Tuscarawas SWCD Annual Meeting and Voting for Board of Supervisors

2024 Annual Meeting will be held Thursday October 3rd, 2024, at the Harvest Barn in Sugarcreek. Tickets will be for sale at our office starting September 1 for $20.00. Dinner will be catered by Log Cabin Catering.

TSWCD Board of Supervisors

Current Tusc SWCD Board Members

Randy Clum - Chairman

Eric Quillin- Vice Chairman

Elizabeth Krahel- Treasurer

Rich Fouts- Secretary

Jeff Ziegler- Member

In loving memory of Bob Demuth who served on our board for 18 years. You will be missed.

We have two positions open to join the Tuscarawas Soil and Water Board of Supervisors, 2024. If interested, please submit your inquiries under the contact us tab.

Job Description:

Conservation district officials serve on a multi member board that establishes and implements programs to protect and conserve soil, water, prime and unique farmland, rangeland, woodland wildlife, energy and other renewable resources on local, non-federal lands.

Qualifications:

  • Interest and background in conserving renewable natural resources

  • Communication skills

Relationships:

  • Other district officials

  • State conservation agency

Benefits:

  • Satisfaction in seeing conservation practices applied

  • Interaction with others interested in natural resources conservation

  • Input into local, state, and federal conservation programs

  • Training through the state conservation agency

Time Required:

Attend 12 regularly scheduled board meetings, as well as committee, special meetings, and events(for an average of approximately 30 days per year).

Duties:

  • Identify local conservation needs, and develop, implement, and evaluate programs to meet them

  • Educate and inform landowners and operators, general public, and local, state, and federal legislators on conservation issues and programs

  • Supervise other volunteers and paid staff working with the district; coordinate with cooperating agency personnel

  • Administer the district by delegating tasks through a structure of board officers and members, committees, and others; raise and budget district funds and report on activities to the public