Soil & Water Conservation District

EARTH FEST 2023

The Henderson County Soil & Water Conservation District recently was able to participate in Earth Fest 2023 in downtown Hendersonville.  We had the opportunity to showcase our new Conservation Learning Center, a mobile educational trailer that focuses on soil and water topics.  News 13 WLOS documented the event and you can see our trailer in action here:  Earth Fest 2023

The Henderson County Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD) provides FREE educational lessons to assist classroom teachers in providing dynamic education for students!

We come to you on your classroom schedule. This means no need for fundraising, bus scheduling, or field trip permission forms. Lessons are typically 45–90 minutes long, but can be tailored for your needs. We can fit our program into your existing Science time in class. No need to even change your schedule for the day!

Thanks for your interest!

The Henderson Soil & Water Conservation District will not be selling seedlings this year.

We thank all of our customers and want to provide you with other options for seedlings.  Nearby counties often sell seedlings in late February/early March.

Please check with:
Buncombe County Soil & Water at (828) 250-4785
or order directly from the NC Forest Service by calling 1-888-NCTREES (1-888-628-7337) or visit their online tree seedling store.

In 1985, North Carolina General Statute Chapter 106, Article 61, known as "The Agricultural Development and Farmland Preservation Enabling Act", authorized counties to establish farmland preservation programs by ordinance. The purpose was to encourage the preservation of qualifying farmland and to foster the growth, development, and sustainability of family farms. In 1991, the Henderson County Board of Commissioners adopted the Voluntary Farmland Preservation Program Ordinance (see Chapter 45 below).

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