
• Educational outreach - CNY Regional Envirothon for high school students; Al Sweetland Memorial Scholarship $500
• Partners with USDA, Cornell Cooperative Extension, City of
  Syracuse, County of Onondaga and local municipalities.

District staff at the new office location.
6680 Onondaga Lake Parkway
Liverpool, NY 13088

(315) 457-0325