Getting Involved
Our Mission
Lake SWCD’s mission is to provide leadership and technical expertise to guide the protection and conservation of the unique soil and water resources of the county. Our office serves residents and communities through our watershed, erosion and sediment control, and education services.
Our watershed services consist of working with communities to protect and restore our creeks, streams and rivers. This is accomplished through planning, restoration project management, agricultural and natural land preservation.
Erosion and Sediment Control services help communities stay in compliance with the Phase 2 of the Clean Water Act. It includes plan review and inspection of construction sites for erosion control practices. This ensures that soil (Ohio’s #1 water pollutant) stays on construction sites and out of our streams, creeks, rivers, and Lake Erie.
Don`t forget to pick up your trees!
Lake SWCD April Update
Happy Vernal Equinox!
Concord Casimir says it’s going to be a Flip Flop end of Winter. Keep your Long Underwear (gacies) and your Shorts (krotkie spodenki) handy in the same drawer.
Concord Casimir made his much anticipated forecast this Thursday at 10am at Ellison Creek Knob in Concord, Ohio. Casimir is predicting some dramatic shifts to our weather for the duration of our winter where you will be freezing one week and then shedding your clothes the next.
It’s all in the way Casimir eats his pierogi, states John Niedzialek, Master of Ceremony. It’s a no brainer this year folks. Casimir was flipping his pierogi around today during his annual prediction meal and that can mean only one thing: expect a “flip- flop” end of winter.
With Casimir’s forecast last year right on the money predicting all that rain, there should be a movement to rename Feb 2 Concord Casimir Day, says Niedzialek. He is undefeated in his predictions.
Casimir was found abandoned as a kitten on the footsteps of St. Casimir Polish Church on Cleveland’s east side at what many are now calling “Cleveland’s Miraculous Polish Church” after it reopened on July 15, 2012. Perhaps it is just a coincidence, but Concord Casimir shares the same birthday of July 15. Is it divine intervention or is Casimir just that good? In any case, why would anyone listen to a groundhog?
This year Casimir also known as the Polish Prince of Felines moved up his forecast 2 hours from Noon to 10am due to news media demand and he was not at all happy about it. You would think a cat who only works one day out of the year would not mind getting up a little earlier but no, Casimir was one grumpy cat. I think he caught a glimpse of that critter from Pennsylvania on TV in the morning and that got his morning off to a rough start.
John Niedzialek is a weather enthusiast retired from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Niedzialek teaches Earth Science at Lakeland College in Mentor, Ohio, works part time for the Lake County Soil & Water Conservation District, and volunteers at St. Casimir Polish Church.
Concord Casimir says it’s going to be a Flip Flop end of Winter. Keep your Long Underwear (gacies) and your Shorts (krotkie spodenki) handy in the same drawer.
Concord Casimir made his much anticipated forecast this Thursday at 10am at Ellison Creek Knob in Concord, Ohio. Casimir is predicting some dramatic shifts to our weather for the duration of our winter where you will be freezing one week and then shedding your clothes the next.
It’s all in the way Casimir eats his pierogi, states John Niedzialek, Master of Ceremony. It’s a no brainer this year folks. Casimir was flipping his pierogi around today during his annual prediction meal and that can mean only one thing: expect a “flip- flop” end of winter.
With Casimir’s forecast last year right on the money predicting all that rain, there should be a movement to rename Feb 2 Concord Casimir Day, says Niedzialek. He is undefeated in his predictions.
Casimir was found abandoned as a kitten on the footsteps of St. Casimir Polish Church on Cleveland’s east side at what many are now calling “Cleveland’s Miraculous Polish Church” after it reopened on July 15, 2012. Perhaps it is just a coincidence, but Concord Casimir shares the same birthday of July 15. Is it divine intervention or is Casimir just that good? In any case, why would anyone listen to a groundhog?
This year Casimir also known as the Polish Prince of Felines moved up his forecast 2 hours from Noon to 10am due to news media demand and he was not at all happy about it. You would think a cat who only works one day out of the year would not mind getting up a little earlier but no, Casimir was one grumpy cat. I think he caught a glimpse of that critter from Pennsylvania on TV in the morning and that got his morning off to a rough start.
John Niedzialek is a weather enthusiast retired from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Niedzialek teaches Earth Science at Lakeland College in Mentor, Ohio, works part time for the Lake County Soil & Water Conservation District, and volunteers at St. Casimir Polish Church.
Tree sale pick goes until noon today at the Lake County Fairgrounds Natural Resources Building.
We still have some bareroot and container trees and shrubs available for walk-ins!
#plantnative #moretreesplease
Tree sale pick goes until noon today at the Lake County Fairgrounds Natural Resources Building.
We still have some bareroot and container trees and shrubs available for walk-ins!
#plantnative #moretreesplease
Happy Earth Day!
Plant a tree in celebration!
We will be at the Lake County Fairgrounds Natural Resources Building until 6pm selling native bareroot and small container trees, shrubs and perennials.
#EarthDay #plantnative #moretreesplease
Happy Earth Day!
Plant a tree in celebration!
We will be at the Lake County Fairgrounds Natural Resources Building until 6pm selling native bareroot and small container trees, shrubs and perennials.
#EarthDay #plantnative #moretreesplease
Don`t forget to pick up your trees!
Don`t forget to pick up your trees!
Order pick up is on April 22, 9-6 or April 23, 9-12!
We will have a wide variety bareroot and container trees available for purchase during the sale. Cash or check only.
Don`t forget to pick up your trees!
Order pick up is on April 22, 9-6 or April 23, 9-12!
We will have a wide variety bareroot and container trees available for purchase during the sale. Cash or check only.
Happy Vernal Equinox!
Just a reminder orders for our 2022 Plant Native Sale are due in 1 week on March 11!
https://www.lakecountyohio.gov/swcd/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2022/01/2022-Plant-Native-Sale.pdf
#PlantNative
Just a reminder orders for our 2022 Plant Native Sale are due in 1 week on March 11!
https://www.lakecountyohio.gov/swcd/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2022/01/2022-Plant-Native-Sale.pdf
#PlantNative
Punxsutawney Phil may have seen his shadow this morning, but we are waiting on Concord Casimir to give his spring weather predictions!
#groundhogsday #catsrulerodentsdrool
Punxsutawney Phil may have seen his shadow this morning, but we are waiting on Concord Casimir to give his spring weather predictions!
#groundhogsday #catsrulerodentsdrool
The 2022 Lake SWCD Native Pond Sale is LIVE!
Orders are due by April 25, 2022.
To download an order form visit https://www.lakecountyohio.gov/swcd/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2022/01/2022-Native-Pond-Sale-order-form.pdf
The 2022 Lake SWCD Native Pond Sale is LIVE!
Orders are due by April 25, 2022.
To download an order form visit https://www.lakecountyohio.gov/swcd/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2022/01/2022-Native-Pond-Sale-order-form.pdf
News & Upcoming Events
Join Us for the 2024 Lake SWCD Conservation Celebration
The Lake Soil and Water Conservation District cordially invites you to help us celebrate conservation in Lake County at our Annual Dinner and Election on Thursday, October 24th at 6:00 pm at the Lake Metroparks Painesville Township Park. Join us for this fun-filled evening featuring delicious food, drinks, and special presentations by ODNR Division of Wildlife about “Returning Home: Black Bears, Bobcats, and Fishers” and “Between You, Me and the Walleye”. Vote for our next two Board Supervisors who will help guide conservation in Lake County. This year’s candidates are Jen Smyser and Jeff Hyrne.
PLant Native Sale Live!
The 2024 Lake SWCD Backyard Restoration Sale is live!
Orders can be picked up on November 5 from 8 am – 4 pm at 105 Main St, 3rd Floor Building B, Painesville, OH 44077
Lake SWCD must receive orders by October 18, 2024.
2024 Lake SWCD Monthly Board Meetings
In 2024 Lake SWCD Board Meetings have been scheduled for the third Tuesdays of the month at 3:30 pm in the Headwaters Conference room located at 105 Main St, Suite B 304, Painesville.
To attend please contact soil@lakecountyohio.gov or 440-350-2730 for location and directions
Election Notice
The Ohio Soil and Water Conservation Commission will cause an election of Supervisors of the Lake County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) to be held in accordance with Chapter 940 of the Ohio Revised Code. Individuals who own or occupy land within the Lake County Soil and Water Conservation District and are 18 years of age or older may vote for Supervisor.
There are three (3) ways an eligible voter can cast a ballot:
1.) At the SWCD office, 105 Main Street Suite B301, Painesville OH 44077 from 9/25/2024 until 10/23/2024 during normal business hours; or
2.) At the SWCD Annual Meeting, which will take place at Lake Metroparks’ Painesville Township Park on 10/24/2024 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm ; or
3.) Voting absentee from 9/25/2024 until 10/24/2024, by requesting the ballot application and election ballot from the SWCD office at the following address 105 Main Street B301, Painesville OH 44077, by calling 440-350-2730, or email Soil@lakecountyohio.gov. Absentee ballots must be received by mail or in person in the SWCD office by 10/24/2024 and 12:01 PM.
Two (2) Supervisors will be elected to a three‐year term commencing January 1, 2025 and ending December 31, 2027.
Nominees are:
1. Jennifer Smyser
1. Jeffrey Hyrne