What does your yard say about you? We all want a safe environment for our family; starting with lawn care is an important step that also contributes to a healthy lake....
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Explore Your Watershed
You do not need to travel to faraway places for outdoor adventures when we have opportunities in our own backyard! Explore these places… Defiance City Parks and Local Places of Interest...
Explore Rain Gardens
Rain Gardens are an easy way to beautify your yard and the world while contributing to a clean lake. Plant A Rain Garden Rain gardens and bioretention/infiltration devices allow about 30...
Auglaize Riverbank Stabilization Project
The Auglaize River Bank Stabilization project was designed to address the problem of streambank erosion along the Auglaize river near the confluence of the Maumee river. With guidance and requirements from...
Make a Positive Difference
We all can help clean up our local water supply and improve our natural environment. Simple Ways to Make a Positive Difference Pick-up Pet Waste Maintain Your Septic System Support Your...
Summer ’14 Events
Family Float: As part of our effort to promote recreation on the Maumee River, we partnered with ODNR Division of Watercraft to sponsor a canoe trip in August 2014. We had...
Ohio EPA Awards Environmental Education Grant to Defiance SWCD
A $48,405 Environmental Education Fund grant from Ohio EPA will allow Defiance Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) promote green infrastructure as a cost-effective method to reduce nutrient loadings and storm...
Volunteer Monitoring
Through an Ohio Lake Erie Commission grant, a voluntary stream monitoring program will begin this spring! We are looking for 16 volunteers to monitor designated waterways leading to the Upper Maumee....
Recently Held Composting Programs
As we entered into our spring thaw, a composting program was held at each of the three Defiance County Libraries- Defiance, Sherwood, and Johnson Memorial in Hicksville. During the composting 101...
Earth Day Events
Save Maumee Celebrates Earth Day in Defiance: Stormwater Walking Tour & Rain Garden Workshop! Save Maumee, a group based out of Ft. Wayne, IN stopped in Defiance during their 9 day...
Green Infrastructure
A Need For Change Traditional development practices cover large areas with impervious surfaces such as roads, driveways and buildings. Once the land is covered, the rainwater cannot infiltrate into the soil....