If you would like to learn more about Earth Day and Arbor Day activities, please give us a call at 740-947-5353.

Bats are an important part of Ohio's environment, providing natural pest control by eating thousands of insects each night. Bats also serve as pollinators. Habitat loss and disease threaten Ohio bat populations, making conservation efforts essential. Pike SWCD promotes bat conservation annually in October by hosting a coloring contest for first graders in Pike County. 

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WE APPRECIATE OUR NOCTURNAL POLLINATORS!

The Envirothon is an outdoor, academic event testing high school students', grades 9-12, knowledge on aquatics, current environmental issues, forestry, soils, and wildlife. 

The 2025 Pike SWCD Scholarship recipients for 2025 are Kameron Janes and Reese Bond. Both students attend Western High School and each received a $500.00 one-time scholarship.

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SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS!

All Pike County 2nd Graders are invited to enter the Pike SWCD 2nd Grade Tree Poster contest. All students entered receive a free tree sapling to plant.

Fourth grade students in Pike County are invited to enter the annual Pike SWCD Conservation Poster Contest! The 2026 contest theme is "Soil. Where it all Begins". Details will be announced. Please contact Darlene Brewster, Administrator for further information at 740-947-5353.

Conservation Story-Time will be held the first story-time of each month at Waverly, Eastern, and Western Libraries. Each month will have a different conservation theme. 

Young students, grades 1st through 6th, are provided the opportunity to learn about the conservation of natural resources as they spend a fun-filled day outdoors.