Assisting with natural resource conservation
in McHenry County since 1947.
Merged with Lake County SWCD in 2011.
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1648 S. Eastwood Drive (Rt. 47)
Woodstock, Illinois 60098
(1/4 mile North of Rt. 14/Rt. 47 intersection - back of building)
Woodstock, Illinois 60098
(1/4 mile North of Rt. 14/Rt. 47 intersection - back of building)
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Board Meetings
Helpful Links:
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The Conservation Stewardship Program
We can create plans for landowners for a fee. Please call the office for more details or click on logo to link to their website
We can create plans for landowners for a fee. Please call the office for more details or click on logo to link to their website
To file a Soil Erosion & Sediment Control (SESC) application or request
a Natural Resource Inventory (NRI) report
Visit our FORMS page
a Natural Resource Inventory (NRI) report
Visit our FORMS page
Welcome to the website for McHenry-Lake County Soil and Water Conservation District.
Our purpose is to serve McHenry and Lake County, Illinois residents and businesses and assist in conserving and protecting the land, water, air, and other resources.
Our purpose is to serve McHenry and Lake County, Illinois residents and businesses and assist in conserving and protecting the land, water, air, and other resources.
News & Activities
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Envirothon 2025
Materials for the Envirothon on March 20,2025
are now posted HERE
Registration Deadline December 1, 2024
Registration Deadline December 1, 2024
Sponsors welcomed!
Illinois 2025 Budget Slashes SWCD Funding
The 103rd General Assembly of Illinois has finalized the FY25 budget. Sadly, this budget was signed into law with a roughly 48% decrease in SWCD operational funding. Soil and Water Conservation District directors, staff and stakeholders will continue to strive to elevate the message across the state that will ensure that Illinois puts in motion the essential efforts to meet objectives of the nutrient loss reduction strategies (NLRS), achieve grassroots conservation essential to protect the states vital natural resources and raise the bar of climate resiliency across the state. SWCD team members are committed to serving their constituents in agriculture, urban development, watersheds and more. We are mandated by the Illinois Soil & Water Conservation Act to provide technical information on soil and water conservation, and our teams passionately pursue that assignment. We will find a path forward to ensure that the state’s essential Soil and Water Conservation Districts remain on the frontlines in protecting the state’s most vital natural resources…soil and water.
For more information and insight, read the message from Dr. Michael Wood, Executive Director of the Association of Illinois Soil and Water Conservation Districts (AISWCD) published 5/30/24.
For more information and insight, read the message from Dr. Michael Wood, Executive Director of the Association of Illinois Soil and Water Conservation Districts (AISWCD) published 5/30/24.
PLEASE SIGN OUR PETITION
We want clean water, and healthy soil - restore state funding
to Soil & Water Conservation Districts
on Survey Monkey
We want clean water, and healthy soil - restore state funding
to Soil & Water Conservation Districts
on Survey Monkey
Congratulations to our Poster Winners!
These winners are entered in the upcoming State of Illinois competition
Grade K -1st
Emerson
Round Lake
Emerson
Round Lake
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4th-5th
Cami
Round Lake
Cami
Round Lake
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Grade 2nd - 3rd
Jackson
Round Lake
Jackson
Round Lake
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