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Arbor Day Fundraiser When you preorder a tree from Dallas Soil and Water Conservation District, you are not just improving your own landscape and your neighborhood: you are making a lasting contribution that helps us achieve our mission to enhance, protect, promote, and encourage the conservation and quality of water and soil throughout Dallas County. Funds raised through this event will go towards technical assistance for enhancing and protecting our soil and water and towards conservation education outreach and scholarship opportunities. Join us in our mission to put conservation on the ground by planting a tree for Arbor Day! Download Order Form Benefits of Planting Trees Air Quality Trees absorb carbon and produce oxygen, providing cleaner, better air for your household and community. Soil Quality Trees reduce erosion and soil disturbance, filter pollutants, and add organic matter to the soil. Water Quality Trees improve stormwater management by reducing runoff and filtering pollutants from water. Pollinators Provide a place for beneficial pollinators like butterflies and bees to collect pollen in the spring. Wildlife Provide a resting place or even a home for all sorts of songbirds and even chipmunks and squirrels. Windbreaks Plant specific trees and shrubs along property lines to provide a living windbreak. Preorder The form is available either by picking up in person, requesting by phone or email, or by downloading here. Forms can be sent by mail or email, brought in by person, or taken over the phone. Accepted payment types: Cash or Check Download Order Form January 1 - April 7, 2026. 1918 Greene Street #2 Adel, Iowa 50003 515-219-3016 dallasswcdiowa@gmail.com Pickup The pickup dates for all trees will be the last week of April. You will be notified when your order is ready and we will schedule a pick up time. If you are sending your order form and payment through the mail within one week or less of the end of the preorder sale, please notify the office so your order can be counted and submitted. April 27 - May 3, 2026 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. More Info Coming Soon!! Tree Catalogue Coming Soon - Check Back April 28 Dogwood, Redosier $105 Redosier Dogwood is a shrub that grows up to 7-9ft tall. It has yellow-white flowers in May and June. In summer it bears a blue-white fruit. In the fall the leaves turn a reddish-purple and in winter it shows off dark red stems. Share & Donate Want to help support our mission but don't need a tree? Help us get the word out or donate! Follow Us Follow us on facebook and instagram to stay engaged with our fundraiser. Share Share our posts, stories, or website on your platforms! Donate Reach out to the office to make a small donation towards the fundraiser. What We Are Doing Provide WQI-Statewide Cover Crop Cost Share Program Technical Assistance Facilitate State Cost Share Funding Fund CDI Scholarship Opportunities What We Can Do With Your Help Increase awareness of Rural and Urban Cost Share Funding Programs Available Provide technical assistance for Rural and Urban Cost Share Funding Programs Provide conservation technical assistance and advice to landowners Increase local conservation education outreach and involvement Provide operational funds to the District for providing more conservation programs and opportunities to landowners

Dallas County Soil & Water Conservation District Our Mission Our mission is to enhance, protect, promote, and encourage the conservation and quality of water and soil throughout Dallas County by providing technical, financial, and educational assistance to citizens and organizations with the goal of reducing soil erosion, improving soil health, and improving water quality. Events No events at the moment CHECK OUT THE LATEST NEWS! Thank you to Bock Family Grant Foundation who made this webpage possible by their generous donation .

DMACC Farms Reveals Wetland Perry Middle School hosted the third annual Agriculture in the Classroom on Tuesday, October 17, 2023, Dallas County District Conservationist Aaron Eggert and Soil Conservationist Tyler Reams did a demonstration land management and the benefits of good soil health. Back to News

Annual Tech Challenge This item is connected to a text field in your content collection. Double click to add your own content. Click the Content Manager icon on the add panel to your left. This item is connected to a text field in your content collection. Double click what you want to edit and then select "Change Content" to open the collection. Want to view and manage all your collections? Click the Content Manager icon on the add panel to your left. In the Content Manager, you can update items, add new fields, create dynamic pages and more. Your content collection is already set up with fields and content. Add your own by editing each field, or import CSV files to your content collection. You can create fields for rich content, images, videos and more. Donate Back

Protecting Our Children's Privacy 9/30/23, 9:00 PM This item is connected to a text field in your content collection. Double click to add your own content. Click the Content Manager icon on the add panel to your left. This item is connected to a text field in your content collection. Double click what you want to edit and then select "Change Content" to open the collection. Want to view and manage all your collections? Click the Content Manager icon on the add panel to your left. In the Content Manager, you can update items, add new fields, create dynamic pages and more. Your content collection is already set up with fields and content. Add your own by editing each field, or import CSV files to your content collection. You can create fields for rich content, images, videos and more. Use input elements like custom forms and fields to collect info from your site visitors and store it in your Content Collections. Make sure all your elements are Connected to Data, and make sure to Preview your Site to check that everything is connected correctly. Back

Conservation Practices Filter Strips Strips of grasses, trees, and shrubs slow water flow and cause contaminations like sediment, chemicals and nutrients to collect in vegetation. Collected nutrients and chemicals are absorbed by the vegetation, rather than entering water supplies. Filtered water then enters water bodies. Contour Buffer Strips A series of grass strips are placed along the contour of a slope. The alternating strips of grass or other permanent vegetation slow runoff flow, trap sediment from the crop strips above, and increase water infiltration. Because the buffer strip is established on the contour, runoff flows evenly across the entire surface of the grass strip, reducing sheet and rill erosion. Grassed Waterways A natural drainage way is graded and shaped to form a smooth, bowl-shaped channel. This area is seeded to sod-forming grasses. Runoff water flows down the drainage way and across the grass rather than tearing away soil and forming a larger gully. An outlet is often installed at the base of the drainage way to stabilize the waterway and prevent a new gully from forming. Grade Stabilization Structures A dam, embankment, or other structure is built across a grassed waterway or existing gully to control and reduce water flow. The structure drops water from one stabilized grade to another and prevents gullies from advancing up a slope. If it is planned to store water, a grade control structure may provide a water source and habitat for wildlife. Windbreaks Multiple rows of coniferous trees and shrubs planted to protect a farmstead or feedlot from wind and snow. The established windbreak slows wind for a distance of 10 times the height of the trees. The tree rows also act like a snow fence, trapping snow within the windbreak and between the windbreak and the buildings. Windbreaks can also be planted along field edges to reduce wind speed in open fields. No Till Planting into last year’s untilled crop residue reduces soil erosion, improves water quality, and increases soil organic matter. Contour Farming Contouring can reduce soil erosion by as much as 50% from up and down hill farming. By reducing runoff, and increasing water infiltration, contouring promotes better water quality. Terraces Break long slopes into shorter ones. They usually follow the contour. As water makes its way down a hill, terraces serve as small dams to intercept water and guide it to an outlet. There are two basic types of terraces—storage terraces and gradient terraces. Storage terraces collect water and store it until it can infiltrate into the ground or be released through a stable outlet. Gradient terraces are designed as a channel to slow runoff water and carry to a stable outlet like a grassed waterway. Ponds A typical farm pond is formed by building a dam across an existing gully or low lying area. Earth for the dam is dug out above the dam with heavy machinery to form a bowl. Generally the pond area fills with water within a year. An overflow pipe is installed through the dam to control the water level and allow water to spill through the dam without causing erosion. Rotational Grazing Pasture is divided into two or more pastures or paddocks with fencing. Cattle are moved from paddock to paddock on a pre-arranged schedule based on forage availability and livestock nutrition needs. Rotational Grazing Systems improve vegetative cover, reduce erosion, increase wildlife use of pastures, and improve water quality. Food Plots Food plots may be established either within an existing crop field or in a separate location. You may simply leave rows of corn standing after harvest to provide food for wildlife over the winter, or you may plant a small plot elsewhere. These plots help wildlife through the winter when food supplies are in short supply. Wetlands Wetlands serve a number of functions including filtering nutrients and chemicals from runoff water, and providing wildlife habitat. Prescribed Burns Prescribed burning is a conservation practice where fire is applied to a pre-determined area within a prescribed set of conditions, dates and with appropriate safety precautions to achieve specific purposes. Prescribed fires can be applied to prairie, timber, savannah, or pasture. Timber Stand Improvement & Brush Clearing Timber Stand Improvement: Removing unwanted trees from timber allows more sunlight to reach desirable trees and increases regeneration. Brush Clearing: Removing unwanted woody growth from grasslands such as prairies, savannahs, or pastures helps maintain quality plant health. Tree Plantings A variety of desired tree species, either seedlings or seeds, are planted mechanically or by hand in under-stocked woodlands or open fields. Tree species are matched with soil types and selected to prevent soil erosion, increase income, or boost productivity of existing woodland. Ground cover created by trees and associated debris protects soil from rill and sheet erosion. Ground cover also protects water quality by filtering excess nutrients and chemicals from surface runoff and increasing infiltration rates.

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Spring 2023 High School Curriculum 4/30/23, 9:00 PM This item is connected to a text field in your content collection. Double click to add your own content. Click the Content Manager icon on the add panel to your left. This item is connected to a text field in your content collection. Double click what you want to edit and then select "Change Content" to open the collection. Want to view and manage all your collections? Click the Content Manager icon on the add panel to your left. In the Content Manager, you can update items, add new fields, create dynamic pages and more. Your content collection is already set up with fields and content. Add your own by editing each field, or import CSV files to your content collection. You can create fields for rich content, images, videos and more. Use input elements like custom forms and fields to collect info from your site visitors and store it in your Content Collections. Make sure all your elements are Connected to Data, and make sure to Preview your Site to check that everything is connected correctly. Back

Programs Numerous state and federal initiatives are at your disposal, offering financial support for the integration of conservation methods on private property in Dallas County. If you're keen on accessing financial or technical aid, we invite you to visit the Dallas County SWCD at the NRCS office. Our field office experts are eager to engage with you, initiating the conservation planning process and providing guidance through the array of programs. They'll assist in identifying potential eligibility for your project, ensuring a smooth navigation through the available options. Federal Financial Assistance Programs State Cost Share Urban Conservation Urban Agriculture Food Production Natural Resource Conservation Service Well Water Testing In Dallas County