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FY23 December Meetings Minutes

Wednesday, December 14, 2022      1:00pm         200 NW 5th Street Conference Room Call to Order Mariano Corona- Chairman-Present Nicki Smith-Supervisor-Present Donald Sellers, Jr.- Supervisor-Present Douglas Burnham- Supervisor-Present Glynn Rutledge-...

Speech Contest

Okeechobee County Soil and Water Conservation District sponsors an annual speech contest, which is designed to develop leadership and stimulate interest in conserving natural resources. ENTRY DEADLINE: April 13, 2023  Eligibility Contest is open to public, private,...

Land Judging

Land Judging is an exciting 4-H and FFA contest in which Middle and High School students in observe and interpret the soil in order to make wise land use decisions. The skills the teens use at the contest involve principles that can be valuable in career fields like...

Poster Contest

Eligibility The Okeechobee Soil and Water Conservation District Poster Contest is open to Okeechobee County students (public, private or home educated) grades kindergarten through grade twelfth. ENTRY DEADLINE: 4:00PM, Wednesday, March 1, 2023 Contest Rules Any media...

FY23 October Meeting Minutes

Wednesday, October 12, 2022   1:00pm   UF/IFAS Extension Conference Room Supervisor Rutledge called the meeting to order at 1:09pm Mariano Corona- Chairman-absent Nicki Smith-Supervisor-absent Donald Sellers, Jr.- Supervisor-present Douglas Burnham- Supervisor-present...

FY23 Board Meeting Dates

Meetings are the second Wednesday of the month at 1:00 PM located at 200 NW 5th Street Okeechobee, FL 34972 unless otherwise posted. October 12 at the UF/IFAS Extension Office - Local Working Group held at 12:00noon November 9 – No meeting. Staff attending SECDEA....

FY22 Board Meeting Dates

Meetings are held the second Wednesday of the month at 1:00 PM located at 200 NW 5th Street Okeechobee, FL 34972 unless otherwise posted. October 13 November 10 (Local Working Group beforehand) December 8 January 12 February 9 March 9 April 13 - Meeting cancelled, no...

FY22 September Meeting Minutes

Wednesday, September 14, 2022    1:00pm     200 NW 5th Street Conference Room Meeting called to order at 1:03pm. Mariano Corona- Chairman; Nicki Smith-Supervisor- Absent; Donald Sellers, Jr.- Supervisor; Douglas Burnham- Supervisor-Absent; Glynn Rutledge- Treasurer I....

FY23 October Meeting Agenda

Wednesday, October 12, 2022   1:00pm    UF/IFAS Extension Conference Room Call to Order Mariano Corona- Chairman Nicki Smith-Supervisor Donald Sellers, Jr.- Supervisor Douglas Burnham- Supervisor Glynn Rutledge- Treasurer I. Approval of September 14, 2022 Minutes II....

FY22 September Meeting Agenda

Wednesday, September 14, 2022   1:00pm   200 NW 5th Street Conference Room Call to Order Mariano Corona- Chairman Nicki Smith-Supervisor Donald Sellers, Jr.- Supervisor Douglas Burnham- Supervisor Glynn Rutledge- Treasurer I. Motion to approve of June 8, 2022 Minutes...

Soil Trailer

The OSWCD has an interactive soil trailer! Inside the trailer, you will learn about things such as different soil textures, best management practices implemented in protecting soil, and different organisms that live in the soil. The soil trailer is taken to various...

Job Posting

We're hiring another Conservation Technician! The Conservation Technician position is funded through a contract with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Service's (FDACS) Office of Agricultural Water Policy (OAWP) for the implementation of the...

Soil Samples & Waters Ag Laboratories, Inc.

Waters Agricultural Laboratories, Inc. (WAL) is working with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Office of Agricultural Water Policy by providing Florida producers soil sample recommendations in compliance with the Best Management Practices...

FY 22 June Meeting Agenda

Wednesday, June 8, 2022 1:00pm 200 NW 5th Street Conference Room, Okeechobee, FL 34972 Call to Order Mariano Corona- Chairman Nicki Smith-Supervisor Donald Sellers, Jr.- Supervisor Douglas Burnham-Supervisor Glynn Rutledge- Treasurer I. Approval of May 11, 2022...

FY 22 June Meeting Minutes

Wednesday, June 8, 2022 1:00pm 200 NW 5th Street Conference Room, Okeechobee, FL  34972 Call to Order at 1:00pm Mariano Corona- Chairman- Present Nicki Smith-Supervisor-Absent Donald Sellers, Jr.- Supervisor- Present Douglas Burnham-Supervisor- Present Glynn Rutledge-...

FY 22 Jan Meeting Agenda

Wednesday, January 11, 2022 1:00pm 200 NW 5th Street, Conference Room, Okeechobee, FL  34972 Call to Order Mariano Corona- Chairman- Present Nicki Smith- Supervisor- Present Donald Sellers, Jr.- Supervisor- Present Douglas Burnham- Supervisor- Present Glynn Rutledge-...

FY 22 May Meeting Minutes

Wednesday, May 11, 2022 1:00pm 200 NW 5th Street Conference Room, Okeechobee, FL  34972 Call to Order Mariano Corona- Chairman- PRESENT Nicki Smith-Supervisor-PRESENT Donald Sellers, Jr.- PRESENT Supervisor Seat 4- Vacant Glynn Rutledge- Treasurer-PRESENT I. Motion to...

FY 22 March Meeting Minutes

Wednesday, March 09, 2022 1:00pm 200 NW 5th Street Conference Room, Okeechobee, FL  34972 Call to Order Mariano Corona-Present Nicki Smith-Present Donald Sellers, Jr.- Absent Douglas Burnham- Absent Glynn Rutledge- Present I. Motion to approve February 9, 2022,...