​To provide leadership and assistance in promoting individual responsibility for the 
conservation of Douglas County natural resources.
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 Volunteer
​Rain Gauge Network

CoCoRaHS is an acronym for the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network.  CoCoRaHS is a unique, non-profit, community-based network of volunteers working together to measure and map precipitation (rain, hail and snow). Volunteers take measurements of precipitation any time a rain, hail or snow storm crosses your area.  Learn more about this great program at https://www.cocorahs.org
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Want to be involved? Currently, the District has a limited number of rain gauges suitable for CoCoRaHS reporting,  available for $25.00.  Contact the District office at 785-843-4260 for more information.
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What's Blooming In Our Garden?

Last year the Douglas County Conservation District received a grant from the Elizabeth Schultz Environmental Fund to establish a pollinator garden on the grounds of the USDA Service Center here in Lawrence. Now in year two, the plants are growing and attracting pollinators.

Newly blooming is the Partridge Pea (Chamaecrista fasciculate). This bright yellow flowering plant is an annual but freely re-seeds itself. The common sulfur butterfly lays its eggs on the leaves, and the caterpillars use the leaves as a food source.

Join us on Tuesday, August 22nd  from 4:30-6:30 pm for our second annual Garden Party. At 4:30 pm, Tim Gogolski will share information about native bees, and at 5:15 pm, Geary County Extension Agent Chuck Otte will share information about landscaping for birds and wildlife.

​Refreshments will be served. Hope you can join us for a late afternoon learning about pollinators!
We are located in the USDA Service Center

4920 Bob Billings Pkwy, Suite A                                    Phone: 785.843.4260
Lawrence, KS 66049                                                              Farm Service Agency, extension 2
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Office hours are 8:00 am-4:30 pm                                              Douglas County Conservation District, extension  3
Monday-Friday
Closed on all Federal Holidays

Friend of Conservation

Become a Friend of Conservation in Douglas County, and we will promote your business on our website, in our quarterly newsletter, and at our annual meeting.  Click here to learn more about this new program.
Beeghley Excavating Inc.
1164 N. 650th Road
Baldwin City, KS 66006
785-979-2411
Rockers Excavating
1801 N. 250 Road
Baldwin City, KS 66006
​785-594-3588
We thank these businesses for their support of conservation in Douglas County.