There's still time to get your RSVP in for this year's attendance to the DeWitt County Soil and Water Conservation District's annual meeting, February 1.
Director of the SWCD, Shelly Finfrock, says this year's meeting features guest speaker Ford Baldwin from Arkansas. He'll be discussing weed resistence.
At the root, Finfrock says the SWCD helps with things like soil erosion control with subdivisions. They also get into the schools to teach the kids.
From helping landowners stock their ponds with fish to helping with natural resource preservation, Finfrock says they do a lot in the community.
Finfrock indicates the SWCD is funded through the State of Illinois, which is predictably, unreliable. They also receive grants.
RSVP to the SWCD office by this Friday to attend their February 1 meeting at the Abigail in Clinton. Contact the district by phone at 217-935-6504, ext. 3 to get your spot reserved.
