SWCDs are special purpose units of government that manage and direct natural resource management programs at the local level. Districts work in both urban and rural settings to carry out a program for the conservation, use, and development of soil, water, and related resources.
Fillmore SWCD Staff

Administrative Assistant
Open

District Conservationist
Jessica Bronson
USDA/NRCS Contract Employee
Brenda Hoag
Programs, projects and cooperative efforts contact list.
Ag BMP Low Interest Loan Program | Sara West | ||
Ag Water Quality Certification Program | Nikki Wheeler | Sara West | |
Buffers | Sara West | ||
DNR Observation Well Network | Doug Keene | ||
DNR Waters Permit Reviews | Nikki Wheeler | Aaren Mathison | |
Feedlots | Sara West | ||
Fillmore County Sinkhole Ordinance | Doug Keene | ||
Fillmore County Soil Erosion Control Ordinance | Doug Keene | ||
Nutrient Management Planning | Sara West | ||
Rain Barrels/Stormwater Management | Aaren Mathison | ||
Root River Field to Stream Project | Nikki Wheeler | Aaren Mathison | |
Root River One Watershed One Plan | Nikki Wheeler | Riley Buley | |
Soil Health (Grazing Management, Cover Crops) | Dean Thomas | ||
State Cost Share Program | Doug Keene | Aaren Mathison | |
SWCD Annual 6th Grade Conservation Day, Envirothon | Aaren Mathison | ||
SWCD Bacteria Testing Lab | Nikki Wheeler | Aaren Mathison | |
SWCD Conservation Chronicles, Newspaper insert | Riley Buley | Nikki Wheeler | |
SWCD Scholarship Program | Aaren Mathison | Sara West | |
SWCD Tree Program | Sara West | ||
Upper Iowa River Watershed Monitoring | Nikki Wheeler | Aaren Mathison | |
USDA Conservation Planning (NRCS) | Jessica Bronson | ||
USDA Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) | Jessica Bronson | ||
USDA Environmental Quality Incentive Program (EQIP) | Doug Keene | Dean Thomas | Jessica Bronson |
Volunteer Nitrate Well Monitoring Network | Nikki Wheeler | ||
Volunteer Precipitation Monitoring Network | Doug Keene | ||
Wetland Conservation Act | Aaren Mathison |