Lyon Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD) welcomes you to our web site.
Lyon County is located in southwest Minnesota in what is considered the Prairie Pothole region of the state. Lyon County's largest city is Marshall which is also the count seat.
Within these pages you will find information on the SWCD including:
- About the Soil & Water Conservation District ~ Who we are, What we are
- Annual Reports ~ giving you the accomplishments of the SWCD
- Annual Plans ~ the document that provides guidance to the staff and board
- Staff and Supervisors ~ The elected Board that directs the programs and the staff that carries out the day to day work of the SWCD and how to contact us
- The Programs that are available to our residents to assist them in protecting and enhancing our natural resources
Please fill out our Resource Concerns Survey: Resource Concerns Survey
Grazing Workshop, June 11, 2008 Grazing Workshop & Tour information Click here
Arbor Day 2008: over 1000 Red Maple trees were given to area students. These trees were provided by area sportsman groups including: Pheasants Forever, SW MN Sportsman of Minneota, Cottonwood Sportsman, Mn Waterfowl Association and the Balaton Sportsman. Follow this link to learn more about the Red Maple Red Maple
In 2008 ~ there will be 3 supervisor board member positions for election. Please follow this link to get information on the election process for this position and the responsibilities that a Board member has. 2008 Supervisor election guide
New Program Opportunity: Establish Native Plantings
Check out the specifics: Native Buffer Cost Share Program
documents on this site use adobe acrobat format, if you need to download this free software, please follow this link: Acrobat