WELCOME

Onondaga County Soil & Water
Conservation District

6680 Onondaga Lake Parkway
Liverpool, NY 13088

(315) 457-0325
Fax:  (315) 457-0410
In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, please be informed that the Onondaga County Soil & Water Conservation District office is closed to the public until further notice.   In meeting the Onondaga County and New York State health guidelines, essential staff is teleworking from home and available to serve.  If you need any of our services or have questions, please call us at (315) 457-0325 or 315-415-5057. Thank you
What Does Dumping Milk Mean?

​*** What can we do to help? ***
Imagine this. You wake up one morning and head to work which happens to be at the end of your driveway in the barn on the farm that your great-grandfather bought generations ago. You walk into the barn and see some of your hard-working staff milking cows so you head to the barn office and plan your day ahead. Your phone rings. It’s your milk processor where your milk is delivered every single day. They tell you that they won’t be coming to pick up your milk today. 

Read more.  ​Click on the link below for the full write-up:
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https://www.nyanimalag.org/blog/72/What-Does-Dumping-Milk-Mean-/
2019 DISTRICT ANNUAL REPORT AVAILABLE
Here
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETINGS
2020
Meeting schedule: 4th Wednesday of every month
10:00 a.m. at the District office (unless otherwise noted)
​January 22 
February 26                   
March 25 
April 22                          
May 27                            
June 24
July 22
August 26
September 23
October 28
November 18 (3rd week)
​December 16 (3rd week)

Holiday Schedule 2020
The office will be closed in observance of these days.

Wednesday, January 1     
Monday, January 20         
Monday, February 17       
Monday, May 25               
Friday,  July 3                 
Monday, September 7     
Monday, October 12          
Wednesday, November 11     
Thursday, November 26    
Friday, November 27        
Friday, December 25       ​
​New Year's Day
Martin Luther King Day
Presidents' Day
Memorial Day
4th of July
Labor Day
Columbus Day
Veterans Day
Thanksgiving
Day after Thanksgiving
​Christmas

NOTICE OF COMPLIANCE

The Onondaga County SWCD (District) has set up a toll-free, dedicated telephone number for confidential calls for reporting suspected misconduct or for handling questions related to business ethics, business conduct, or regulatory compliance.  Employees are encouraged to utilize this compliance line and are protected from retaliation pursuant to District Non-Retaliation Policy and applicable law.

The 24-hour a day, 7 day a week, toll-free number to leave a recording is: 
833-238-4989
  • Boat Decontamination 
             boat_decontamination.pdf
  • Sharing the Road with Slow Moving Vehicles - What you need to know.
             http://www.safeny.ny.gov/media/SMV-broc4-09.pdf
  • ​​Water Deflectors - Managing Surface Water & Reducing Erosion on Unpaved Roads 
             water_diversion.pdf
  • Blue Green Algae - What you need to know.
             http://www.ongov.net/health/bluegreenalgae.html
THE ONONDAGA COUNTY SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT JOINS WITH SKANEATELES LAKE WATERSHED MUNICIPALITIES TO LAUNCH WEBSITE 
SKANLAKEINFO.ORG 
Kettle Lakes Watershed News:
​www.uppersusquehanna.org/usc/kettle-lakes/
​Interested in Being a Host
Farm for ON Farm Fest 2020?
Application Deadline is March 30, 2020
​Organized by the Onondaga County Agriculture Council, ON Farm Fest is a special event that gives thousands of visitors an opportunity to learn about and appreciate agriculture in
our county. The 2020 ON Farm Fest event is scheduled for Saturday, September 19th from 10am-3pm. If you are interested in being a host farm, follow these 3 steps to apply:
Step #1) Visit http://onondagagrown.com/about/host-farm/ to view the criteria for being a host farm. This includes requirements such as proper insurance, parking for at least 100 vehicles, and capacity to host thousands of people during one day.
Step #2) If you meet the criteria, fill out and submit the short online form by March 30th.
Step #3) A representative of the Onondaga County Agriculture Council will follow up! Farms will be publicly announced in June at the Onondaga Grown kickoff event.  We can help promote your Onondaga Grown business, whether or not you are interested in being a host farm!
Visit http://onondagagrown.com/contact/ and fill out the contact form to receive a free Onondaga Grown promotional kit that includes posters and stickers to let the public know you are a proud Onondaga Grown business. You can also be added to the
maps of Onondaga Grown businesses. Finally, we may contact you for other promotional opportunities such as a featured “Friday farm” on social media or to cover your farm in an
upcoming article or blog.

HOT TOPICS & GOOD INFORMATION

For details on renting the  new ESCH no-till drill, click on the page 'More' and click on Services/Conservation Rental Equipment.

In Case of Emergency

In case assistance is needed at an agricultural spill, and it's after office hours (4:30 p.m.) you can call Mark Burger directly at 315-415-5057.
Our mission is to promote excellence in the wise use of our rural/urban natural resources.
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.