According to the USDA, Natural Resources Conservation Service, soil erosion is the number one water pollutant by volume in Hamilton County. The District took on the administration of the Hamilton County Earthwork Regulations in 1993 to assist in reducing this pollutant. The District believes that conservation education extends to all ages and that students can develop an understanding of conservation at an early age and hopefully carry those lessons with them throughout their lives. Earthwork Administration Earthwork regulations and procedures have been enacted specifically to help eliminate, or at least minimize creation of new or aggravation of existing sensitive land areas and formations within unincorporated Hamilton County through control of earth disturbing activities. Each year the District offers bare root and containerized trees for sale, as well as a wide variety of groundcovers, to encourage landowners to help re-vegetate the land.
Vegetative cover is the best defense against soil erosion.
The plant material we offer is predominately native or from native genotype. You may call the District at any time to add your name to our tree packet mailing list. Tree packet brochures are mailed out in January of each year describing the plants we are offering and a price list. Usually, the deadline for ordering is around the third week of March. Customers may pick up their plant orders at either Diamond Oakes Career Center in Dent, Ohio or Scarlet Oakes Career Center in Sharonville, Ohio usually the second Saturday in April.