Due to Government Shutdown, we are open, but not in the office
Please call the work cell at 217-250-6005 or email mcswcd217@gmail.com
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2026 Conservation Cropping Seminars
The 2026 Conservation Cropping Seminars will be held on January 27th in Sycamore, IL and on January 28th in Mt. Vernon, IL. Speakers will include:
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Ray Archuleta, Soil Health Specialist
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Bryan Young, Professor of Weed Science
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Tom Kilcer, Advanced Ag Systems
A panel of local farmers will also be featured to share their conservation testimonials. Registration is only $25 and includes lunch!
It's Time for the Fall Fish Sale
Pick up Wed Oct 15th at 1pm
9056 IL Rt 127 Taylor Springs, IL
Making Memories Through Conservation
Our 1st Old Settler's Float
We won 3rd Place!!
Updated pictures from late summer at the Natural Area Guardians Rt 66 Prairie
Hillsboro Lakes Watershed Farmer-Led Group
October meeting cancelled
Our next meeting will be in
November 2025 at 9am at
SWCD office in
Hillsboro
Bee Pollinator Friendly
Agriculture is All Around!
Farmers Play a Major Role in the Economy of our State!
Another Way to Connect with SWCDs
Soil and Water Conservation Districts throughout Illinois work to protect the rich, fertile soils and water resources of the state through strategic conservation efforts. Soil and Water Conservation Districts, working in conjunction with agricultural as well as environmental stakeholders, have for decades played a central role in efforts to protect and sustain the viability of Illinois’ finite natural resources for future generations.
You are invited to our Monthly Board Meeting
The Board of Directors meets the 2nd Wednesday of the month. The October meeting has been cancelled. The next meeting will be held Nov 12, 2025 at 8pm at the SWCD office. The public is welcome to attend.
MISSION
The mission of the Montgomery County Soil and Water Conservation District is to ensure a leadership role in natural resource conservation, provide technical service and information to the people of Montgomery County that will control and prevent soil erosion, prevent air and water pollution, conserve wildlife, grassland and forest land, and ensure land use conversion is properly managed and to correctly identify areas that should remain as wetlands.
History of SWCDs
Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs) were founded in the midst of the Dust Bowl Era to meet an educational and technical need for conservation. These districts were to hire conservation professionals who could educate and assist local land users whose farming practices were contributing to the wind and water erosion happening on rural and urban soils. In Montgomery County the district was formed in the county seat of Hillsboro in 1941. The Montgomery County SWCD is still very active in the county more than eighty years later.
The SWCD is a unit of local government which is held to state statute and is governed by a board of five elected officials who either reside in or own property within its boundaries. The board meets monthly to conduct its business. The office is staffed with two full time employees and office space is provided by its federal partner, the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service.
10 Reasons To Know Your SWCD
1. Not Just For Farmers Anymore
2. Conservation Delivery Infrastructure
3.Technical Know How
4.Track Record
5. Cost-effective, multipurpose tools
6. Trusted Resources
7. One Stop Access to State and Federal Programs
8. Citizen Oriented
9. Voluntary, Incentive Based Solutions
10. Educating the Future
CONTACT US
Montgomery County SWCD
1621 Vandalia Rd
Hillsboro, IL 62049
Email: info@montswcd.com
Call: 217-532-3361, ext. 3
