ISWCDEA Meeting Dates
ISWCDEA Meetings will start at 9:00 a.m., unless otherwise noted. If you have a concern or an issue that you would like to have the ISWCDEA Board discuss, please contact your ISWCDEA representative. For an ISWCDEA representative listing, click here.
2023
2023
February 2, 2023 - Teleconference - Minutes of the meeting - Approved 5/10/2023
May 10, 2023 - In person Meeting - Minutes of the meeting- Approved 7/6/2023
July 6, 2023 - Teleconference - Minutes of the meeting - Approved 10/26/2023
August 3, 2023 - In person (primary discussion is Winter Training) - Minutes of the meeting- Approved 9/7/2023
September 7, 2023 - Teleconference - Minutes of the meeting - Approved 10/26/2023
October 5, 2023 - Special Mtg. Teleconference - Minutes of the meeting - Approved 10/26/2023
October 26, 2023 - Teleconference - Minutes of the meeting - DRAFT
December 5-6, 2023 - Winter Training in Springfield - Minutes of the Annual Meeting - DRAFT
2024
ISWCDEA Winter Training 2023 Recap
Winter Training 2023 was held December 5th and 6th at the Northfield Inn in Springfield, Illinois. The theme was "One Team-One Goal." There were 147 in attendance for the meeting.
Topics for the meeting included Local Work Groups, Cultural Resources, Operations Budget and Quarterly Reports, SAM, GATA, New Employee forum, NRI Reports, PFC, Grant Writing, and STAR. Presentations for these session can be found on the Training Presentations of the Employee Resources tab. Our Hospitality Room featured a scavenger hunt and a live band, Gatorhead.
The Annual Meeting of the ISWCDEA was held at breakfast on December 6th, with several employees being recognized. Jannifer Powelson was awarded the 2023 Outstanding District Employee Award. There were 17 Service Award recipients honored at the Annual Meeting, including a 40-year service recipient, Jim Nestleroad of Clark County SWCD.
To view more service award recipients photos and other pictures of the 2023 Winter Training, click the button below.
AISWCD Summer Conference 2023 Recap
The Association of Illinois Soil and Water Conservation Districts held their 75th Annual Meeting and Summer Training conference at the Crowne Plaza Hotel and Conference Center in Springfield, Illinois from July 16 to July 18, 2023. Over the course of the three day event, attendees had the opportunity to learn from and engage with experts in the field of conservation agriculture and natural resource management...from farmers and ranchers to researchers and policymakers. There were over 300 Attendees at the Conference.
There was a quorum for the business meeting. There were six Resolutions and numerous proposed By-Law changes brought before the Member Districts. Two of the Resolutions (2023-1 and 2023-6) were withdrawn, one (2023-2) died for lack of a second, one (2023-3) passed as originally written, and two (2023-4 and 2023-5) passed with amendments made to the wording of the Resolutions. The proposed By-Law changes passed as presented.