Gwinnett Soil and Water Conservation District

10/21/2026

We have THE BEST conservation partners! 🤩💚✅

10/08/2026

So proud to support this energetic nonprofit and our Gwinnett youth - come join the cleanup! ✅💚

Gwinnett County's Piedmont Pathway is a proposed 28-mile cross-county shared-use path and signature trail, designed to stretch from Norcross to Dacula and connect DeKalb, Fulton, and Barrow counties. The City of Norcross recently accepted a feasibility study for the Norcross section; as an effort to build community awareness of and enthusiasm for this envisioned trail, YINN and other community partners are organizing a clean up of one section! Come learn about the Pathway, do your Good 💚 Deed for the week, and meet others who care about nature as much as you do!

10/02/2026

District Chair Ellis Lamme personally delivered materials for TEN new raised garden beds at Murphy Middle School this week! Under the expert guidance of super star educator Gerin Hennebaul, students attending the new school plan to help build 40 beds - they’re excited to get things growing! 💚 Georgia Association of Conservation Districts

08/28/2026

WOW - free trees? If you’re in unincorporated Gwinnett you’ve just hit the 💚 jackpot - so delighted our partners in Gwinnett County Government are doing this! 🤩👏👏 Georgia Association of Conservation Districts

Applications are now open for the Front Yard Tree Program!

Qualifying homeowners can apply to the County’s Front Yard Tree Program to receive a free tree for front yard planting. Interested homeowners in unincorporated Gwinnett can apply and choose from a selection of trees carefully selected to thrive in our local landscape. Tree delivery is free, and trees are planted by a professional landscape company then inspected by staff arborists.

The program is funded by Gwinnett County’s Tree Bank. Learn more at GwinnettCounty.com/FrontYardTreeProgram.

08/27/2026

➡ Some SUPER INTERESTING stormwater issues being addressed in this upcoming series of FREE webinars....one even takes place in a ! 😲 These workshops are beneficial for anyone dealing with storm water under the Construction General Permit, the Industrial General Permit, the Municipal Separate Stormwater Sewer System Permit...there are topics to interest THE GENERAL PUBLIC too! 🥳

The topic of is covered with several specific keynotes and workshops directly geared toward providing you important information, education, and tactical plans for managing erosion at your job site, city, or facility.

If EROSION isn't a major concern for you, don't worry! There will be a broad range of storm water related workshops to pick and choose from. So stay tuned for all the incredible online workshops available this September during Storm Water Awareness Week. BONUS PERK - it's completely free! ✅🎉 Georgia Association of Conservation Districts

Because storm water education shouldn't be big business... Storm Water Awareness Week was created to make storm water education available and affordable to anyone who needs it. If you have anything to do with storm water, this event is for you!

08/26/2026

District Chairman Ellis Lamme was in excellent form this past week, networking tirelessly w conservation district supervisors from across the state. It was Georgia Association of Conservation Districts annual conference - Gwinnett hosted a vendor table and a session facilitating GACD’s new Urban Conservation Committee, a collaborative effort to generate more urban-specific conservation efforts across Georgia. We’re also super proud of our partner Sister Terri Ali for being recognized as Urban Conservationist of the Year! 🤩🥳 Sister Ali is a dynamo, supporting environmental education at the Mohammed Schools of Atlanta by engaging students in growing food at the school and sharing it with hungry families in their urban Atlanta community. Two winners pictured here! 🤩💚

08/12/2026

Now THIS is cool…we’re looking forward to a field trip! Proud to be partners w the Gwinnett Extension team…and the exciting work they support! 🤩 Georgia Association of Conservation Districts

Led by the University of Georgia Center for Urban Agriculture, the new Green Stormwater Demonstration Site offers practical solutions for managing runoff and protecting Georgia's water resources.

08/07/2026

Conservation takes a village - the District is grateful for the support of our Gwinnett city partners! Here, City of Dacula Mayor Trey King (on the left) presents District Chair Ellis Lamme (center) and Treasurer Louis Dean Young Jr with a generous check that will help move the needle on the District's efforts. 🤩 Georgia Association of Conservation Districts

07/21/2026

While we're always proud of ALL the young people who are passionate about nature and conservation, we have to admit a special place in our hearts for the metro teens who rise to the Envirothon challenge. Kudos to this team from Fulton County Soil and Water Conservation District who are traveling to traveling to Mississippi State University to represent Georgia at the 2026 National Conservation Foundation (NCF) Envirothon Competition. This is a REALLY BIG DEAL, y'all....it's North America's largest environmental education competition 😲😅 Best wishes to the teens from Innovation Academy of Fulton County, the 2026 Georgia Envirothon Champions! WHOO HOO! 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩 https://envirothon.org/ Georgia Association of Conservation Districts

07/06/2026

How do you know if a talapia is a girl or a boy?🧐 Educators got schooled in the world of Aquaponic food production at a recent workshop facilitated by UGA Warnell and partners. Teachers learned to engineer their own desk-top systems while scientists shared maintenance and troubleshooting tips, and the District helped connect what they learned to a variety of STEAM-based lesson plans. Urban Agriculture, water conservation, hands-on learning and more, all wrapped up and ready to share w students when school starts!💙🐟 Georgia Association of Conservation Districts