Orange Soil and Water Conservation District

USDA NRCS has opened grants.

We’re now accepting applications for $310 million in funding through the Regional Conservation Partnership Program. This year we've streamlined and simplified RCPP to ease the burden on employees and partners, and to maximize flexibility, and we’re looking for projects that prioritize one or more of the following priorities:

🚜Land management that improves land health, enhances resource management, and promotes sustainable agriculture and long-term protection of agricultural, grassland, and forestland viability;

🌱 Soil health projects using practices that focus on minimizing soil disturbance, maximizing soil cover, increasing natural vitality, and maintaining living roots throughout the year;

📡 Precision agriculture projects that use technology to target conservation efforts based on specific field conditions, potentially reducing costs and improving resource efficiency;

🌽 Farmer-focused projects that provide financial assistance and/or technical expertise for planning and practice designs in support of producer contracts; and

🦅 Projects led by Indian Tribes.

For more details: https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs-initiatives/regional-conservation-partnership-program/news/usda-invests-up-to-310-million

Composting is necessary to reduce our landfills and return valuable nutrients to our soil.

The state statute includes recommendations.

Statutes & Constitution :View Statutes : Online Sunshine The goal shall not be waived entirely and may only be reduced or modified to the extent necessary to alleviate the adverse effects of achieving the goal on the financial viability of a county’s waste-to-energy facility. Nothing in this subsection shall exempt a county from developing and implement...

If you feel the passion to support the district's work, we are not state funded and work on the support of residents.

Donate to Orange Soil and Water Conservation District Please Donate to Orange Soil and Water Conservation District of Florida (OSWCD).We are a governmental subdivision of the State of Florida created by local…

Palm trees are an ecosystem. One species that habitat the s**g on the palm is bats. 🦇 April 16-Aug 14 in bat nesting protection period in Florida. Those mosquito vacuums will be ‘sorely’ missed if you remove their nurseries.

Do not trim the healthy green fronds from a palm above the positions of 9:00 and 3:00.
Trees 🌴 🌳 require green foliage for photosynthesis. This is akin to a human being locked in closet and not fed.

Excess heat and drought weakens trees making them susceptible to diseases and pests. Trimming off the green foliage compounds the damage.

Palms should only be trimmed in late winter and early spring, until April 15.
Live oaks, December through February with the current extreme temperatures
Water oaks, winter and early spring.

Just say, ‘No!’ when the man with a chainsaw and a pickup truck offers.

If you are in Orange County unincorporated, they must remove the debris, not leaving it on curb or code enforcement will explain it to you in writing. Check with you municipality’s solid waste department before hiring a trimming crew.

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Public Notice for communications and Outreach Committee for the remainder of the year.

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Draft Minutes and presentations from the 12 June 2026 meeting of the Board of Supervisors of the Orange Soil and Water Conservation District in Florida.

Included is a resolution to create a state statute and local codes for WATERSHED-FRIENDLY DATACENTERS. Mayor Jerry L. Demings Mayor Nick Nesta Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer Mayor Rusty Johnson