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Inspiring Personal Responsibility for our Environment and Natural Resources.

Please note that the next Technical Renew Committee (TRC) meeting will be held on Wed. Oct. 9th at 2pm at the
Prince William County Fairgrounds at 10624 Dumfries Rd, Manassas, VA 20112.

Services

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  • Free Technical Assistance 

  • Conservation Plans

  • Nutrient Management Plans

  • Soil Sampling

  • State Cost-Share/
    Tax-Credit Programs

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  • Conservation Capsules (Classroom Education)

  • Farm Field Days

  • Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience (MWEE)

  • Envirothon

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  • Adopt-A-Stream

  • Water Quality Monitoring

  • Chemical Monitoring

  • Floatables Monitoring

  • Plastic Pollution

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  • Virginia Conservation Assistance Program (VCAP)

  • Gardener's Gold (brochure on farms that have free manure/compost available)

Announcements!

For more announcements and the latest news, please click here!

The Summer 2024 District Newsletter "Conservation InFARMation" is now available!

NRCS Program Application

NRCS offers a variety of financial assistance programs including:

 

​The sign up period for these programs is Oct. 11, 2024

To sign up, click here.

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For questions, please contact Casey Iames at casey.iames@usda.gov​.

Farm Field Days 2024:
Volunteer Registration is Live!

Farm Field Days will be on Wed. Oct. 9th and Thurs. Oct. 10th this year. As always, we need volunteers for our event to be a success! Click here to fill out our form to volunteer (no experience necessary to volunteer!).​​

Fescue Conversion:
Financial Assistance Opportunity!

Have you been interested in converting toxic endophyte infected fescue pasture to non-toxic forages (such as novel fescues, other cool-season and warm season perennials, etc.), but didn't have the financial means to do so? Then you may be in luck! Financial assistance opportunities are now available to assist with renovating pastures to novel fescue and committing to manage with rotational “prescribed” grazing for at least 3 years.

 

To apply, go to the USDA/NRCS Warrenton office at 98 Alexandria Pike Suite 11, Warrenton, VA 20186 to submit an application to renovate your pastures (Code 512) and manage them with rotational “prescribed” grazing (Code 528). Applications must be submitted by October 11, 2024!

 

Please note that you don’t have to convert it all in one year. You can work with your conservationist to schedule and convert a paddock or 2 each year, for many years. It is just all built into the same application/contract. Time is short and the opportunity is now. You have nothing to lose and so much to gain by converting those old toxic fescue pastures to high quality, high yielding novel endophyte fescue.

 

For questions, please call the USDA/NRCS Warrenton office at (540) 347-4402.

About Us

The Prince William Soil and Water Conservation District (PWSWCD or District) is focused on protecting and enhancing our water and soil resources by providing leadership in the conservation of soil, water, and related resources to all Prince William County citizens through technical assistance, information, and education.

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Is This a District Question?

We get lots of questions every day and we want to make sure you are guided in the right direction!

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  • For services the District provides, click here. This will tell you who from District staff can help you out!

  • For services the District does not provide, click here. If your question is not on the list, contact any of us and we'll do our best to help!

  • Got questions, but not in Prince William County (or City of Manassas)? Click here for information on how to contact your local soil & water conservation district!

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Freedom of Information Act

Rights of Requesters and the Responsibilities of the Prince William Soil and Water Conservation District under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act: The Virginia Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), located § 2.2-3700 et. seq. of the Code of Virginia, guarantees citizens of the Commonwealth and representatives of the media access to public records held by public bodies, public officials, and public employees.To request records from our District, direct your request to the FOIA Officer, Linda Dunn. He can be reached at 8850 Rixlew Lane, Manassas, VA 20109, phone (571) 379-7514, email pwswcd@pwswcd.org.
 

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