SWCD Supervisors Greg Waters—Chairman NRCS Staff SWCD Staff Beth Mullen—Vice Chairman Harry Kenney—Acting District Conservationist Deb Bigelow—District Administrator David Lapp —Secretary Joe Lehman—Soil Conservation Technician Samantha Priest—Administrative Assistant Kristy Leindecker—Fiscal Agent Ryan Medley—District Technician Adrian Garber—Treasurer Zach Wallace—District Technician Mission: Providing leadership to educate and assist landowners in the wise management of our natural resources. First FARM Friday August 2, 2019 We hope you will join us on Main Street in Coshocton for First FARM Friday on August 2 from 5:00 to 7:30 p.m. Visit one of our many displays, climb into farm machinery, and get up close to farm animals. Bring the kids to complete a stamp card and receive a free cup of custard from Whit’s Frozen Custard. They will also have fun at the pedal tractor course that winds through some of the farm machinery. Do you have a question for a local farmer? At First FARM Friday, you can talk to the men and women of Coshocton County agriculture. All of the presenters at the event volunteer their time to educate the community about Coshocton County’s number one industry. First FARM Friday was organized to be a fun, educational event that helps the general public understand the importance of agriculture in our community and beyond. We encourage you to join us for this event!
Local students compete at the Area 3 Envirothon Four teams of students from Coshocton County competed in the Area 3 Envirothon Wednesday, April 24, at Broughton Nature Center in Morgan County. Two teams represented Coshocton County Career Center and two represented River View FFA. The Area 3 Envirothon is organized by Soil and Water Conservation Districts in a 16 county area, one of 5 SWCD areas across the state of Ohio. The Envirothon is designed to stimulate, reinforce and enhance interest in the environment and natural resources among high school students. The Envirothon offers a unique and enjoyable learning experience as a competitive outdoor team event. A team consists of no more than 5 students, all from the same high school. The Envirothon tests the students’ knowledge of soils, forestry, wildlife, aquatic ecology and current environmental issues. This year’s national theme was “Agriculture and the Environment: Knowledge & Technology to Feed the World”.” The Envirothon encourages cooperative decision making and team building. While each student on a team is challenged to contribute his or her personal best, the score that counts at the end of the contest is the team score. Decision-making and problem-solving as a team are valuable tools these students learn and carry on to future
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Coshocton County Fall Foliage Tour - October 19-20
The Coshocton SWCD, OSU Extension, and USDA Farm Service Agency will again sponsor a drive-it-yourself Fall Foliage Tour. This year’s tour will highlight the eastern section of Coshocton County. It will continue to focus on the history of the area as well as provide the opportunity for participants to have a variety of up close experiences at agricultural enterprises along the tour route. Map pick up is at The Animal Medical and Surgical Center of Coshocton (Dr. Darr’s) at 23921 Airport Road, across from Walmart. Maps must be picked up 2 hours prior to the end of the tour. Maps are not available until Saturday morning. We ask that you stop to pick up your brochure and map so we can tally the number of tour participants. The tour is free, but donations are appreciated. Stops are open: Saturday, October 19, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Sunday, October 20, 12:00 to 5:00 p.m. AEP Earth Day Finale American Electric Power (AEP) has hosted an Earth Day event in mid-May for the past 20 years to reach out to the children in the surrounding communities. AEP started this event as the “Ecco Challenge” in 1999 to celebrate Earth Day. They hold their celebration in May due to school testing in April. It has been held each year since then, with the exception of 2009 when the plant was undergoing construction. Over 950 students from Coshocton, Ridgewood, River View, and Tri-Valley schools participated this year at AEP Earth Day on May 15. Students rotated among stations at either the AEP Power Plant, Muskingum Valley Boy Scout Camp, or Wills Creek Dam. AEP employees and retirees also provided lunch for the students at each of these locations. Students learn about topography with the The Coshocton SWCD provided stations at the Boy Scout Camp this year. Ryan Medley Watershed Sandbox worked with Melissa Devore from Muskingum SWCD to offer stream monitoring, Samantha Priest lead a water cycle activity, and Deb Bigelow provided a topography lesson using the Watershed Sandbox Model. Due to the AEP plant closing in 2020, this was the last year that AEP will host the field day. There is talk among several entities to try and continue this event in the future. We would like to thank the AEP employees, retirees, and volunteers for making this event fun and educational for the students they have influenced during the past 20 years. Coshocton SWCD has enjoyed being a part of this special day, and we hope the event will continue.
Sign up for the Big Tree Contest The Coshocton SWCD is sponsoring its Annual “Big Tree Contest.” This contest is open to all species of trees growing on privately owned property in Coshocton County. Property line trees and trees growing on federal, state, or local government land are not eligible. Any person can enter a tree physically located in Coshocton County whether or not the tree is growing on the nominator’s property. The Big Tree Contest is a county-wide contest, while the “Coshocton Is Blooming” category is limited to trees growing within the City of Coshocton. Entry forms are available at the Coshocton SWCD office or online at www.coshoctonswcd.org. All entries must be received by 4:30 p.m. on July 26, 2019. Entries will be measured by a representative from the Coshocton SWCD using the national standardized measurement criteria. The owners of the two 2019 Coshocton County “Big Trees” will each receive a plaque at Coshocton SWCD’s Annual Meeting and Banquet to be held October 17th at Lake Park Pavilion.
Coshocton County Farm Bureau Baird Concrete Coshocton County Sheriff Tim Rogers Bluck & Sons, Inc. Dr. Rob & Sheri Stout and Family Curtis & Toni Lee Diamond Endsley Agency Dane & Amy Shryock Coshocton Grain Company Harold’s Equipment Erwin Family Eye Care Gary & Michelle Fischer Eastern Ohio Ag Home Loan Savings Bank Jim & Gail Piper Jacobs Vanaman Agency, Inc. Platinum Owens & Manning Attorneys John and Matt McDonald Coshocton County Beacon Scheetz Marketing Jon Ianniello Agency TMK Bakersville Farm Credit Mid-America Larry A. Frye Farms Gerber & Sons, Inc. Peoples Bank Bronze Alan Donaker Surveying Heritage Cooperative Seed Consultants - Lance Weaver Jeff Drennen Ford Coshocton County Auditor Chris Sycks Sturtz Farm - Larry & Maureen Sturtz Cosh. Co. Clerk of Courts Camila Graham McWane Ductile-Ohio The Garden Patch Greenhouse Coshocton Co. Engineer Fred Wachtel Paradise Energy Solutions Thousand Oaks Farms Coshocton Co. Recorder Susan Turner Tumblin Farms - David Tumblin Family Coshocton Co. Sportsmen Association Gold William Albert, Inc. Cosh. Co. Treasurer Janette Donaker Century National Bank Fender’s Fish Hatchery & Llama Farm Cosh. Co. Chamber of Commerce Silver Frontier Power Company
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Cover Crop Program
If you are interested in the Cover Crop Cost July 4 Share program, it is time to get your acres signed IndependenceA Day, up. The deadline for sign-up is Monday, July 15, SWCD BoardOffice Meeting Closed 10:00 a.m. 2019. Coshocton SWCD, in cooperation with the February 14 Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District and Farmers JulyBreakfast 10 7:30 a.m. SWCD Board Mtg, 8:00 pm the Ohio Department of Agriculture, will provide February 20 a $12 per acre incentive for approved acres in our county. A ranking sheet is Office ClosedJuly- President 15 ’s Day completed by SWCD Technicians with information supplied by the landowner. CoverFebruary Crop Program 26-28 The ranking sheet is based on cropping system and management style. These Application Deadline OFSWCD Partnership Meeting ranking sheets are submitted to officials at ODA where fields are approved for the July 26 program based on field scores. March 8 SWCD BigBoard Tree Meeting Contest 10:00 a.m. New this year, anyone that has never participated in the cover crop program EntryMarch Deadline 14 and ranks high enough to be approved will receive $15 per acre cost share. Also Farmers Breakfast 7:30 a.m. continuing this year will be the pilot program that provides a higher cost share August 2 March 21 amount for certain qualifying acres. Only 600 acres will be accepted in the pilot First Farm Friday Ag Day5:00 Celebration - 7:30 p.m. Luncheon program, and acceptance is based on the ranking sheet. Application date will be March 24 considered if there is a tie. This program is designed to take the management of August 14 Tree Order Deadline cover crops to a higher level. Talk to the SWCD Technicians Ryan Medley and SWCD Board Mtg, 8:00 pm Zach Wallace if you would like more information about this pilot program. April 12 SWCD BoardSeptember Meeting 2 8:00 p.m. In 2018, 4,965 acres of cover crops were cost shared in Coshocton County LaborApril Day, 13 through this program. We look forward to working with local producers to keep Office Closed Tree Pick Up our soils healthy and productive while protecting water quality in our community.
Coshocton County Big Tree Contest Entry Form
Please complete and return by 4:30 p.m., July 26, 2019 to: Coshocton SWCD, 724 S. 7th Street, Coshocton, Ohio 43812 Or email to [email protected] (740) 622-8087, Extension 4 www.coshoctonswcd.org
Again This Year: 2 Big Trees will be chosen – 1 within Coshocton’s City limits and 1 outside the City limits
OWNER INFORMATION
Name: ______
Address: ______
Phone: ______Is this tree located within the City of Coshocton? ______
NOMINATOR INFORMATION (if different than owner)
Name: ______
Address: ______
Phone: ______
EXACT LOCATION OF TREE: ______
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SPECIES OF TREE: ______
Approximate Circumference Of Tree (In Inches) 4 ½ Feet Above Ground On Upslope Side ______
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Measured By: ______Date Measured: ______Circumference at 4 ½ ft. (in inches): ______Total Vertical Height (in feet): ______Average Diameter Spread of Crown (in feet): ______Additional Information: ______