Piatt County Soil & Water Conservation District

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Piatt County Soil & Water Conservation District Providing education, leadership, and assistance to people in order to protect and promote the wise use of our soil, water, air, plant, and animal resources.

09/29/2026

I want to take time and thank everyone for purchasing trees and shrubs from us. It means alot to us and to the John Beckhart Memorial Tree Sale. We appreciate the opportunity to service our community and county. We currently have 3 witch hazel trees and 5 eastern white cedars leftover from the sale if interested stop by the office or give us a call or email. Appreciate the support from the community!!!

Congratulations to Nick Nichols on winning our 2027 Plat Book Photo Contest. We couldn't decide on which one so we sent ...
09/24/2026

Congratulations to Nick Nichols on winning our 2027 Plat Book Photo Contest. We couldn't decide on which one so we sent two photos to our publishers and they will decide which one would look best on our Cover for the Plat Book. Thank you to all who submitted their photos it was a tough one for us to decide.

09/24/2026

Good Morning, Piatt County just informing those who ordered trees and shrubs, they have arrived at our office located at 1209 Bear Lane in Monticello. We are extending our hours today and tomorrow from 7 am to 5:30 pm. Stop by and be sure to picked up your orders.

08/07/2026

A special Thank you to our partners at Piatt County FS Service Co. and Topflight Grain Cooperative for supporting our conservation mission. The result at today's Oil & Tire Recycling event was outstanding! We were able to recycle 1,265 gallons of used oil, 30 gallons of antifreeze, and a total of 360 tires of various sizes from car/light truck to extra-large rear tractor. We appreciate the community and our neighbors in Agriculture.

07/02/2026

The July Piatt County Soil & Water District and Foundation meetings have been rescheduled to Wednesday, July 8th at 8:00am.

The meetings will be held at our USDA office at 1209 Bear Lane, Monticello, IL 61856.

06/26/2026

📸 Piatt County SWCD is hosting a photo contest! 📸
The winning photo will be featured on the cover of the 2027 Plat Book. Please submit your entries to [email protected].

-Photo must be taken in Piatt County.
-600 dpi or larger.
-JPEG or TIFF format.
-Must have copyright permission. We cannot accept or use photos from the internet without copyright permissions.

06/26/2026

Our July Electronics Recycling Event has been canceled. We apologize for any inconvenience!

06/22/2026

Free, register for virtual session only by June 22, code 6989 Celebrate Pollinator Week with a presentation about landscaping that supports...

06/09/2026

Grasses can help provide groundcover, increase root competition to keep other native plants shorter, improve soil health, and increase water capture. While there

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1209 Bear Lane
Monticello, IL
61856

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 8am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 8am - 4:30pm
Thursday 8am - 4:30pm
Friday 8am - 4:30pm

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