The Scott SWCD 2025 Tree Sale is open NOW until supplies run out. Shop varieties of Minnesota native trees and shrubs.

Before we jump into the New Year, let's look back at the amazing accomplishments we achieved in protecting our soil and water.

Maxine Hughes is named the Scott SWCD's 2024 Conservation Leader of the year thanks to her lake restorations and community efforts.

Maintenance reminders to keep your raingarden looking good and functioning at its full capacity for years to come.

The Scott SWCD has been awarded Minnesota State funds to carry out conservation-minded projects for local landowners

As soil-and-water-saving farming techniques become more popular in Scott County, the Scott SWCD provides producers with the right tools...

Simon Family Ag nominated as the 2023 Conservation Leader in Scott County.

Local farmers speak on recognition from the Minnesota Agricultural Water Quality Certification Program.

In 2014, Belle Plaine producer Brian Entinger found himself on a farm transformed. His fields that had once been lush cropland and...

The Scott SWCD is a political subdivision of the State of Minnesota established in 1941 to provide technical, financial, scientific, and...

Shakopee resident, Al Perry, estimates that over the last thirty-four years he’s planted between eight and ten thousand trees

Did you know that road salt and deicers are an environmental pollutant? Learn why and ways to prevent salt pollution to lakes and rivers .

Over the last decade, the Caseys have become pioneers in sustainable agriculture practices, becoming local leaders in the process.

Belle Plaine resident Ray Soller has lived in Scott County his entire life, and has been maintaining his family’s land farming corn and...

With beautiful, cool fall weather on the horizon, it’s time to start “putting your garden to bed”. Seasonal maintenance is necessary for...

Fifth graders at La ola del lago at Grainwood Spanish Emersion school Joined SWCD technicians for a day of storm water education to spray pa

This August, the Scott SWCD will once again be partnering with an aerial applicator to seed cover crops onto local farmer’s fields.

The changing of the season and warmer weather means that both your prairie plants and their weedy competitors are about to emerge. Stay...

Taking walks with your furry friend and watching them frolic over grassy hills is one of the great joys of pet ownership. But after the...

As we look back on 2021, we were able to accomplish so much with the help of our amazing staff, partners, and community.