GEORGETOWN, Del., March 15, 2024 – The Sussex Conservation District (SCD) recognized the 2024 Conservation Stewardship Award winners at a luncheon on Thursday, March 7, at Plantation Lakes Golf and Country Club in Millsboro, Del.

David B...

Delaware landowners are encouraged to attend a wetland easement workshop on March 19, at the Harrington Fire Hall, from 5 to 8 p.m. The workshop will help Delaware landowners learn more about the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) ...

2021, 2022 and 2023 Cooperators Hitchens, Hastings and Phillips recognized.

GEORGETOWN, Del., Dec. 14, 2023 – The Sussex Conservation District (SCD) recently held the 2023 Cooperators’ Dinner at the Bridgeville Volunteer Fire Company t...

Sussex Conservation District (SCD) recently recognized winners of the annual conservation poster contest. Posters were judged on the 2023 theme, “One Water.”  SCD received 162 entries across five grade categories; over 117 entries were re...

The Sussex Conservation District (SCD) board of supervisors voted to approve the annual tax ditch cost-share program funding, totaling $772,000, at the board meeting on Aug. 22.
 

“Tax ditches are a critical drainage infrastru...

The Sussex Conservation District (SCD) board of supervisors voted to approve the annual cover crop cost-share program at the board meeting on Aug. 22.

“Just over $4.6 million in funding for the cover crop program is available to reach a ...

The Sussex Conservation District (SCD) board of supervisors has approved a new cost-share program to increase oyster aquaculture in Sussex County. This program will provide an incentive payment per harvested oyster to fund nutrient reductions in t...

Georgetown, Del. – The Sussex Conservation District (SCD) will host free stormwater workshops on the second Wednesday in Sept., Oct. and Nov., from 10 to 11:30 a.m., at the Vanderwende-Evans Conservation Center, 23818 Shortly Road, Georgetown. I...

GEORGETOWN, Del .– Applications for Sussex Conservation District (SCD) cover crop cost share program will be accepted beginning Monday, June 12 through Friday, July 28. This program provides farmers with up to $75,000 in cost share assistance to...

Georgetown, Del. – Sussex Conservation District (SCD) is now offering free pre-sidedress soil nitrogen testing (PSNT) to corn growers in Sussex County. SCD recommends performing a PSNT in the spring to determine the nitrogen requirements of an e...

GEORGETOWN, Del. – The Sussex Conservation District (SCD) recognized the 2023 Conservation Stewardship Award winners on Wednesday, March 1, at Plantation Lakes Golf and Country Club in Millsboro, Del.

David Baird, district coordinator at...

GEORGETOWN, Del., Feb. 27, 2024 – The Sussex Conservation District (SCD) will hold a hybrid local work group (LWG) meeting on Tuesday, March 26, at 9 a.m. at the Vanderwende-Evans Conservation Center in Georgetown. This event is free and open to...

Georgetown, Del.,  – Following a four-year hiatus, the Sussex Conservation District (SCD) recently held the biennial tax ditch breakfast on Wednesday, Dec. 7, at the Frankford Volunteer Fire Hall. The event brought together nearly 90 tax di...

GEORGETOWN, Del., March 11, 2022 – The Sussex Conservation District (SCD) recognized the inaugural Conservation Stewardship Award winners on Thursday, March 3, at Plantation Lakes Golf and Country Club in Millsboro, Del.

David Baird, dis...

GEORGETOWN, Del., July 16, 2021 – The Sussex Conservation District (SCD) recently held an open house and dedication ceremony for the Vanderwende-Evans Conserva...

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