Welcome to the Culpeper Soil and Water Conservation District website! Formed in 1939, Culpeper SWCD provides agricultural cost share through the Best Management Practices Program, technical assistance for landowners regarding conservation and natural resource management and reviews site plans for erosion and sediment control and stormwater management for our member counties and the Town of Culpeper. We also provide educational programs for classrooms, homeschool, Scout, civic and garden groups.

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Agricultural Conservation Assistance Funds Available

Agricultural lands in Culpeper, Greene, Madison, Orange and Rappahannock Counties continue to be eligible for conservation assistance funds from Culpeper Soil and Water Conservation District (CSWCD) for stream exclusion fencing, establishing rotational grazing fields,...

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