There are so many exciting opportunities available to students in the Colonial District. Learn more!

SWCDs are a key resource for providing conservation ed, financial assistance, & technical assistance to local landowners and land users.

Cover crops can be tailored to address a wide ranges of agricultural issues and can bring tremendous benefits to your soils.

Multispecies cover crops can play a significant role in increasing soil organic carbon.

DCR hosted an educational field day at Brandon Farms, led by our senior agricultural conservation specialist, Robert Waring. Read more.

Read about a unique VCAP project that allowed us to cover the entire conservation landscaping costs for a church's parking lot.

A "rain garden in a box” is a rain garden that is installed in an above-ground container, eliminating the need for any excavation.

The Colonial Soil and Water Conservation District Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2024 is now available for download on our website.

The results of the First Annual Colonial World Nature Conservation Day BioBlitz in July 2024.

A short note summarizing the first annual Colonial World Nature Conservation Day BioBlitz at New Quarter Park.

A great day at the Williamsburg Farm Camp where we had the chance to talk to the students all about native pollinators!

CSWCD staff can help landowners and producers with erosion issues by providing both cost-share funding and technical assistance.

As sunny days grow nearer, so do spring's rainstorms, so it’s a good time to think about how to best manage stormwater on your property.

The first issue of our new newsletter is filled with useful information that has been contributed by all of the CSWCD staff.

This is the first article in a series I will be doing on beneficial bugs - the Green Lacewing

A living shoreline at Berkeley Plantation in Charles City, Virginia.

Pam Mason is a director on the Colonial SWCD; she is one of the representatives from York County.

Wayne Davis is a director on the Colonial Soil and Water Conservation District's Board of Directors

For Earth Day 2023 Emma Rich, Bob Winters, and I were lucky enough to spend the afternoon at the Ford's Colony Earth Day celebration. It...