The mission of the Meigs Soil and Water Conservation District is to provide assistance for the wise use of our natural resources for present and future generations.
Leading Creek Watershed Day Camps
Watershed Day Camp will be held on June 5 and 6. Campers can come out to our Conservation Area and have a blast learning about trees, recycling, wetlands, amphibians, archery, fish, and more!
This event is free and open to kids entering 5th through 8th grade. Will except the first 50 to register. Pick up a registration form at the Meigs SWCD office or print one off here.
You can mail the form to the Meigs SWCD office, return it to the office by hand, or email the form to Mtarian89@gmail.com or Jenny.Ridenour@oh.nacdnet.net
Watershed Day Camp will be held on June 5 and 6. Campers can come out to our Conservation Area and have a blast learning about trees, recycling, wetlands, amphibians, archery, fish, and more!
This event is free and open to kids entering 5th through 8th grade. Will except the first 50 to register. Pick up a registration form at the Meigs SWCD office or print one off here.
You can mail the form to the Meigs SWCD office, return it to the office by hand, or email the form to Mtarian89@gmail.com or Jenny.Ridenour@oh.nacdnet.net
The 2013 Ohio River Sweep is being held on Saturday, June 15, 2013. There will be three locations in Meigs County including Pomeroy, Racine, and Syarcuse. All three clean ups will be held from 9am to 12. The Meigs County clean ups will include a free lunch and River Sweep t-shirt. The event is open to the public. Gloves, trash bags, and safety vest will be provided.
*Racine meets at Star Mill Park
*Syracuse meets at shelter behind ball fields
*Pomeroy meets at lower parking lot gazebo
For more information call 740-992-4282 or email Michelle Tarian @ mtarian89@gmail.com
To a list of all the Ohio River Sweep sites click here.
*Racine meets at Star Mill Park
*Syracuse meets at shelter behind ball fields
*Pomeroy meets at lower parking lot gazebo
For more information call 740-992-4282 or email Michelle Tarian @ mtarian89@gmail.com
To a list of all the Ohio River Sweep sites click here.
Adopt-A-Highway
It takes place at the Meigs SWCD stretch of "adopted" highway, along Route 7, between Hiland Road and Route 124. Gloves and bags provided. Pizza and drinks are provided at the end of the pickup. All four Adopt-A-Highway events have been completed for 2012. Thanks to all the volunteers who came out and helped keep our highway clean.
The 2013 Adopt-A-Highway events have been scheduled!
Trash bags and gloves provided. Come any time between 8:30a.m. and 12:00p.m. Please come prepared for the outdoors and bring water. After each clean up, you have the option to join us for pizza.
Thursday, May 30 at the Meigs SWCD
Thursday, July 11 at the Meigs SWCD
Thursday, Sept 5 at the Meigs SWCD
Meigs County Clean Up Day was a huge success. We filled over 2 dump trucks of trash, 3 of tires, and one truck of electronics. There was also a scrap metal pile, paper shredding, and a reusable item station. With the help of the community, Meigs County is a cleaner place. Thanks!
The 2013 Stream Sweep was a success. 65 volunteers come out and helped pick up 0.68 tons. This is a huges success for Leading Creek. Thanks to the community for taking care of our watershed!
Spring-Summer and Fall 2012 Newsletters And our newest edition WINTER 2013!!!!
Congratulations to Kylie N. King who won 1st place in the Leading Creek Photo Contest. Her picture titled, "Joy in the Water" is show to the left. Congratulations also go out to Josephine Hill, Peggy Crane, Vivki Morrow, and Joyce E. Manuel who also placed.
Thanks to every who participated in the photo contest. All of the pictures represented this year's theme, "Water and You", and shows what the local watershed mean to members of the community.
Thanks to every who participated in the photo contest. All of the pictures represented this year's theme, "Water and You", and shows what the local watershed mean to members of the community.
For pictures from past events, visit our Meigs SWCD facebook and Leading Creek facebook page.
Please check back later for more clean-ups, educator workshops, watershed tours, and other events! And don't forget to visit our photo page!
Please check back later for more clean-ups, educator workshops, watershed tours, and other events! And don't forget to visit our photo page!
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Electronic Recycling Program
The Leading Creek Watershed Group and all four Meigs County Public Libraries, located in Pomeroy, Middleport, Racine, and Eastern, are accepting used ink cartridges and small electronics for recycling. Help prevent electronic waste by recycling these unwanted or used items to the Meigs County Libraries or the Meigs SWCD.
Boxes, like the one shown below, will be set up for collection at each location.
Items accepted include cell phones, pagers, ipods, ink cartridges, ink jets, game boys, cassette tapes, cds, floppy discs, calculators, remote controls, computer mouses, cameras, and most other small electronics. *Will accept old lap tops only if they are dropped off at the Meigs Soil and Water District office.
We do not accept anything that will not fit into the drop box. Please call Meigs SWCD or email Mtarian89@gmail.com if you have any questions about the items we will except.
The Leading Creek Watershed Group and all four Meigs County Public Libraries, located in Pomeroy, Middleport, Racine, and Eastern, are accepting used ink cartridges and small electronics for recycling. Help prevent electronic waste by recycling these unwanted or used items to the Meigs County Libraries or the Meigs SWCD.
Boxes, like the one shown below, will be set up for collection at each location.
Items accepted include cell phones, pagers, ipods, ink cartridges, ink jets, game boys, cassette tapes, cds, floppy discs, calculators, remote controls, computer mouses, cameras, and most other small electronics. *Will accept old lap tops only if they are dropped off at the Meigs Soil and Water District office.
We do not accept anything that will not fit into the drop box. Please call Meigs SWCD or email Mtarian89@gmail.com if you have any questions about the items we will except.
Find Meigs SWCD and many other places to recycle on the iRecycle smart phone app!
Leading Creek Watershed Updates
Leading Creek is always looking for volunteers to do water quality monitoring. Please visit our Leading Creek page for more information!
Visit our Facebook! page and "like" Leading Creek Watershed
Staff Changes
Meigs SWCD would like to introduce our 2 new employees!
Assistant Administrator Darla Staats and Leading Creek Watershed Americorps Michelle Tarian
Leading Creek is always looking for volunteers to do water quality monitoring. Please visit our Leading Creek page for more information!
Visit our Facebook! page and "like" Leading Creek Watershed
Staff Changes
Meigs SWCD would like to introduce our 2 new employees!
Assistant Administrator Darla Staats and Leading Creek Watershed Americorps Michelle Tarian
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Mussel Reintroduction Update
On September 11, 2012 Dr. Watters (curator of mollusks at the Ohio State University Museum of Biological Diversity in Columbus) came down to the Leading Creek Watershed to reintroduce the two new species of mussels into our watershed. These fresh water mussels disappeared in 1993 in response to a large influx of acid mine drainage into the Leading Creek. Freshwater mussels have been disappearing though out Ohio over the past couple of decades, and the causes are largely uncertain, although sedimentation and pollution could be contributing.
For more on Leading Creek visit the Leading Creek Watershedpage.
Last updated 5/7/2012
Content copyright 2009 - 2012. Meigs SWCD. All rights reserved.
On September 11, 2012 Dr. Watters (curator of mollusks at the Ohio State University Museum of Biological Diversity in Columbus) came down to the Leading Creek Watershed to reintroduce the two new species of mussels into our watershed. These fresh water mussels disappeared in 1993 in response to a large influx of acid mine drainage into the Leading Creek. Freshwater mussels have been disappearing though out Ohio over the past couple of decades, and the causes are largely uncertain, although sedimentation and pollution could be contributing.
For more on Leading Creek visit the Leading Creek Watershedpage.
Last updated 5/7/2012
Content copyright 2009 - 2012. Meigs SWCD. All rights reserved.