For the last 54 years, the Allen Soil and Water Conservation District has provided its popular Tree Seedling Sale to the public. It offers a low-cost source of plant materials to anybody, not just residents of Allen County. This year, there are 19 types of trees available for purchase. The plants are 1-to-4-year seedlings, or 4-to-6-year transplants. They range anywhere from 8 to 18 inches in height at the time of pick up.
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Students at Elida High School had the opportunity to explore what lives in the Ottawa River on Wednesday(10/23/19). More than 60 juniors and seniors from Elida High School's zoology class got hands-on with the Allen Soil and Water Conservation District by collecting water samples from the Ottawa River. Students gathered different specimens from the river and saw first-hand how they impact this ecosystem.
Some young children are timid around creepy critters, but not the kindergartners at St. Charles. It was bug exploration day for those students on Wednesday, put on by Allen County Soil and Water. Samples from the Ottawa River were brought in and the students went through finding, identifying and classifying different bugs found in the river. The lesson gives them a hands-on approach to learning the river is more than just water, that it's alive and they have an impact on it.