BUCYRUS — The Crawford Soil and Water Conservation District has evergreens, hardwoods, shrubs and raspberry seedlings available through its annual tree and plant sale. The district is taking orders until March 18.

COLUMBUS — For the fourth consecutive year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service will offer an opportunity for agricultural producers in three Ohio watersheds to apply for assistance to apply conservation practices that protect water quality through the National Water Quality Initiative.

REYNOLDSBURG — The next round of funding now is available through the Regional Conservation Partnership Program, as part of a tri-state, five-year, $17.5 million program funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The goal of the program is to reduce nutrients and harmful algal blooms in Lake Erie by assisting farmers in installing conservation practices that benefit water quality in the western basin of Lake Erie.

McCUTCHENVILLE — David Brodman of Heritage Cooperative recently was honored for being in the top tier of sales agronomists from across the country through the WinField Summit program. A 1976 graduate of Upper Sandusky High School, Brodman furthered his education with an agricultural degree from Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute in Wooster.

A Bob Evans community fundraiser to benefit the Sandusky River Watershed Coalition will take place from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. March 17 at the Tiffin, Fostoria, Upper Sandusky, Fremont and Bucyrus Bob Evans restaurants. Those who present the event flier will have 15 percent of their sales donated to the watershed coalition by Bob Evans.

BUCYRUS — The Rotary Club of Bucyrus will sponsor a rural-urban day March 15 at Hord Visitor Center, 887 Ohio 98, Bucyrus. Seating will take place at 11:30 a.m., with food service and a program to follow.

The Wyandot County FFA chapters currently are selling fresh strawberries. The chapters, including Carey, Mohawk, Riverdale and Upper Sandusky, will continue the sale through Wednesday.

REYNOLDSBURG — The Ohio Federation of Soil and Water Conservation Districts’ 73rd annual conservation partnership conference, “Champions of Conservation,” began Monday and continues today at Renaissance Hotel in downtown Columbus.

COLUMBUS — As more encounters occur between humans and wildlife in Ohio, it is crucial that Ohioans know how to keep these challenges as positive as possible moving forward. Looking at the challenges aerial wildlife must overcome is the theme of the 32nd annual Ohio Wildlife Diversity Conference hosted by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources on April 12 at the Ohio Union on Ohio State University’s campus in Columbus.

Wyandot County officials are hoping to get work completed on the Guardian-Smalley ditch petition project in 2016. The county commissioners took steps toward doing that Tuesday as they approved a resolution — per the request of county engineer Mike Kohl — allowing for boring under the CSX Railroad tracks behind Guardian Industries to relieve drainage issues...