Lyon Soil & Water Conservation District  (SWCD)               


]Locally Lead, Locally Staffed, Working to protect our Resources

Lyon Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD)

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Lyon County is located in the southwestern part of Minnesota in what is considered the "Prairie Pothole" region.

Lyon SWCD assists rural and urban residents in the protection and enhancement of the natural resources.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

Lyon SWCD staff will have our hours reduced as of August 1, 2010 due to funding reductions

Lyon SWCD staff will be available Monday through Thursdays.  This includes:  Rose Anderson, Bernie Louwagie and Laura DeBeer

NRCS staff will be continuing with a schedule of Monday through Friday.

Due to field work, the office may be closed all or part of Fridays.  We are sorry for any problems this may cause.  If adequate funding is made available in the future, we will go back to the 5 day work schedule

Land Use in Lyon County:

          Agricultural 88%
          Urban Use 2%
          Water/Wetlands 2%
          Grass/Trees 8%
 

Lyon SWCD Calendar:

February 21, 2011 Office Closed                      February 22, 2011 Reg. Board meeting 10 AM       March 22, 2011 Reg. Board meeting  10 AM          April 26, 2011 Reg. Board meeting  7 PM      

All meetings are open to the public                          and are handicap accessible. 

**NOTICE TO LANDOWNERS**

Please read the above notice if you are planning on tiling or other land improvements     

Form for landowner to request a Wetland Determination for the MN Wetland Conservation Act only

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