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Piedmont Soil & Water Conservation District

Serving Amelia, Nottoway, and Prince Edward Counties

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Partners

Amelia County

Chesapeake Bay Foundation

Farm Service Agency

James River Association

National Association of Conservation Districts

Nottoway County

Prince Edward County

Town of Farmville

US Fish & Wildlife Service

USDA-Virginia Natural Resource Conservation Service

Virginia Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts

Virginia Cooperative Extension

Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation

Virginia Department of Environmental Quality

Virginia Department of Forestry

Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources

Virginia Soil and Water Conservation Board

Middle James Roundtable

**Click here for a directory of local, state, and national agencies related to environmental and natural resource conservation.**

Dates to Remember

Meeting Notices 2025

May 27:  Board meeting 11am

June 24:  Board meeting 11am

July 22: Board meeting 11am

August 26: Board meeting 11am

September 23: Board meeting 11am

October 28: Board meeting 11am

November 25: Board meeting 11am

               

 

 

 

Contact Us

Piedmont Soil & Water
Conservation District
100-B Dominion Drive
Farmville, VA 23901

(434) 392-7071

Office hours: Mon-Fri, 8:00-4:30

Who We Are

The Piedmont Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) is a non-profit, political subdivision of the Commonwealth of Virginia operating primarily on a grant basis with funds from state and local governments. Piedmont SWCD provides technical and educational assistance for natural resource conservation to land users, farmers, foresters, homeowners, and local governments in Amelia, Nottoway, and Prince Edward Counties. Since 1939, the District has delivered voluntary, locally-led conservation solutions to natural resource concerns.

Soil Layers & Erosion with Charlie Wootton

https://youtu.be/yyMstUlNtBQ

Conservation Videos

  • Dominion Envirothon
  • Livestock Exclusion and Rotational Grazing Video
  • Prescribed Burn
  • Rain Garden

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