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The Henderson County Soil & Water Conservation District is governed by a five-member Board of

Supervisors. Three members are elected by the citizens of Henderson County and two are appointed by the state of North Carolina .

 

 

Soil & Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors:

 

Drew Brannon, Chairman

Theron Maybin, Vice-Chairman

Wayne Carland, Treasurer

Danny McConnell, Secretary

Greg Hoyt, Member

Soil & Water Conservation District staff:

Jonathan Wallin, District Director/Conservationist jonathan.wallin@nc.nacdnet.net

Monica Booth, Administrative Assistant monica.booth@nc.nacdnet.net

District Technician (currently vacant)

Shaun Moore, Mills River Watershed Coordinator shaun.moore@nc.nacdnet.net

USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service:

Bob Twomey, District Conservationist Bob.Twomey@nc.usda.gov

61 Triple Springs Road , Hendersonville , NC 28792
Phone: (828) 697-4949; Fax: (828) 693-5832
(click on the address for map)

Directions to office: From I-26, take Bat Cave exit to 64 East, also called Four Seasons Blvd. Take a left at first traffic light onto Francis Road. Follow Francis Road around curve, past Bon Worth. Take a left downhill at High Country Lane and follow signs to USDA Service Center.

2007/2008 Education Contest Theme: 

“We All Live in a Watershed”

 

http://www.epa.gov/weatherchannel/

 

http://www.epa.gov/owow/watershed/whatis.html

 

http://www.epa.gov/owow/kids.html

 

http://water.usgs.gov/wsc/watersheds.html

 

http://www.metrokc.gov/dnr/kidsweb/water_main.htm

 

http://www.watersheds.org/kids/index.htm

 

http://www.conserveh2o.org/kids.html

 

http://www.trwc.org/for_kids.html

 

http://www.nanticokeriver.org/kids.html

 

 

Soil and Water Conservation Links
(for the Poster, Essay and Speech Contest)

 

“After the Storm”

(a video about watersheds)

is now available in our office!

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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Plant Information

Get all sorts of plant information at the NRCS Plants Database.

Also, find out your USDA hardiness zone in North Carolina .

Identify and control Nonnative Invasive Plants.

Online Soil Maps

Try the Henderson County Online GIS.  If it is your first time, read the directions first.  In order to view the soil data you must first zoom into the area of interest. With magnify selected, click on a point or click-and-drag over an area.  Then select on the soil layer box on the right and then click the "Redraw Map" button (if you zoom in far enough, you can also select aerial photos or topographic maps to view with the soil layer). The soil types are given as abbreviations on the display.  You can use the identify tool button to see the soil names and link to the soil descriptions in the Henderson County Soil Survey. If you have Arcview you can download the soil data.

Online Agricultural Districts

You can review Henderson County 's laws on Farmland Preservation and Agricultural Districts. At the E-Codes Homepage, click on North Carolina , click on Henderson County and open the table of contents to view Henderson County ’s codes.   You can also view a map the Henderson County Agricultural Districts online at the Henderson County Online GIS.  If it is your first time, read the directions first. Select on the Agricultural Districts layer box on the right and then click the "Redraw Map" button. You can use the identify tool button to see a District's name.

Meetings

(Meeting times are subject to change, for more information, call 697-4949)

DATE

EVENT 

TIME 

PLACE 

1/2/07

SOIL & WATER DISTRICT BOARD 

12:00 NOON

USDA OFFICE

2/12/07

SOIL & WATER DISTRICT BOARD

12:00 NOON

USDA OFFICE

3/12/07

SOIL & WATER DISTRICT BOARD

12:00 NOON

USDA OFFICE 

4/9/07

SOIL & WATER DISTRICT BOARD

12:00 NOON

USDA OFFICE

5/14/07

SOIL & WATER DISTRICT BOARD

12:00 NOON

USDA OFFICE

6/11/07

SOIL & WATER DISTRICT BOARD

12:00 NOON

USDA OFFICE

7/2/07

(rescheduled)

SOIL & WATER DISTRICT BOARD

9:00 am

(rescheduled)

USDA OFFICE

8/13/07

SOIL & WATER DISTRICT BOARD

12:00 NOON

USDA OFFICE

9/10/07

SOIL & WATER DISTRICT BOARD

12:00 NOON

USDA OFFICE

10/8/07

SOIL & WATER DISTRICT BOARD

12:00 NOON

USDA OFFICE

11/13/07

SOIL & WATER DISTRICT BOARD

12:00 NOON

USDA OFFICE

12/10/07

SOIL & WATER DISTRICT BOARD

12:00 NOON

USDA OFFICE

1/24/07

AGRICULTURAL ADVISORY BOARD

12:00 NOON

USDA OFFICE

2/28/07

AGRICULTURAL ADVISORY BOARD

12:00 NOON

USDA OFFICE

3/28/07

AGRICULTURAL ADVISORY BOARD

12:00 NOON

USDA OFFICE

4/25/07

AGRICULTURAL ADVISORY BOARD

12:00 NOON

USDA OFFICE

5/23/07

AGRICULTURAL ADVISORY BOARD

cancelled

USDA OFFICE

6/27/07

AGRICULTURAL ADVISORY BOARD

cancelled

USDA OFFICE

7/25/07

AGRICULTURAL ADVISORY BOARD

12:00

NOON

USDA OFFICE

8/22/07

AGRICULTURAL ADVISORY BOARD

cancelled

USDA OFFICE

9/26/07

AGRICULTURAL ADVISORY BOARD

12:00 NOON

USDA OFFICE

10/24/07

AGRICULTURAL ADVISORY BOARD

12:00 NOON

USDA OFFICE

11/28/07

AGRICULTURAL ADVISORY BOARD

12:00 NOON

USDA OFFICE

12/26/07

AGRICULTURAL ADVISORY BOARD

12:00 NOON

USDA OFFICE