Loudoun Soil & Water Conservation District » News http://www.loudounsoilandwater.com We work with the people who work the land Fri, 13 Jan 2012 21:08:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 LSWCD is here to help with your Conservation Farm Plan http://www.loudounsoilandwater.com/2010/07/lswcd-is-here-to-help-with-your-conservation-farm-plan/ http://www.loudounsoilandwater.com/2010/07/lswcd-is-here-to-help-with-your-conservation-farm-plan/#comments Wed, 14 Jul 2010 20:50:52 +0000 Suzanne Brown http://www.loudounsoilandwater.com/?p=304 If you are looking to build a barn, enter into open space or agricultural land use taxation, or just want to get some ideas managing your farm, LSWCD has a new revised Conservation Farm Plan which is now more tailored to specific different types of farming operations in Loudoun.  Farm plans are required by Loudoun County for the building of barns, entering the Land-Use Tax Program,  as well as for grazing livestock on parcels under five acres.  Small acreage grazing plans are developed by the District and Loudoun Cooperative Extension to help landowners manage livestock on small properties.  Contact LSWCD at (571) 918-4530 to schedule an appointment to create a farm plan for your operation.

]]> http://www.loudounsoilandwater.com/2010/07/lswcd-is-here-to-help-with-your-conservation-farm-plan/feed/ 0 2012 Tree Seedling Sale-Now Accepting Orders! http://www.loudounsoilandwater.com/2010/01/2011-tree-seedling-sale-now-accepting-orders/ http://www.loudounsoilandwater.com/2010/01/2011-tree-seedling-sale-now-accepting-orders/#comments Mon, 11 Jan 2010 19:35:58 +0000 Suzanne Brown http://www.loudounsoilandwater.com/?p=209 The Loudoun Soil and Water Conservation District is now accepting orders for our annual tree seedling sale. The young, bare-rooted seedlings are well suited to Virginia soils and climate. Tree species available this year include Norway Spruce, White Dogwood, Redbud, Blackgum, River Birch, White oak, Shellbark Hickory, and Bald Cypress. The shrub species this year is Elderberry. The Norway Spruce are $35 for a bundle of 50 seedlings. The hardwood species, as well as the shrubs, are offered at $6 for 5 seedlings.  Sales tax of 5.0% must be included.   Pre-assembled rain barrels at $65 each will be available for purchase the day of the sale.

 

Click 2012-SEEDLING-SALE to download an order form  You can also call or stop by the office for an order form.  Pre-paid orders will be filled on a first come-first serve basis. The deadline for pre-paid orders is Friday, April 6.  The pick-up date for the seedlings will be Friday, April 13, 2012 from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the LSWCD office on Catoctin Circle in Leesburg (the Wells Fargo Bank building). We recommend that you plant the seedlings as soon as possible to minimize transplant stress.  If you have any questions, please call the LSWCD office at 571/918-4530 (8:00 am – 5:00 pm). 

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