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  • Cost Share Funds Available for 2024

    Apply anytime for things like cropland conversion to grass or trees, animal waste storage facilities, composting facilities, livestock exclusion fencing, water supply wells, and many more best management practices.

  • 2023 Conservation Award recipients smiling in group photo

    Congratulations to all of our award recipients! Together, we're making a difference in conservation education!

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  • The division has a variety of cost share programs available. These programs offer assistance to address agricultural, rural, and urban water resource issues.

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  • wake up to ag 2022

    Union County Soil & Water offers environmental education programs throughout the year for students of all ages.

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  • Soil & Water Board Meeting

    The Soil & Water Board meets on the 3rd Tuesday of the month at 7:30 a.m.

Soil & Water Conservation District logoResidents of Union and Anson Counties formed the nation’s first Soil & Water Conservation District on August 4th, 1937. The Brown Creek Soil & Water Conservation District covered the watershed land from central Anson County to south-east Union County North Carolina.

By 1947, the nation’s first Conservation District had grown to encompass 5 North Carolina Piedmont counties: Anson, Montgomery, Richmond, Stanly, and Union. Over time, each county would form its own entity.

Today there are nearly 3,000 Soil & Water Conservation Districts across all U.S. States and Territories. Although diverse, all Soil & Water Districts strive for the same goals: to protect our natural resources. Union SWCD makes great effort to provide technical, financial, and educational assistance to the residents of Union County to promote the proper management of our natural resources.

Union County Soil & Water Conservation District offers a wide array of services to the citizens of Union County including:

  • Natural Resource Best Management Practice Design and Support
  • Soil Interpretative Services
  • Nutrient Management
  • Natural Resource-Specific Mapping via GIS
  • Educational and Technical Training
  • Soil and Water Resource Consultative Services


Board Information

Board Meeting Schedule

When: Every 3rd Tuesday of the month at 7:30 a.m.

Where: Soil and Water Board Room, Union County Agricultural and Events Center
3230 Presson Road
Monroe, NC 28112

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