2019 Tree Sale is right around the corner! Are you ready? If you need help planning a new windbreak or adding onto an old windbreak give us a call or shoot us an email! Call 970-534-2319 or email liz.schneider@wgcd.org Tree Sale flyers will be out around the beginning of November- more info to come Do […]
31st Annual High Plains No-Till Conference February 5-6, 2019; Burlington, CO Featuring pasture cropping pioneer Colin Seis and more than 50 breakout sessions discussing soil health, general no-till, regenerative grazing, technology, farm business, and more! Check out CCTA’s website by clicking the following link: http://www.highplainsnotill.com/ Are you interested in attending the 31st Annual No-Till conference? […]
Are you looking to upgrade, update or change some of your conservation practices around your operation? Let us help you! Our newest cost share opportunities are the Wildlife Water Collection System, Water Sampling, and the Urban Chemical Weed Management. All cost shares are open to District tax payers only. Please read below for more information […]
Toxic Weeds and Horses Horses are a part of the Colorado landscape. As critical to most of us as water, air and food. That is why it is so important to keep them safe. This includes knowing what they are eating. The green plants in your pens and pasture or the dried plants in your […]
The Houston (pronounced House-ton) Gardens is a natural retreat in an urban setting. The gardens are approximately eight total acres. Five of the acres are devoted to representing the five of the six ecosystems of Colorado – sub-alpine, montane, foothills, shrubland, and prairie. Currently, the garden is undergoing renovations in an attempt to restore native […]
WGCD Community BBQ at Houston Gardens August 10, 2018 WGCD Board of Supervisors and Staff hosted our second annual Community BBQ at Houston Gardens on August 10. The BBQ is intended to bring together our district members and the community for an evening of education and entertainment. Our goal is to showcase our commitment […]
West Greeley Conservation District Honors Stanley D. Cass West Greeley Conservation District mourns the loss with countless others within the community of Stanley D. Cass. Stan served on the Board of Supervisors for West Greeley Conservation District for twenty – six years. During his tenure he served as Secretary/ Treasurer, Vice President and as President […]
A new demonstration windbreak has been added to Houston Gardens The demonstration windbreak is intended to help educate people of all ages on the importance of windbreaks and how they are an important tool to implement conservation on pieces of land big or small. Windbreaks help protect houses, cropland, livestock and roadways. They are used […]
Weld County Farm Service Agency News Emergency Loans Available Hail and high winds caused significant damage to crops. The Disaster Period was June 18-19, 2018 and makes Emergency Loans available to affected producers. Weld County is included in the Secretarial Natural Disaster Determination S4365, and this designation makes all family-sized farm operators eligible to be […]
Demonstration Grass Plots at Houston Garden’s New grass plots have been planted at Houston Garden’s to help our tax payers see different native grasses that grow in prairie and grasslands. This should be especially helpful for local high school students to come and learn about different grasses in their FFA and science classes. It […]
