The July Piatt County Soil & Water District and Foundation meetings have been rescheduled to Wednesday, July 8th at 8:00am.
The meetings will be held at our USDA office at 1209 Bear Lane, Monticello, IL 61856.
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📸 Piatt County SWCD is hosting a photo contest! 📸
The winning photo will be featured on the cover of the 2027 Plat Book. Please submit your entries to piattswcd@gmail.com.
-Photo must be taken in Piatt County.
-600 dpi or larger.
-JPEG or TIFF format.
-Must have copyright permission. We cannot accept or use photos from the internet without copyright permissions.
The July 29, 2026 Electronics Recycling event has been canceled, we apologize for any inconvenience!
Piatt County SWCD is looking for a new Resource Conservationist! Interested applicants – please send your resume, references, and a cover letter to piattswcd@gmail.com.
The Piatt County SWCD and Foundation’s April board meeting has been rescheduled for Tuesday, April 21st at 8:00am. The meeting will be held in the Monticello USDA building conference room (1209 Bear Lane, Monticello, IL 61856).
📣 We are seeking input from Piatt County residents, landowners, and other stakeholders to identify our community’s most pressing natural resource concerns. Please fill out this Conservation Needs Assessment to steer local conservation efforts and identify priority areas!
Online survey: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe1jkJSMIIkQhVioq-VwsYidNc2kgtPja6FMaoIXDAIwY1wig/viewform
📝 Your participation will help us develop actionable strategies to address soil health, water quality, and other local conservation priorities. County information will be utilized by NRCS, the State Technical Committee, and PCSWCD to guide programs and resources effectively.
📥 Please submit/return your completed Conservation Needs Assessments to Piatt County SWCD by 4/30!
PCSWCD is accepting applications until April 1st for two Butch Fisher Memorial Scholarship awards this year!
Submit your application in person at the Monticello UDSA office, or through our new online form! Submission and eligibility details can be found on our website under the PCSWCD Foundation tab.
The Piatt County SWCD and Foundation’s March board meeting has been rescheduled for Thursday, March 5th at 8:00am. The meeting will be held in the Monticello USDA building conference room (1209 Bear Lane, Monticello, IL 61856).
The Piatt County Soil & Water Conservation District Foundation is co-sponsoring a presentation by John Deere historian and storyteller Brian ‘Fox’ Ellis at Allerton Public Library on Thursday, February 26th at 4pm! Join us as Ellis portrays John Deere himself, covering 100 years of agricultural history and the future of farming.
