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

District Administrator
Riley Buley

Administrative Assistant
Denice Corbin

Resource Conservation Specialist
Doug Keene

Nutrient Management Specialist
Sara West

Soil Health Tech – Area 7
Dean Thomas

Conservation Technician
Aaren Mathison

Water Management Coordinator
Nikki Wheeler

District Conservationist
Jessica Bronson
USDA/NRCS Contract Employee
Brenda Hoag
Programs, projects and cooperative efforts contact list.
Primary Contact | Secondary Contact | Tertiary Contact | |
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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 | Aaren Mathison | Nikki Wheeler | |
Feedlots | Dallas Dornik Fillmore County Zoning Deptartment 507-765-3325 | Sara West | |
Fillmore County Sinkhole Ordinance | Cristal Adkins Fillmore County Zoning Deptartment 507-765-3325 | Doug Keene | |
Fillmore County Soil Erosion Control Ordinance | Cristal Adkins Fillmore County Zoning Deptartment 507-765-3325 | 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 | Denice Corbin | |
SWCD Bacteria Testing Lab | Nikki Wheeler | Aaren Mathison | |
SWCD Conservation Chronicles, Newspaper insert | Riley Buley | Denice Corbin | |
SWCD Scholarship Program | Riley Buley | Aaren Mathison | Sara West |
SWCD Tree Program | Denice Corbin | Riley Buley | Sara West |
Upper Iowa River Watershed Monitoring | Nikki Wheeler | Aaren Mathison | |
USDA Conservation Planning (NRCS) | Jessica Bronson – ext. 106 | ||
USDA Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) | Jessica Bronson – ext 106 | FSA | |
USDA Environmental Quality Incentive Program (EQIP) | Jessica Bronson – ext 106 | Doug Keene | Dean Thomas |
Volunteer Nitrate Well Monitoring Network | Nikki Wheeler | ||
Volunteer Precipitation Monitoring Network | Doug Keene | ||
Wetland Conservation Act | Aaren Mathison | Nikki Wheeler | Riley Buley |
FSA | Tessa Olson – ext. 114 |