More than 65 years of conservation . . .

For more than 65 years the Jefferson County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) has provided landuse assistance to private property owners, farmers, governmental agencies and the business community. The SWCD's mission is to help reduce harmful landuse impacts, including the impact of urban/suburban activities on our land and water resources in the Louisville Metro area. We accomplish this through effective leadership, technical assistance and outreach programs in collaboration with government, business and the public.

The SWCD is engaged in memorandum agreements with local, state and federal agencies and utilizes these agreements to deliver locally led conservation within the district boundary. In more than six decades of SWCD's existence, the predominant landuses have shifted from rural/agricultural to urban/suburban. The uses and demands on the community's natural resources, especially water and soil, have grown dramatically. In a predominantly urban/suburban setting, the need for effective landuse management becomes even more pressing because of the direct impact of so many individual decisions on the lives of so many other people. 

Activities & Events

Students & Educators

Enhance your students classroom experience with these free programs: The Water Cycle, Rocks and Fossils, Lifecycles and Adaptations, Wetlands, Pond and Stream Studies, Groundwater and Karst, Soil  Erosion and much more. One of our most popular programs is the Streamwalk Field Trip to Beargrass Creek at Big Rock. Call today to schedule a field trip for your students.

See "Public Outreach" for more information on these and other free programs for adults, teachers and children.

Organizations

We aren't just in the classroom - need a speaker for your adult organization? We can provide programs on a myriad of topics regarding natural resources in your community i.e. Nonpoint Source Pollution, Wetlands, Understanding Beargrass Creek, Combined Sewer Overflows and YOU, Creating Backyard Habitats and much more!

Civic Groups

Programs are available for Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and other civic organizations, no matter what age level.